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Conference Finals Preview
The Conference Finals are set. Rematches of the 2020 Bubble playoffs: Nuggets vs. Lakers, Celtics vs. Heat. Arguably, the four deepest teams in the league have made their way back, despite questions surrounding health, coaching and chemistry persisting throughout the season. In the west, a matchup of midseason roster changeups and full-season longevity. Health has…
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LG Hoops Community Re-Draft of 2018-2022 Classes
The LG Hoops team got together to have some fun and do a 64 pick redraft of the 2018-2022 Drafts! There is SO MUCH young talent in today’s NBA and it’s safe to say the league is in good hands. Check out the complete list below and the thought process of each writer as well!…
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LG Hoops Advanced Metric 3.0
I have played around with various forms of machine learning and predictive algorithms to find the most accurate and logical NBA all-in-one advanced metric but have ran into a number of issues that caused me to re-think my process. I started to research different popular advanced metrics such as BPM, LEBRON, RAPTOR, and even PIE…
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LG Hoops Advanced Metric 2.0
Check out the most recently updated LG Hoops Advanced Metric! I’ve updated the logic to include Plus/Minus% and stats like deflections, along with cutting down on some more double-counted statistics. The stats are all pulled from the NBA API (the NBA website), and are considered free data. The metric is found through the use of…
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Underrated Playoff Performers Thus Far
The 1st Round of the NBA playoffs have been electric so far in 2023, and it will only get crazier as teams advance to the next few rounds. Guys like Jimmy Butler, LeBron James, Steph Curry, and others have obviously shown out – but there have been a ton of underrated or even surprise playoff…
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NBA Draft Big Board 6.0
A Few Notes: -I’ve never been a fan of the inefficiency from Keyonte George and Nick Smith Jr. So I have officially moved Kobe Bufkin and Jordan Hawkins past them on my big board as I believe Bufkin brings more playmaking abilities and Hawkins is the most versatile shooter in the class. -We are seeing…
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LG Hoops Advanced Metric 1.0
I have been playing around with Python (a programming language) and data manipulation tools to create my own LG Hoops advanced metric. This is my first version of my own metric which utilizes machine learning and theories such as ‘random forest’ (an algorithm technique) to project the overall value of each player. The stats leveraged…
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Top 30 Players from 2021 & 2022 Draft Classes
I decided to take on a fun little exercise of ranking the top 30 players from the last two drafts, and I gotta tell ya, it was incredibly difficult. The talent level of today’s NBA is so deep and it’s only getting crazier with guys like Jaden Hardy and Cam Thomas not even being top…
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DNA of a Champion
This NBA season has been an enigma. Words like disjointed, unpredictable, sporadic, inconsistent, thrilling, and chaotic merely scratch the surface of the season that has unfolded. A revolution of offense has swept through the league, culminating in scoring reaching unprecedented heights, emblematic of the generational individual talent on display. The NBA’s gravitational pull is a…
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2022-23 Charlotte Hornets Recap: The Diamonds in the Rough
Loss after loss. Injury after injury. The Charlotte Hornets season was not what you expected it to be at the end of the 2021-22 season. As last season came to an end, things were looking up for the Hornets. After losing in the Play-In Tournament for the second consecutive year, it seemed as if the…
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