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The Best Defenders in the NBA this Season
What Have You Done for Me Lately?
The NBA is a right now league. Each game can change in a moment. Every season’s trade deadline brings about substantial team restructuring, and the offseason free agency and trade market has become an event unto itself. Change happens quickly, and the team that wins the championship is often the team that becomes the best version of itself at just the right…
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Matchup-Based Defense
Defense is the unsolvable puzzle in NBA analytics. No matter how advanced the advanced stats get, defensive metrics continue to crash against the same conundrums. Fortunately, I've got a solution!
Defense is the unsolvable puzzle in NBA analytics. No matter how advanced the advanced stats get, defensive metrics continue to crash against the same conundrums. Better data often leads to better models, and recent years have seen a dramatic improvement in the quality of defensive data available for analysis. Tracking data, opponent shooting data, play-by-play data, and more have all played a…
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The So-Called Disappearance of the Big Man, Part 2
The So-Called Disappearance of the Big Man, Part 2
In the first half of this study, I analyzed the conditions that would be necessary for a true “league without centers” – an ultimate small-ball paradise without any traditional big men. We found that the offensive value of high-efficiency finishers would be difficult to replace without an unimaginable increase in three-point shooting accuracy.
To this point, we haven’t yet analyzed the…
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Defensive Impact: Brandon Graham makes the play of his career
Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham has been getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks all year long.
Late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LII, Graham came up clutch with a game-changing strip sack.
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Rookie defensive end Derek Barnett recovered the fumble by Tom Brady, giving the Eagles a real chance to secure their first…
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Defensive Impact: Steven Means takes advantage of his opportunity
The Eagles defense played well for the most part against the Cowboys, allowing just one touchdown. Unfortunately, the team’s offense was ineffective all game and Philadelphia lost to Dallas 6-0.
The game was essentially meaningless for both sides. Since the Eagles already clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC, a lot of the team’s depth players got to see the field. Defensive end Steven…
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Defensive Impact: Special teams makes up for poor defensive outing
The Eagles probably would’ve suffered their third loss of the season on Sunday in New York if the special teams unit didn’t step up big.
The Eagles blocked a Giants’ extra point early as well as a field goal later in the game. They also blocked a punt. All plays were crucial contributions to Philadelphia’s victory.
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Defensive Impact: Chris Long comes up clutch
When the leader of the Eagles went down with a potential season-ending injury on Sunday, the team needed someone to step up. Veteran defensive end Chris Long proved to be that guy in Los Angeles.
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Carson Wentz and Jared Goff battled back and forth all afternoon in a close contest, but once Wentz was ruled out with a knee injury, the…
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Defensive Impact: Brandon Graham continues to bring the heat
Brandon Graham has been one of the best pass rushers in the league this season. On Sunday night in Seattle, Graham was again active behind the line of scrimmage.
Though the Eagles couldn’t get the win against the Seahawks, Graham did get pressure that made Russell Wilson’s life a little bit harder.
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Standouts and strikeouts from Eagles 24-10 loss to Seahawks
The Seahawks started the…
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