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52 things I learned in 2019

Until 2011(!), vehicles were only required to use “average male”-proportioned crash test dummies; when female-like dummies were added…

Dec 31, 2019

Dec 31, 2019

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Why did home-court advantage rise last season?

In the 2017–18 season, home-court advantage spiked in men’s college basketball. In conference games (where the home team is assigned…

Nov 6, 2018

Why did home-court advantage rise last season?

Nov 6, 2018

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You Can Take The Players Out Of New York City, But…

Some time ago, my friend Martin Kessler came to me with what he called a “crazy theory”: Pickup games in New York City are notoriously…

Oct 27, 2017

You Can Take The Players Out Of New York City, But…

Oct 27, 2017

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The Long Arc of Home-Court Advantage

In his debut column for The Fieldhouse this month, Ken Pomeroy wrote:

Oct 16, 2017

The Long Arc of Home-Court Advantage

Oct 16, 2017

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The Shotties: Miscellaneous Ivy League Awards

Earlier this week, we published our picks for the Ivy League individual awards, and the conference announced its official selections. But…

Mar 11, 2016

The Shotties: Miscellaneous Ivy League Awards

Mar 11, 2016

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Evaluating Preseason College Basketball Projections

Several college basketball analysts recently released preseason projections for the upcoming season. How well do these models forecast the…

Nov 12, 2015

Evaluating Preseason College Basketball Projections

Nov 12, 2015

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How scorekeeper biases affect shot-selection data

One of the most popular topics in college basketball analysis this year has been shot selection. Thanks largely to the database at…

Jan 6, 2014

How scorekeeper biases affect shot-selection data

Jan 6, 2014

Kevin Whitaker

Kevin Whitaker

College basketball stats and random stuff. Formerly at @nybuckets, @pawprinceton, @princetonian; published at @baseballpro and ’13 @SloanSportsConf

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