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March 15, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Leading up to and going through the NBA's 3 p.m. Eastern trade deadline, our NBA analysts will take your questions about the latest trade rumors and the deals that actually get done.
by Kevin Pelton
As New York moves forward without Mike D'Antoni, most of the talk is about Carmelo Anthony and Jeremy Lin coexisting. However, it's their defense the Knicks need to get back to where it was during their hot streak.
March 14, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Individually, the three primary components of Tuesday's trade between the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks are confusing, which makes the deal as a whole difficult to unravel. Here's our best effort to do so.
March 13, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Conventional wisdom suggests this region will come down to Roy Williams against his old team. Though the numbers back that up, don't overlook some impressive lower seeds who have a chance to reach the Sweet 16.
March 12, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Though the East is not necessarily the strongest region overall, it appears to present the most daunting challenge to its top seed, Syracuse. That plus more quirks of seeding, as seen by Ken Pomeroy's ratings.
March 9, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Teams will try to change their fortunes for the rest of the season by making trades before next year's deadline. Here's a look at the recent teams that improved the most after the deadline.
March 8, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
With a week before the NBA's trade deadline, several Western Conference teams in the hunt for a playoff spot must determine their chances of reaching the postseason in order to set their trading strategy.
March 7, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
The Pac-12 Tournament tips off today in Los Angeles with the conference hoping to avoid the ignominy of placing just one team in the NCAA tournament field. The upside is a wide-open competition for the automatic bid.
March 6, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
In his review of last weekend's sixth annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Kevin looks at how new data--including optical tracking provided by the SportVU technology--could help us answer the question of why some players rate as well or as poorly as they do.
March 4, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
On a day that was initially all about Jeremy Lin, Rajon Rondo's rare stat line ended up stealing the show while the Knicks were carried by their second unit.
March 2, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Friday marks the 50th anniversary of Wilt Chamberlain setting the NBA single-game scoring record with a bold, and round, total of 100 points against the New York Knicks. What would Chamberlain's record-setting 1961-62 look like in a modern context?
March 1, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
As he travels to Boston for the annual Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Kevin is thinking about why (and how) we use statistics.
February 29, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
It's a three-team battle as the WCC prepares to crown its champion, and for the first time in years Gonzaga isn't the favorite. Here's our look at the West Coast Conference Tournament.
February 28, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Ekpe Udoh makes past "no-stats All-Stars" like Shane Battier and Nick Collison look like big-time scorers. Still, Udoh's defense has helped the Warriors consistently play better with him on the floor.
February 27, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Looking back on the careers of the Pac-12 players who will finish their eligibility next month around the time teams celebrate Senior Night.
February 23, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
A look at how teams rate during the month of February alone shows several clubs rising and some of the early surprises sinking, especially in the East.
February 22, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Just before All-Star Weekend, a look at the top active players in terms of WARP per season who have never been selected for the All-Star Game. Or, in other words, the best of the rest.
February 21, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
Because of this year's compressed schedule after the lockout, the game has been very different. We quantify how much offense is down and how blowouts remain up.
February 16, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
How can we measure which teams do the best job defending in transition, and what does that tell us about the importance coaches place on transition defense?
February 15, 2012
by Kevin Pelton
There are a couple of schools of thought on how to evaluate trades and both have merits, but neither supports the idea that it's time to criticize the New Orleans Hornets for what they got in return for Chris Paul.
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