by Ian Levy This is Last Night’s Numbers, a (mostly) daily feature where we run through the NBA games from the night before, highlighting one or two numbers I found particularly interesting from each game. This feature usually appears at Hickory-High, but will also be available here throughout the playoffs. All the stats are from Hoopdata’s box scores, which contain some … [Read more...] about Last Night’s Numbers – 4/19/11
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The Outside World – 3/25/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - If you'd like to learn more about some the available advanced statistics available to measure defense, let me give you a tour, using Corey Brewer as our guinea pig. - Not everyone loves March Madness. You'll hear few complaints about extra basketball on TV, but … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 3/25/11
The Outside World – 3/18/11
The Outside World The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - Winning a championship is undoubtedly a difficult task. There are many great teams whose legacies may unfairly be seen through the negative light of having failed at that goal. As Vijay Shravah reminds us, sometimes just being consistently good is a … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 3/18/11
The Outside World – 3/4/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - Talk about advertising your stupidity. - Ryan Schwan discusses a new historical template for comparing Chris Paul. - I love the cliche "It's a work in progress." I can't wait to hear Carmelo Anthony mumbling it, ringless, years from now as the Knicks try to … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 3/4/11
The Outside World – 2/25/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. Yesterday was the NBA trade deadline. There was a plethora of player movement and this week's edition will cover most of the trades from some of the angles! - Kevin Pelton with a breakdown of the whole deadline day hullabaloo. - Kelly Dwyer on the Thunder's … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 2/25/11