Ahmed CheemainThe SpaxThe NBA’s Most Prolific Playoff Scorers Since 1973 — The SpaxThe premier skill in basketball is scoring, and the best scorers come through in the big games. Who are the best scorers in playoff…8 min read·Aug 9, 2021----
Ahmed CheemainThe SpaxQuantifying the NBA’s Greatest Five Year Peaks Since 1997In the last article, I calculated leaguewide RAPM over a 25 year span (1997–2021). Now, we look to assess peak impact by analyzing five…7 min read·Aug 7, 2021----
Ahmed CheemainThe SpaxCalculating Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus for 25 Years of NBA BasketballForget the basic box score stats — what does lineup adjusted plus-minus tell us about the best players in the league since 1997?10 min read·Aug 1, 2021----
Ahmed CheemainThe SpaxDetermining NBA Player Similarity Through Cluster Analysis6 min read·Jun 3, 2020----
Ahmed CheemainPython in Plain EnglishUsing Machine Learning to Classify NBA Players, Part IIIn Part I, I collected 1326 observations¹ of 189 features for the purpose of figuring out what exactly sets players apart so that a new…11 min read·May 31, 2020----
Ahmed CheemainPython in Plain EnglishUsing Machine Learning to Classify NBA Players, Part IIn 2016, Basketball Reference listed James Harden as a shooting guard. Next year, they switched his position to point guard. It went back…8 min read·May 23, 2020----
Ahmed CheemainThe SpaxThe NBA’s Most Impactful PassersOne of the most important characteristics of a basketball player is their playmaking ability.4 min read·May 9, 2020----