Nylon Calculus

HOUSTON, TX - NOVEMBER 14: DeMar DeRozan

Nylon Calculus Week 20 in Review: Raptors, Boban, and NBA questions

Nylon Calculus: Who is the best LeBron-stopper in the NBA?

Nylon Calculus: Going to great lengths — height and defensive matchups

Nylon Calculus Week 19 in Review: Sloan Conference!

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Nylon Calculus: 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Recap, Day 2

The Shadow Dexterous robotic hand, manufactured by The Shadow Robot Company, touches the keyboard of an Apple Inc. MacBook Pro computer during a demonstration of its agility in an arranged photograph in London, U.K., on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. The hand with ultra-sensitive touch sensors on the fingertips, including the thumb and even the flex of the palm for the little finger, provides unique capabilities for problems that require the closest approximation of the human hand currently possible. Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Nylon Calculus: 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference Recap, Day 1

HOUSTON, TX - June 1: Houston Rockets GM Daryl Morey is interviewed as the Rockets announce D'Antoni as their new head coach on June 1, 2016 at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Previewing the 2018 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Devin Booker

Nylon Calculus: A look at player consistency

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 17: Donovan Mitchell

Nylon Calculus Week 18 in Review: All-Star Weekend 2018

MILWAUKEE, WI - JANUARY 12: Klay Thompson

Nylon Calculus: Simulating the 2018 3-point contest

SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 02: George Hill

Nylon Calculus: Diminishing returns on the step back jumper

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 4: Demarre Carroll

Nylon Calculus: Exploring the Bucks’ defensive improvement

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 13: Chris Paul

Nylon Calculus: The Chris Paul experiment has been a huge success

BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 11: Lebron James

Nylon Calculus Week 17 in Review: Trade deadline fallout and historical metrics

MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 7: Donovan Mitchell

Nylon Calculus: How long will the Utah Jazz’s win streak continue?

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - JANUARY 28: Russell Westbrook

Nylon Calculus Week 16 in Review: Trades and Westbrook’s variables

NEW ORLEANS, LA - OCTOBER 03: Nikola Mirotic

Nylon Calculus: What Nikola Mirotic brings to the Pelicans

OAKLAND, CA - JUNE 12: Stephen Curry

Nylon Calculus: Could the Warriors plus LeBron James go undefeated?

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 28: Detroit Pistons Center Andre Drummond (0) guards Los Angeles Clippers Forward Blake Griffin (32) during an NBA game between the Detroit Pistons and the Los Angeles Clippers on October 28, 2017 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Chris Williams/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus: Can Detroit facilitate a productive Griffin-Drummond tandem?

DALLAS, TX - JANUARY 24: Chris Paul

Nylon Calculus: The misplaced fear of 3-pointers

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 4: Steven Adams #12 of the Oklahoma City Thunder handles the ball during the game against the LA Clippers on January 4, 2018 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus Week 15 in Review: Injuries, mythology and Steven Adams

OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 27: Terry Rozier

Nylon Calculus: Closure on 3-point team defense

Nylon Calculus: Dispelling playoff myths

PHILADELPHIA,PA - JANUARY 24 : Ben Simmons

Nylon Calculus: How does missing a rookie season affect development?

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - DECEMBER 30: LeBron James

Nylon Calculus: Can LeBron James break the NBA points record?

SACRAMENTO, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Nikola Jokic No. 15 of the Denver Nuggets looks on during the game against the Sacramento Kings on November 20, 2017 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)

Nylon Calculus Week 14 in Review: All-star starters and recency bias

SACRAMENTO, CA - JANUARY 17: Donovan Mitchell

Nylon Calculus: Donovan Mitchell, Brandon Ingram, and lessons in the development of NBA players

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 21: Kristaps Porzingis

Nylon Notebook: Kristaps, the clutch Thunder and the surging Timberwolves