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🏀 2024 WNBA Elo Team Power Rankings and Player Rankings 📈
Power ratings for every WNBA team this season.
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New WNBA Records Still Need Context
More single-season highs were set this year, but how many would have held up in the shorter schedules of yesteryear?
Sep 19
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Caitlin Clark Is Poised for a Huge Stretch Run
She and the Indiana Fever have a lot of factors pointing to a strong finish.
Aug 13
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Caitlin Clark Is Poised for a Huge Stretch Run
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On Steve Kerr’s Aging Team USA, Experience Trumps Ability
Want to get into a game for the U.S.? So far, age matters a lot more than NBA performance.
Aug 2
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Is It Getting Harder for NBA Superteams to Win?
Moving beyond anecdote, some recent evidence suggests yes.
Jul 26
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Is It Getting Harder for NBA Superteams to Win?
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The 2011 Finals Sabotaged LeBron’s GOAT Case before It Had a Chance
We can quibble around the margins of LeBron James' all-time résumé, but his flop in the 2011 NBA Finals cost him more than he can add back.
Jul 8
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Paul George Makes the Sixers Serious NBA Title Contenders, If History Is a Guide
...But is history a guide right now?
Jul 1
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Neil Paine
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Which NBA Teams Get the Most Bang for Their Free-Agency Buck?
Sometimes, you only get what you pay for. Sometimes, you're the Miami Heat... or the San Antonio Spurs.
Jun 28
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Do We Know a Weak NBA Draft When We See It?
And how sure can we be that 2024 is one?
Jun 26
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🏀 2023-24 NBA Estimated RAPTOR Player Ratings and Wins Above Replacement 🦖
Do you miss the old FiveThirtyEight RAPTOR ratings? I sure do. But while those are no longer updating via Disney (I don’t know their long-term future…
Jun 26
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Why Don’t the Advanced Metrics Like Caitlin Clark (Yet)?
Analytic value stats are lukewarm — at best — on the Indiana Fever's rookie sensation so far.
Jun 21
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Why Don’t the Advanced Metrics Like Caitlin Clark (Yet)?
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The Year Of The Celtics
Wire to wire, Boston just finished off an NBA championship season that ranks among history's most dominant.
Jun 18
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The Year Of The Celtics
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