Category Archives: Analysis

Dec 12 2012
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Analysis, Basketball, Edmonton Journal

Trio of U.S. squads bolster strong REB basketball tourney lineup

Title: Trio of U.S. squads bolster strong REB basketball tourney lineup
Date: December 12, 2012
Original Source: The Edmonton Journal
Synopsis: I am doing a short internship over the holidays at The Edmonton Journal. My latest piece was a preview/feature on the REB High School Basketball Invitational Tournament. This article appeared in the Dec. 13 edition of the Edmonton Journal.
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Dec 12 2012
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Analysis, Hockey, UBC Thunderbirds

Women’s Hockey – Mid-Season Report

Title: Women’s Hockey – Mid-Season Report
Date: December 12, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: This article was a mid-season review feature on the UBC women’s ice hockey team.
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Dec 07 2012
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Analysis, Basketball, Raptors Republic

Gameday: Raptors @ Jazz, Dec. 7 + Big Man Blind Taste Test

Title: Gameday: Raptors @ Jazz, Dec. 7 + Big Man Blind Taste Test
Date: December 7, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors pre-game broke down the Raptors’ Dec. 7 contest against the Jazz (kind of) while also doing a ‘blind taste test” for the Raptor bigs.

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Dec 07 2012
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Analysis, Baseball, Beyond the Boxscore

Will J.P. Arencibia Ever Become a Good Regular?

Title: Will J.P. Arencibia Ever Become a Good Regular?
Date: December 7, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article looked at the early-career statistics of J.P. Arencibia to try and determine if, based on historically comparable players, he has the chance to become a solid regular.
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Dec 02 2012
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Analysis, Basketball, Raptors Republic

Introducing PRIMO – A Simple Single Game Shooting Efficiency Measure

Title: Introducing PRIMO – A Simple Single Game Shooting Efficiency Measure
Date: December 2, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article introduced a new-ish stat called PRIMO, which is a quick and dirty way of using box score statistics to gauge single-game scoring efficiency.
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Nov 26 2012
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Analysis, Basketball, Hoopdata

DeAndre Jordan and the Crunch Time Conundrum

Title: DeAndre Jordan and the Crunch Time Conundrum
Date: November 26, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: This article looked at DeAndre Jordan’s poor free throw shooting and whether or not it was bad enough to justify sitting him at the end of games.
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Nov 25 2012
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Analysis, Basketball, Hoopdata

Defense and the “Fifth Factor”

Title: Defense and the “Fifth Factor”
Date: November 25, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: This article looked at what impact a team’s pace of play has on their defensive efficiency, asking if pace should be considered the Fifth Factor in determining defensive success.
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Nov 22 2012
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Analysis, Baseball, Beyond the Boxscore

Have the Blue Jays Improved Enough?

Title: Have the Blue Jays Improved Enough?
Date: November 22, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article looked at the major changes to the Blue Jays’ lineup and rotation and tried to discern if they had done enough to consider themselves playoff contenders for 2013.
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Nov 21 2012
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Analysis, Basketball, Hoopdata

The Rare Decline of Tyreke Evans

Title: The Rare Decline of Tyreke Evans
Date: November 21, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: This article looked at Tyreke Evans’ unique career arc of apparently peaking as a rookie, comparing it to players who historically did the same and wondering if there is hope for him to turn it around.
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Nov 09 2012
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Analysis, Basketball, Hoopdata

The 2003-04 Pistons: Great Timing?

Title: The 2003-04 Pistons: Great Timing?
Date: November 9, 2012
Original Source: Hoopdata
Synopsis: This article took a look back at the 2003-04 NBA Champion Detroit Pistons, highlighting how fortunate they were to not just have seven above-average rotation players, but also to have them all together near their respective peaks.
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