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Author: Ahmed Cheema

NBA

Do NBA Players Improve at Shooting Free Throws?

Posted onMarch 17, 2020March 31, 2020

Practice makes perfect, right? Does this age-old premise apply to the mysterious relationship between NBA players and free throw shooting?

NBA

Zion Williamson’s Historic Rookie Season

Posted onMarch 14, 2020March 31, 2020

Few players in history have entered the NBA with more hype and higher expectations than 19-year-old phenom Zion Williamson. So far, he has not disappointed.

NFL

Assessing the Value of NFL Punt Returners

Posted onFebruary 25, 2020February 26, 2020

Our current methods of evaluating return specialists fail to properly assess the value of the position. Exactly how valuable is a player like Devin Hester?

NBA

Quantifying Defensive Versatility in the NBA, Part I

Posted onFebruary 22, 2020February 22, 2020

One important trait of a defender is the ability to guard multiple positions. In this two-part series, I’ll try to create a metric to quantify versatility.

NBA

The Sudden Resurgence of Russell Westbrook

Posted onFebruary 21, 2020February 21, 2020

For years, Russell Westbrook has struggled to replicate his magical performance in his 2017 MVP season. Until now.

NBA

Expected Effective Field Goal Percentage: 2019-20 Midseason Recap

Posted onFebruary 19, 2020February 21, 2020

With the All-Star break over, now’s a good time to evaluate the performances of the league’s players using expected effective field goal percentage.

NBA

Explaining True Shooting Percentage (TS%)

Posted onFebruary 12, 2020February 22, 2020

There’s a lot of misunderstanding over the true shooting percentage (TS%) metric. Let’s clear up some common misconceptions.

NBA

The Defensive Dominance of Rudy Gobert

Posted onFebruary 5, 2020February 5, 2020

Rudy Gobert has unequivocally been the league’s best and most valuable defensive player over the past three seasons. And he’s only getting better.

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Does NBA Officiating Favor the Home Team?

Posted onFebruary 2, 2020February 2, 2020

It’s common knowledge that home-court advantage is a significant factor in the NBA. But why? Could officiating be a factor?

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