Todd Whitehead
@CrumpledJumper
Providing analysis and insight @SynergySST @Sportradar || Sharing basketball data in fun and eye-catching ways.
3:18 🫤 got hung up on the last word…
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On missed shots when they had 2+ players go for an offensive rebound last season, the Rockets were more likely than any other team to grab the OREB and less likely than any other team to give up a transition scoring chance to the opponent.
Toronto Tempo are hiring a data analyst 👀👀👀
Our Basketball Strategy department is growing! We are excited to post for a full-time Analyst, Basketball Data to join the Toronto Tempo and be on the ground floor as we build out a cutting-edge basketball analytics department. Please Apply directly via LinkedIn.
Learning programming languages like Python is really useful if you want to land a job in sports analytics. Owen’s tutorials are a great way to get started 👀
New tutorial up on The F5: How to make great tables in Python 🐍 thef5.substack.com/p/how-to-make-…
Here’s how those drives look with the player tracking data:
SGA MVP season bag work
There was a period of time when shooting more threes was enough. As the floor for 3-point attempt rate has risen, there's less of an edge to be gained by TAKING more threes. At the same time, being able to *MAKE* more threes is more important than ever.
The Celtics shooting nearly 55% of their shots as 3s last season is a staggering number... But look at how the NBA's floor for 3-point attempt rate has risen over the past 5-10 years
The midrange is for the stars!
The mid-range needs to come from the right players on the court.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander drive paths from the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
Here's the clip - with some voices you might recognize on the call!
I was at the game. Still among my most memorable and favorite sequences while covering the team. After Shaq destroyed Bynum on the dunk, Kobe immediately fed him on the next possession. I’ve always thought he wanted to test Bynum to see how he’d react. Safe to say, he passed. AK
Jake LaRavia will become the SEVENTH No. 19 overall pick to team up with Bron 🤯 LeBron has also played with 60 second round picks and 69 undrafted players.
Deandre Ayton will become the NINTH No. 1 overall pick to team up with Bron 👑: -Ayton -Anthony Davis -Dwight Howard -D-Rose -Kyrie -Andrew Bogut -Greg Oden -Shaq -Joe Smith
