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Effective Height and Defending the Paint, Part 2

Written by Ian Levy Our first look at correlations between Effective Height and defending the paint was earlier this week. That post was inspired by another post from Tom Haberstroh at Hardwood Paroxysm…Read More

Crazy about Colors and Correlations, Pt. 1

Written by Ian Levy Also seen at ilevy.wordpress.com This post came dangerously close to being the second installment of my Random Number Generator series. In the end the numbers weren’t so much …Read More

Random Number Generator Series – Forecasting Shotblocking

A random number generator (often abbreviated as RNG) is a computational or physical device designed to generate a sequence of numbers or symbols that lack any pattern, i.e. appear random. This is…Read More

Statistical Analysis: How Do the Pacers Fair With Other Teams?

Below is a chart of how the Pacers fair out against other teams, courtesy of Basketball-Reference: Now, as you can see, this chart is impossible to see like this. I’d recommend that you click on…Read More

Statistical Analysis: The Effectiveness of Game Infractions

What is also the reason why Indy continues to struggle is this: turnovers. Many game infractions change the outcome of the game for the Pacers. The Pacers are the leaders in something and that category…Read More