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2008-2009 Season NBA Player Movements

Click to go to 2010-2011 Season NBA Player Movements Click to go to 2009-2010 Season NBA Player Movements Click underlined column headers to sort. Reverse the sort order by clicking on it twice. Click player’s name to learn more about the transaction. Type Date New Team Former Team Position Player 2008-09 Salary Free Agent 4/13/2009 Tor Sac SG Quincy Douby 1,427,040 …

NBA Road Trips and Home Stands Visualization

Here’s a nice visualization of NBA teams’ road trips and home stands in NBA 2009-2010 regular season. It clarifies the teams’ schedule sufferings due to the special events at its arenas. Making room for the Grammys for LA teams, Circus for Chicago Bulls (Circus Trip), “Stock Show & Rodeo” for the Spurs (Rodeo Trip) are amongst well known events which …

NBAstuffer.com’s Playoff Bracket

Let's see what we'll get after the postseason. Here I go with my series and championship predictions:

Strengths and Weaknesses of NBA Teams

I have decided to make a S.W. analysis for NBA teams. Wondering what S.W. is? It is half of a S.W.O.T. analysis. In this article I will only mention, position by position, S (Strengths) and W (Weakness) of NBA teams. I don’t think any of you did not notice why the Suns allow opposing power forwards and centers have a …

Offense or Defense? Which One Helps NBA Teams Win?

The legendary Alabama coach Paul Bryant once said: “Defense wins championships“. We wanted to see if this is true for basketball as well. In the context of professional basketball, we have another saying in the NBA, “Good defense create good offense”, which also would lead a team to victory. That being said, let’s analyze the theory that suggests defense wins …

2008 Playoffs Power Rankings Chart

The chart figures how teams rank based on offensive and defensive efficiencies after the 2008 Playoffs. Click to go to advanced stats

2008 Playoffs Advanced Stats

{tab=READ ME} Basics of modern basketball statistics lies behind the possession fact which must be considered as the key element to calculate team efficiency. The ball can only change hands four different ways: (1) by making a shot; (2) by missing a shot and not getting the offensive rebound; (3) by turning the ball over; and (4) by going to …

2007-2008 Regular Season Wrap-Up

We had 1230 games in 2007-2008 regular season. A couple of teams were the real outliers. Hey, haven’t you noticed NBDL was fully integrated with the NBA this season? “West side story” was somewhat different, as competition level has gone nuts. Statistical comparison between afternoon and night games has revealed the facts behind the boring matinee games which are …

Big Cactus Effect, What Changed in Phoenix?

It's the same "old" story. They said he couldn't run, they said the Suns couldn't even make it to playoffs with him. Here is briefly what changed after Shaq has come to Phoenix: EFFICIENCY PACE OFFENSE DEFENSE × √ × He slightly (0.29 more points per 100 possessions) helps Suns' offense but the team has allowed 1.67 more points …

Trades Killing Predictions

From a quantitative analyst standpoint, anytime a trade happens I can't be positive with it. Because changes are killing my predictions. This year (sorry if I'm wrong) 28 players have been traded. Let me explain what it means: Team chemistry, player rotation& minutes, roles might change significantly. Hopefully, my prediction model gets adjusted to changes and stays hot down the stretch as regular season winds down.

What Referee Improved to 10-0?

UPDATE: His streak ended after Houston beat Miami on 24th Nov, 2008. UPDATE: He improved to 10-0 after New Orleans beat Oklahoma City on 22nd Nov, 2008. UPDATE: He improved to 9-0 after Indiana beat Atlanta on 18th Nov, 2008. As you know at Nbastuffer.com it’s fun to be able to follow every part of game. Referee stats are arguably …

Rest Days Matters for NBA Teams

NBAstuffer.com handled another underestimated issue. In the "Rest Days & Efficiency" section, NBA League efficiency charts with rest days splits are available. Wondering how rest days matters? Team charts are in progress and will be up after the all-star break…

The Finals Statistical Breakdown

Expect to find game-by-game statistical breakdown of the each game during NBA Finals 2008. Learn which team did a much better job in terms of 4 factors. Abbreviations used: OEFF: Points scored per 100 possessions | DEFF: Opponent’s points scored per 100 possessions eFG%: Effective field goal percentage in which 3 pointers taken into account OR%: Team’s offensive rebounds / …

The Impact Of Rest Days On Team Efficiency & Pace

The information provided below belongs to 2007-2008 NBA regular season. {tab= NBA LEAGUE AVERAGES} {tab= B2B} OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY TOP 5 ∆* TOP 5 ∆* New Orleans 9.4 Toronto -12.4 San Antonio 8.0 Seattle -9.0 New Jersey 5.1 Portland -4.9 Charlotte 4.2 Washington -3.6 Minnesota 3.6 Dallas -3.2 …

What Changed In Playoffs

Despite the small size of samples and postseason is not over, I have made a quantitative analysis of playoff teams. Not to mention the results of the teams who were eliminated in the first round don’t tell the whole story since they have played against only one opponent. First of all, let me explain what “4 factors” is. …

Predictive Analytics

The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die An introduction for everyone. In this rich, fascinating — surprisingly accessible — introduction, leading expert Eric Siegel reveals how predictive analytics works, and how it affects everyone every day. Rather than a “how to” for hands-on techies, the book serves lay readers and experts alike by covering new case …

Predictably Irrational

Why do our headaches persist after we take a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a fifty-cent aspirin? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal but cut coupons to save twenty-five cents on a can of soup? When it comes to making decisions in our lives, we think we’re making smart, rational choices. But are we? In this …

Outliers

In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of “outliers”–the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are …

Naked Statistics

Stripping the Dread from the Data Once considered tedious, the field of statistics is rapidly evolving into a discipline Hal Varian, the chief economist at Google, has actually called “sexy.” From batting averages and political polls to game shows and medical research, the real-world application of statistics continues to grow by leaps and bounds. How can we catch schools that …

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Mathletics

Mathletics reveals the mathematical methods top coaches and managers use to evaluate players and improve team performance and gives math enthusiasts the practical skills they need to enhance their understanding and enjoyment of their favorite sports―and maybe even gain the outside edge to winning bets. This second edition features new data, new players and teams, and new chapters on soccer, …

Basketball on Paper

journey “inside the numbers” for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesn’t diagram plays or explain how players get in shape but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when they’re winning or …

Microsoft Excel Data Analysis and Business Modeling

Master business modeling and analysis techniques with Microsoft Excel 2016, and transform data into bottom-line results. Written by award-winning educator Wayne Winston, this hands-on, scenario-focused guide helps you use Excel’s newest tools to ask the right questions and get accurate, actionable answers. This edition adds 150+ new problems with solutions, plus a chapter of basic spreadsheet models to make sure …

Moneyball

Moneyball is a quest for the secret of success in baseball. Following the low-budget Oakland Athletics, their larger-than-life general manger, Billy Beane, and the strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts, Michael Lewis has written not only “the single most influential baseball book ever” (Rob Neyer, Slate) but also what “may be the best book ever written on business” (Weekly Standard). …

WhatIfSports

The 1985-86 Boston Celtics or the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls who wins? Wilt Chamberlain going against Shaquille O’Neal. Who outscores who?