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115th issue.
NBA season is about to tip off next week, listen to how data science is transforming it, along with who could be breakout players. Is there a pitching and hitting divide in MLB playoffs from the regular season? How about do goalkeeper statistics reflect individual ability or team performance? Capped with a look at how data is collected by StabsBomb.
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This Week's Lineup
How Data Science is Transforming the NBA [podcast]
A data science episode from DataFramed on Spotify with Seth Parnow.
NBA Breakout Players 2023-24
NBA Breakout Players 2023-24: With a dive into the data, we can make some pretty good guesses about players who could be on the rise.
The Postseason Pitching/Hitting Divide Might Be Widening
Evolving tactics and workload constraints may be the culprits?
Do goalkeeper statistics reflect individual ability or team performance?
Looking at how well goalkeeping metrics isolate from team performances and whether that can shed light on transfers for the position.
How are football stats collected? Visiting StatsBomb’s data centre ($)
Reporting on how the data collection hub in Egypt gathers information that powers modern football (soccer).
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