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Thirty-second issue. Hope y'all's year is off to a great start. I'm starting to explore more and more NFTs and am generally excited about all the new technologies. Now if only the MLB and MLBPA can reach an agreement to keep the 2022 season on track!
In this issue, we get a data dump on how Omicron has impacted sports, a recap of the top 10 best single golf rounds of 2021, two basketball show-and-tells, and a chess champion (again).
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This Week's Lineup
How Omicron Has Reshaped Sports
NBA has never had more players, and the favored team win percent is lowest since 1976. NHL has witnessed a spike in goals per game.
Top 10 Single Golf Rounds of 2021
Using FRACAS (Field Rating and Course-Adjusted Strokes Gained), the top ten rounds of the year are presented. The second-highest occurred in one of the Majors, and I can't wait to see Augusta ~3 months.
Disproving the Myth of “Positionless Basketball” with K-Means Clustering
Excellent guide using scrapping and K-means clustering to disprove the myth of the current NBA being that of the "positionless" variety. Solid visualizations too.
Basketball Game Excitement Index Exploration in R
Deep dive using R to determine which NCAA men's basketball games are most exciting by unwinding the win probability curve. Complete with analysis of games from the 2018-2019 season.
Magnus Carlsen Wins The 2021 World Chess Championship
Magnus Carlsen is the world chess champion, again. He has had this position since 2013 and won four games, tied seven, and lost zero in the most recent championship.
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