No other league has a richer history with whiskers than the NBA. Here we select the 10 most magnificent mustaches in the history of the NBA.
MORE TODD WHITEHEAD - Page 1 of 4
Which types of players become liabilities in the playoffs and how can we build NBA lineups that will protect these “weak links” from being exploited?
A new pass tracking database and accompanying app allows us to track the locations of passers and shooters on catch-and-shoot 3s, on the hunt for patterns.
We built an app that searches for NBA lineups with specific combinations of player archetypes so you can imagine how well new lineups might fit together.
Which players will end up being bad contracts? Which players will turn into the biggest bargains? We’re on a search to find inefficiency in the NBA market.
Using hand-tracked player locations to examine how NBA teams balance when to crash the glass and when to get back in transition defense.
Regression to the mean has the potential to fool everyone, even NBA coaches building systems of positive and negative reinforcement.
Shot-selection is like parking a car on a crowded street -- take what's there or look for a better spot? Who is solving this "optimal stopping problem"?
Here is a new approach to using measures of role, skill and quality to optimize fit and player combinations in NBA lineups.
What do the NBA's trade deadline deals tell us about the recent trends of bigger ball-handlers and smaller rim-protectors?
Analyzing a new cache of NBA rebound tracking data can help identify optimal strategies for shot selection and positioning rebounders.
Newly available data on NBA player passing tendencies can help us visualize the structure of an offense in a new and deeper way.
Introducing triple-threat charts, which visualize a team's propensity for dribbling, shooting and passing from different locations.
Building prediction models to estimate how much productivity injuries could cost Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant over the life of their new contracts.
Another reworking of Todd Whitehead's hierarchical player clustering looks at how we can define an offensive role and how it can change over time.
Previewing the series between the Warriors and Rockets with shot charts, assist maps, offensive style charts and expected win probabilities.
Previewing the series between the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics with shot charts, assist maps, offensive style charts and expected win probabilities.
Previewing the series between the Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic with shot charts, assist maps, offensive style charts and expected win probabilities.
Previewing the series between the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs with shot charts, assist maps, offensive style charts and expected win probabilities.
Even for Klay Thompson, one of the best and most explosively streaky shooters of all time, there is very little evidence the hot hand effect is real.