Justin

NBA writer who lives around the Portland, OR area and publishes a lot of content on Nylon Calculus. Believes in the idea of making basketball analysis into a testable science, and believes the 2005 MVP should have gone to Kevin Garnett.
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Nylon Calculus: Anthony Davis, Porzingis, and All-Star picks

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January is a tough month to cover. We're far enough into the season we know where teams and players stand, and we're on the verge of the all-star...
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Nylon Calculus: 3-pointers, Trae Young, and lineups

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Welcome to the new year. I'm finally back to the NBA writing grind. Yes, I'm covering topics now that I originally started back in December, but as I...
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Nylon Calculus: Houston, Rose, and Mitchell Robinson

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  Is there trouble in Houston? Over the past few days, Houston has added to its list of worrying losses to teams like the Mavericks and...
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Nylon Calculus: Bucks, Vucevic, Kings and Elo ratings

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Welcome to week 6 in the NBA. Somehow we're getting far into the NBA season, and we're moving past, "Is this a blip or the new normal?" and into,...
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Nylon Calculus: Exciting rookies and fun stats

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As a late review of the last week in basketball, let's take a moment to be thankful for the NBA season in a media world that can be prone to being...
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Nylon Calculus: Butler trade, Aytonand measuring starters

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We are deep into November now, and the NBA season is firmly established. At this point, we're starting to see serious questions about the contenders:...
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Nylon Calculus: Gordon Hayward, Rose and mediocrity

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We're into November now, and the NBA season is emerging into its form. The Raptors have taken over the East thanks to Kawhi Leonard putting them over...
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Nylon Calculus: Luka Doncic and win projections

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After a late start to the season, I have finally joined the NBA season. And it's just in time -- the Warriors have gone bonkers, playing at some...
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Nylon Calculus: Iron-Men 2018 and how to survive the NBA

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Every year when I tabulate the iron-man numbers, I worry that the group will be sadly small -- or nonexistent entirely. The 2018 season was one of...
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Nylon Calculus: Who deserved the 2018 NBA Finals MVP?

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In 564 BC, Arrhichion, the two-time returning champion for pankration, an ur-UFC combination of boxing and wrestling, was fighting for his third...
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