Neel PendyalaThe 25 Best Scoring Playoff Runs (since 1997)In this count down post, we’ll be looking at 25 of the best scoring playoff runs since the 1997 postseason.Mar 15Mar 15
Neel PendyalaContextualizing the On-Court Success of Kobe BryantThere has been a clear discrepancy between the recounts of players and coaches and media members’ perspectives on the basketball greatness…Mar 23, 2021Mar 23, 2021
Neel PendyalaIf Jordan Played in Today’s NBAFollowing the release of The Last Dance documentary, the question of how many points Michael Jordan would average in today’s NBA dominated…Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021
Neel PendyalaIdentifying the Best Scorers by PlaytypeSynergy is one of the two main data tracking providers for the NBA. Information collected by Synergy is provided on the official NBA stats…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
Neel PendyalaHouston’s Dynamic DuoNever before in NBA history have two former league MVPs shared a backcourt while in their primes. Russell Westbrook and James Harden are…Oct 12, 20191Oct 12, 20191
Neel PendyalaMeasuring Passing AbilityThe last post described a new way to summarize scoring ability with a single measurement. A similar metric can also be developed for…Aug 10, 2019Aug 10, 2019
Neel PendyalaA New and Complete Way to Measure ScoringWhether it’s a turnaround jumper, hard drive to the basket, catch-and-shoot three, the goal is the same: to put the ball in the basket…Aug 7, 2019Aug 7, 2019
Neel PendyalaBayesian Adjusted Plus/MinusThe plus/minus statistic in basketball is considered the gold standard for evaluating a player’s impact on the team. It answers the simple…Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
Neel PendyalaJump Shooting Trends (2000–18)The rise of analytics has led to a three-point revolution, with virtually every team now looking to strengthen its roster with capable…Feb 5, 2019Feb 5, 2019
Neel PendyalaMeasuring Player ImportancePoints, rebounds, assists. A player is generally evaluated based on these three stats. And this is really not a bad method for being able…Aug 11, 2018Aug 11, 2018
