I wrote an article for College Basketball Prospectus 2012-13 that built off of Luke Winn’s work around up-transfers. My research found that the “average” up-transfer had his tempo-free numbers change pretty significantly. Continue reading “Looking Back on Up-Transfers”
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Welcome to a New Season with Big Apple Buckets
Floors are freshly polished and brandished with their new conference logos (or spastic designs). Basketballs will soon be bouncing on them and pinpoint passes with thread the air. College basketball officially returns on Friday, and while we here at Big Apple Buckets have kept the party going all summer, we’re ecstatic to kick off our third full season of coverage of the New York City college basketball scene. Continue reading “Welcome to a New Season with Big Apple Buckets”
Three Bold Horizon League Predictions
The 2013-14 season in the Horizon League promises to be one of transition. Loyola (IL) has left for the Missouri Valley Conference and Oakland has joined from the Summit League. Traditional powers Valparaiso and Detroit lost a lot to graduation leaving their status in flux. Continue reading “Three Bold Horizon League Predictions”
Three Bold(ish) Predictions for the WAC
People do funny things during the college basketball off season. My personal quest for college basketball understanding took me to the WAC this weekend. The conference is one of the most interesting stories of realignment. Nine disparate parts will come together to form a fascinating whole. Continue reading “Three Bold(ish) Predictions for the WAC”
Introducing the Tempo-Free Tip Sheet
Want to know what the tempo-free college basketball community is talking about on Twitter? Look no further than The Tempo-Free Tip Sheet. Continue reading “Introducing the Tempo-Free Tip Sheet”
Oakland University’s Schedule Redefines Challenging
If college basketball fans know Oakland University athletics, it is because they’re the team that’s going to replace Loyola (IL) this season in the Horizon League. Thanks to conference realignment carousel the Grizzlies are moving from the Summit League to the Horizon. While that’s enough to make news, it’s incredible to see the non-conference schedule they’re playing to prepare for the step up in competition.
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Breaking Down Jon Rothstein’s Overly Optimistic Tweets
If you’re a college basketball fan that frequents Twitter, then chances are you follow CBS Sports and WFAN insider Jon Rothstein. There aren’t many analysts who work harder at their craft, as Rothstein lives, breathes, and sleeps college basketball. We here at Big Apple Buckets respect the hell out of him, but if you ever paid attention to his Twitter timeline, you’ll notice one overwhelming, and ultimately annoying theme. Continue reading “Breaking Down Jon Rothstein’s Overly Optimistic Tweets”
NBA Draft History and Mid-Majors
The NBA Draft is tonight! I took a brief look at the NBA Draft from 2000-09 on my sports analysis Tumblr. I did a quick logistic regression and found that early draft picks are much more valuable. (Compare this to the MLB draft where there’s a much more linear fit.) I also listed the Top 10 in performance versus draft position. There were no mid-major players on that list. But I’ve highlighted a few that appear in the Top 25. Continue reading “NBA Draft History and Mid-Majors”
Four Factors Analysis
Now that college basketball season is over it’s a great time to look at some of the data it generated this past season. One of the places I started was looking at the four factors. What does the data tell us about how college basketball is played?
Variance and Luck
Continue my ongoing series on luck in college basketball. Does variance in play cause a team to be “lucky” or “unlucky” nope. Want to see proof? Look at the graph after the jump.
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