2021 March Madness Bracket

The Analytics of the Madness

March 27, 2021 Richard C. Harris 0

The 2021 NCAA Tournament may turn out to be the craziest ever.  According to the NCAA, the first two rounds featured a record number of upsets (12), based on the organization’s definition of being at least five seeds apart.  In all, 16 lower seeds defeated higher seeds — 10 in [ . . . ]

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The Analytics of International Players

July 26, 2019 Richard C. Harris 0

International players always bring an element of intrigue to each NBA draft – relatively, they’re unknown quantities.  The average NBA fan in the United States has little-to-no exposure to prospects playing abroad.  Even more sophisticated fans, who enjoy diving into the numbers, probably don’t completely understand the context, and find [ . . . ]