On his pod this week, @bomani-jones.bsky.social asked an interesting question: Was the '96 US Men's BBall team better than the dream team. So I took a look at all 9 Olympic rosters since the dream team and ranked them by Win Shares/48. By this measure, both '96 and '12 were better than '92

On his pod this week, @bomani-jones.bsky.social asked an interesting question: Was the '96 US Men's BBall team better than the dream team. So I took a look at all 9 Olympic rosters since the dream team and ranked them by Win Shares/48. By this measure, both '96 and '12 were better than '92

Great point from @davedufour.bsky.social on the pod this morning about Bam and Giannis sharing the floor. The response seemed to be that the Heat have Norm Powell, but that isn't really a solution to the core issue.

The shots not taken: When Wemby was on the floor this season, OKC took 35% fewer shots in the restricted area per 100 possessions than when he was not on the floor.

If you like sports data, be sure to check out espnanalytics.com @deanolytics.bsky.social @sethwalder.bsky.social and the entire ESPN Analytics team have put together some very cool and insightful data products.

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The Celtics shot 13-of-49 from three in their Game 7 loss. The Rockets went 7-of-44 in 2018 — including 0-of-14 in the third quarter. Everyone says: high 3PT volume = high variance = this is why they lost. But what does the data actually say? 🧵

Got to talk NBA playoffs, draft and defense on the Wharton Moneyball podcast. shows.acast.com/wharton-mone...?

Breaking Down NBA Playoff Matchups Through Advanced Analytics | Wharton Moneyball

Former ESPN analytics expert discusses Victor Wembanyama’s historic playoff impact, NBA roster construction, and the evolving role of analytics in basketball decision-making.

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Got to join the Wharton Moneyball podcast yesterday to talk about the state of the NBA and why @deanolytics.bsky.social belongs in the basketball hall of fame. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

NBA Analytics, Tanking, and the Future of Team Building

Podcast Episode · Wharton Moneyball · 02/18/2026 · 1h 4m

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We are so close to our goal!!! Help us get there now!! Overwhelmed by the support.

Lindsay Gibbs@lindsaygibbs.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Some **PERSONAL NEWS** as the go-getters say. @burnitalldownpod.com has been on a hiatus for a couple of years. We are SO READY to return, but need your help because we don't have backing by a corporation, and need this to be sustainable. Enter Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bur...

Syracuse plays UNC tonight and you can get a statistical preview from our Net Pts metrics. For example, here are the ACC's top transition players - Cuse has Donnie Freeman in the top 10 - UNC has Trimble and Wilson espnanalytics.com/mcbb-award-l...

Interesting to compare the NFL not being at all concerned about this to the constant hand wringing about the NBA all-star game.

Drew Magary@drewmagary.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Even former Pro Bowler Snoop Huntley is outraged

My older son is a 49ers fan. My younger son is a Seahawks fan. The family chat is a little tense today.

The way this is going, that FG might have just put this game out of reach for the Chargers

in baseball, we call this a wheeeeeeeee!

Another disaster. This one has actual harmful consequences for trans kids and their families.

Sam Bagenstos@sbagen.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Under the proposed rule issued by the Trump Administration today, any Medicare- or Medicaid-participating hospital would be barred from providing gender-affirming care to *any child*, even if the care is not paid for by Medicare or Medicaid. public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-23465.pdf

This is great!

Seth Walder@sethwalder.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Extremely fired up about this. Some very cool live, dynamically updating predictive information will be on screen. The analysts are great, we're going to learn a ton. And Brian Burke or I will be on as analytics/decision specialists. espnpressroom.com/us/press-rel...

Great work here by @mikevorkunov.bsky.social @johnhollinger.bsky.social @amirarose.bsky.social @fredkatz.bsky.social and @davidaldridgedc.bsky.social Proud to see my first 2 NBA hires (Jesse Gould (OKC) and Jon Nichols (CLE)) rise to VPs and mentioned as impactful. www.nytimes.com/athletic/686...

Which NBA teams have the best front offices? Here’s how 36 executives voted

Three dozen decision-makers across the league weighed in on their peers, what they admire and who stands above the rest.

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Any chance the CFP Committee moved Miami over Notre Dame because they were threatened by the Secretary of State? www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Wrote today about how novel research from @benalamar.bsky.social and @deanolytics.bsky.social on the impact of teammate chemistry helps explain why Desmond Bane and other high-profile newcomers got off to slow starts, as well as the implications going forward: www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Newcomer slump? Why Bane, Turner and others were off to slow starts on new teams

New research by Ben Alamar and ESPN's Dean Oliver helps explain why players get off to such slow starts after swapping teams.

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How important is it to have a strong offensive line in the NFL? 7 Teams have lines that are above average in pass and run blocking according to ESPN Block Win Rate stats. None of those teams has a losing record and they have an avgwin% of 70%. The remaining 25 teams have an avg win% of 44%.

Top 10 Net Points/100 Possessions according to ESPN Analytics & @deanolytics.bsky.social Interesting to see Victor 10th overall, but dominating on the defensive end. espnanalytics.com/nba-net-pts100

Curry was incredible, but the Spurs gave the game away by not using more of the Shot Clock in their 2nd to last possession. Didn’t need to shoot with that much time left.

Hi! I wrote a thing about swimming and trans athletes and [*checks notes*] Santana for @defector.com, would mean a lot if you give it a read

What Does A Great Trans Athlete Deserve? | Defector

Once every week or two, I swim molasses-slow laps at the YMCA. I’ve been on something of a fitness journey this year, testing out different forms of exercise to see what sticks—what feels the least to...

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3 of the top 4 active scorers drafted by Sam Presti.

Hoop Informatics@hoopinformatics.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Active scoring leaders with their all time ranks

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Deanna Chapman@deannachapman.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Happy release day to @sheaserrano.bsky.social!

Wizards had this one put away several times — but not quite.

One more crazy early season Wemby stat: Wemby is creating more shots for his teammates per 100 possessions (14.3) than Steph (14.1). Both are significantly outpaced of course by Jokic (35.5) and CP3 (37.5) min 30 shots created

Obscured by Wemby's magical performance, Stephon Castle had the third best game of his career last night, adding +5.8 net points despite going 5/10 from the line. It becomes his best game if he makes 7/10. espnanalytics.com/nba-box?id=2...

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