Hoop Informatics
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My real name is Storm and I hope to enrich your basketball experience with film, stats, & resources. Search GIFs: NBAsky or Illinisky 🏡 St Louis 🔗 Hoopinformatics.leaflet.pub 🔗 buymeacoffee.com/hoopinformatics 🔗 Hoopinformatics.Substack.com
A projected top-5 college basketball team just loss their offensive engine to a foot injury. Illinois basketball announced that David Mirkovic had surgery on his left foot after sustaining an injury in practice and is expected to make a full recovery, although no time table was given.
Something I’ve been thinking a lot about is separating what’s flashy from what actually impacts winning. The basketball equivalent of a shortstop whose diving catch draws the highlight, while a better shortstop, with sharper reactions and more range, turns the same ground ball into a routine play.
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In The N.O.
Inside the NBA through a New Orleans Lens
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Matakite is now verified on AT Store. Make probability forecasts, ask questions, and build your public track record all on the AT Protocol. Your data stays yours. @matakite.app
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Social forecasting. Public track record.
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Use your Bluesky Account to predict the next NBA champion. The app tracks your responses and even shows a community forecast of everyone’s submissions. You can submit your own questions as well. I just submitted this one and will do more.
Who Will Win The 2026-27 NBA Championship
Public, accountable forecast on matakite.
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NEWS: Class of 2022 college athletes who graduated this past year will get a fifth year of eligiblity, per a federal court preliminary injunction. Athletes sued over not being grandfathered into the NCAA's new 5-year eligibility. www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
Class of 2022 athletes set to receive fifth year of NCAA eligibility after judge grants injunction (Gift Article)
The injunction stems from a lawsuit over the NCAA’s refusal to grandfather Class of 2022 athletes into its new 5-in-5 rule.
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This is the biggest acquisition for the 76ers this off-season
Chris Hine@christopherhine.bsky.social · 5d agoAfter 8 years covering the Timberwolves, I’m off to my next step — covering the 76ers for the @inquirer.com What a dream opportunity this is, and I’m so excited to cover a memorable time for the 76ers in tandem alongside my friend, the awesome @ginamizell.bsky.social (Cont…)
X account has been hacked. Trying to address ASAP, but their tech support is basically non-existent. So might need to hang out here more, huh?
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Half-way through the season, the two most dominant teams have been mirrors of each other. Valkyries with Elite Defense and Average Offense, and Lynx the opposite. #WNBA
During March Madness, we found out that Air Bud is in David Mirkovic’s top-5 movies. August 8th, they are going to show it for a community family movie night in Gies Memorial Stadium on the giant scoreboard.
Hoop Informatics@hoopinformatics.bsky.social · 4mo agoThings I learned about Fighting Illini freshman David Mirkovic — Air Bud is in his top five — Gets nervous around girls — Likes making family friendly content
Is there a writer that solely writes NBA alternate history fan fiction? Like what would the NBA be like today if the Wolves selected James Wiseman first overall?
Cumulative cap hit of NBA players for their age 40+ seasons over the past ten years
Besides a bunch of other cool stuff, you can see which WNBA players are most similar to an NBA player. For example, Olivia Miles is the most similar player to Anthony Edwards with a 82% match.
NBA Player Skill Fingerprint - ESPN Analytics
Models and data visualization from ESPN Analytics. NBA & NFL Draft, schedule analysis, receiver scores and more.
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“These bitches just love watching the ball.” - Michael Levin on the 76ers defense
How first round picks performed at NBA summer league with stats ordered left to right by how meaningfully they translate to the regular season. Give more credence to the stats on the left side and mostly ignore the right side. Heat Map Key: Lighter = better Darker = worse
Hollinger & Duncan: Summer League Spectacular 2026 with @johnhollinger.bsky.social Listen with Dunc'd On Prime! Our sale is ending soon! Use code mockoffseason2026 for 35% off a subscription: duncdon.supportingcast.fm?sc_promo=moc...
Summer League is chaotic. Somewhere in that chaos are numbers that tell the story of what these rookies will actually look like in the regular season. In this piece, you'll learn which Summer League stats are meaningful & which ones you should mostly ignore, with data for every rookie who played.
Summer League Stats You Can Trust: 2026 Edition
What the 2026 NBA draft class actually showed us in Vegas
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Some cool notes on Chris Cenac Jr. & Dillon Mitchell here.
Hoop Informatics@hoopinformatics.bsky.social · 2w agoSummer League is chaotic. Somewhere in that chaos are numbers that tell the story of what these rookies will actually look like in the regular season. In this piece, you'll learn which Summer League stats are meaningful & which ones you should mostly ignore, with data for every rookie who played.
Excellent look at what matters in Summer League. If you’re trying to analyze SL stats for rookies, this article sums up things nicely (and mirrors my thoughts too).
Hoop Informatics@hoopinformatics.bsky.social · 2w agoSummer League is chaotic. Somewhere in that chaos are numbers that tell the story of what these rookies will actually look like in the regular season. In this piece, you'll learn which Summer League stats are meaningful & which ones you should mostly ignore, with data for every rookie who played.
Summer League is chaotic. Somewhere in that chaos are numbers that tell the story of what these rookies will actually look like in the regular season. In this piece, you'll learn which Summer League stats are meaningful & which ones you should mostly ignore, with data for every rookie who played.
Summer League Stats You Can Trust: 2026 Edition
What the 2026 NBA draft class actually showed us in Vegas
hoopinformatics.leaflet.pub
How much does the NBA change over in 5 years????? None of the 30 NBA teams have more than 4 players left from the 2021-22 rosters Only 12 teams have more than ONE player left. And only six coaches from 2021-22 too (Carlisle, Spoelstra, Finch, Daigneault, Kerr, Lue)
This week I’ll be writing and posting a 2026 NBA Summer League stats breakdown. Data visualizations are already complete.
Once Patrick Williams’ current contract ends after the 2028-29 season, he’ll have earned $122 million in career earnings from the Chicago Bulls. Cristiano Felicio made $33 million in career earnings from the Bulls.
