By Harrison Chase A year ago, Monta Ellis was regarded as one of the less efficient shooters in the NBA, a player who put up a lot of unwise shots and didn’t make enough of them. Now, seven games into the new NBA season, he...
Now up on Advanced NFL Stats: Sam Waters examines the manner in which the NFL playoff picture moves from cloudy to clear. The NFL season might only be nine weeks old, but the leagueâs playoff picture is already starting to gain...
By Anthony Zonfrelli Every week, NFL coaches list their players with injuries as either âDoubtful,â âQuestionable,â or âProbableâ to play that weekend. What many people donât know is that these statuses are supposed...
By Julian Ryan The 2013 NBA Finals was one of the most exciting series in recent memory and came within one shot of going either way. It saw the San Antonio Spurs, boasting just two lottery picks in Tim Duncan and Kawhi Leonard...
By Ty Aderhold Last year, HSAC looked at the readability of various sports writers using the Flesch-Kincaid formula, which outputs a value that represents the grade level of the writing. While the formula is only a very rough...
Now up on Advanced NFL Stats: Kurt Bullard takes a look at a couple late-game calls made by the Patriots and what it means when Win Probability and Expected Points suggest different decisions. This Sunday, the Patriots found...
Now up on Advanced NFL Stats: Kevin Meers tries to properly value coach’s challenges. The coachâs challenge is an important yet poorly understood part of the NFL. We know challenges are an asset, but past that, we do not...
Part V: Final Player Pricing by Sam Waters This is the fifth and last section of our guide to calculating player value in fantasy football. Each part lays out a different aspect of the process. Part I, Part II, Part III, and...
By Kevin Meers Welcome, introductions, apologies Along with many others this baseball season, it has been my pleasure to participate as an eager member of the Corey Kluber Society (or, frequently, just âthe Societyâ). The...
Now up on Advanced NFL Stats: Andrew Mooney examines the effect of playing a Thursday night game on the following week’s performance against the spread. Take a look: In struggling out of my bed at the witching hour of 8:00...