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"The Stat Movement Goes Establishment": What advantages might stats bring WNBA teams?
As Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus and the Seattle Storm wrote citing Dean Oliver in his summary of the 2010 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference this past weekend, "Individuals see a basketball g...
Studying The Wizards' Big Three Approach, Part 1: Where lack of depth hurt more than you'd think
Editor's Note, by bwoodsxyz: This is the first installment in what I expect to be an occasional series on NBA team construction. This column takes a look back at the Big 3 concept that was ...
After Sounders defeat Stabaek IF what do we know?
We don't know much, but we know that Sounders can now finish with a winning record in the tourney. Maybe even a top 5 finish against Norwegian and Danish sides. That's basically it. Everything else is...
Partnerships
With figures courtesy of the vast resource that is mcfcstats.co.uk, I've taken a look at the various defensive partnerships that have featured for us over the season so far, covering both league and t...
Our most fouled player?
Perhaps a fairly obvious answer, but any surprises at who it is?
Some stats
Courtesy of The Guardian's 2009/10 season preview:We scored 89.7% (4th highest) of our goals during 2008/09 inside the box.We were awarded the joint highest (with Blackburn) number of penalties with 7...
The first ten games
Given the talk of how we have cooled off in recent weeks after such a torrid start to the season, I thought it worth taking a look at just how our start this season - still considered to be exceeding ...
Inside the Numbers: Vandy's Second Half Runs
The second half comeback has been what's defined Vanderbilt this season. It's become a pattern for the Commodores, who have become one of the nation's best teams when it comes to making second ha...
Who Drives the 'Dores?
The Auburn game presented a stark contrast of the team Vanderbilt basketball can produce from half to half. After a period of frustration, A.J. Ogilvy and Jeffery Taylor sprang to life to deliver a wi...
Performance Analysis and Soccer
I get gruff from many football/soccer fans for my fascination with data based analysis. They claim that I focus on the wrong things, that statistical analysis of the sport is impossible. These are oft...
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