Archive for January, 2009
A Statistical Look at the Top Prospects Part V
This will be the fifth and final part of the series. The names of the top prospects come from the NBADraft.net mock draft and the numbers come from www.kenpom.com.
Austin Daye, Sophomore Small Forward from Gonzaga
At 6-11, Daye is a very large small forward. He uses that size to block a lot of shots […]
A Statistical Look at the Top Prospects Part IV
Today I will continue my series in which I look at some of the top prospects in the upcoming NBA Draft using some advanced stats. The names of these prospects come from the NBADraft.net mock draft and the stats come from www.kenpom.com.
Patrick Patterson, Sophomore Power Forward from Kentucky
Jodie Meeks is the go-to guy […]
Style of Play of Point Guards
I’m interrupting the series on the Draft’s top prospects, which will continue tomorrow, with a piece from our newest writer, Carlos Chalhoub. Enjoy!
People don’t agree on what constitutes a PG. Some want the PG to constantly attack the defense and score. Others want the PG to simply create for his teammates and take the […]
A Statistical Look at the Top Prospects Part III
The series continues with a look at five more college prospects. As a reminder, the names of these prospects come from the NBADraft.net mock draft and the stats come from www.kenpom.com.
Damion James, Junior Small Forward from Texas
Because top prospects are rarely seniors anymore, James is one of the more experienced guys out there. […]
New Links on the Main Page
I added a couple of links on the main page that have become must-reads for me. Those include the Basketball-Reference blog, X’s and O’s of Basketball, and the NBA Salary Cap FAQ. Go to the main page if you’d like to check them out.
Great Stuff at Basketball Prospectus
In case you haven’t come across it already, I’d just like to point you out to the new stats pages over at Basketball Prospectus. A link for their explanations can be found here: link.
The amount of information you can learn about every single player through that site is unreal. Check it out. […]
A Statistical Look at the Top Prospects Part II
The second part of this series will look at five more of the top prospects in this year’s upcoming NBA Draft. The top prospects are determined by NBADraft.net’s mock draft, and all statistics that I use come from www.kenpom.com.
Earl Clark, Junior Small Forward from Louisville
Clark’s got great size for a small forward, but his […]
A Statistical Look at the Top Prospects Part I
Because I love writing long series so much, I’ve decided to start another one. In this series I will take a look at some of the top prospects in next year’s draft (using NBADraft.net’s mock draft) using some advanced statistics. The series will be broken down into different pieces that take a look […]
Things to look out for at Basketball-Statistics.com
I apologize for the lack of new content this weekend, but it’ll resume on Monday. In the meantime, a couple of reminders:
- Don’t forget to check out RealGM.com for the series of articles I’ve been doing with Christopher Reina. The latest article was about Derrick Rose and there will be similar stuff in […]
Analyzing the Disappointing Teams Part IV: Toronto Raptors
Toronto has received a lot of attention on this blog recently, but they are arguably one of the most disappointing teams in the league this season and are perfect for this series. After some high expectations in the offseason, the Raptors have stumbled to a 16-28 record. Making the playoffs isn’t an […]