Stats
Statophile Volume 23 | Bad without Bargnani, Find minutes for Forbes, DeRozan’s (not) Driving
This Bargnani guy's kind of important.
Statophile Volume 20 | The Case For Casey
With all the rumours flying around and a bit of "selective memory" arguments on who should lead the Raptors next season, we thought it was an opportune time to set the record straight.
Meet My New Girlfriend, Synergy
Her name is Synergy. I know the name makes it sound like she's an old stripper with dark circles under her eyes and smoke bellowing through her unbrushed teeth, and that my friends is so not true.
PER/48 and what it says about Andrea Bargnani’s “natural position”
In a question to find the answer to what position Andrea Bargnani should play, the RR research team dug deep into the archives to solve a mystery that has haunted us for years. Naaah...there was nothing on TV so I went to 82games.com.
Statophile Volume 19 | Regular Season Review
The Final Count With the regular season over, we present the overall data for the year in this Statophile. Yes, most of the metrics are a bit ugly, but were expectations all that much higher? Nothing overly surprising: defense was the major issue for losses this year. Wonder if this guy may have helped? Man…
Statophile Volume 18 | Yes, Coach
Certainly its the time of year to lay blame for what's been a tough season. But where does the blame lie? The easiest/laziest method is to simply blame the coach. They are the conductors and, if the performance is poor, they should ultimately get the blame. Or should they?
Statophile Volume 17 | “The Regend” and “The Ninja” Edition
What does Reggie Evans mean to the Toronto Raptors, and a quick take on James Johnson, who's been a nice "surprise" for the Raptors.
Statophile Volume 16 – Thou Shall Not Shoot Long 2s (Often) Edition
The challenge is Leandro Barbosa is not a good shooter this season. He's an excellent break-'em-down-and-get-to-the-hoop player, but not a good shooter.
Statophile, Volume 14 | MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Edition
Dorkapalooza Edition We had the opportunity to attend M.I.T.’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this year. The conference offered sessions for a wide range of sports, but we focused our attention on the basketball-related sessions. After 11 sessions over 10 hours (1 1/2 days), we attempted to summarize the highlights below. We have sectioned this post…