Martim 🏀
@mempire25.bsky.social
Lisbon 🇵🇹. Data science for a living.
Sometimes I like basketball so much I write about it: https://borrachalaranja.pt/category/autores/martim-pardal
Older stuff: https://atlantichoops.substack.com
Open to projects.
Lots of🏀clips & stats on this feed!
Sometimes I like basketball so much I write about it: https://borrachalaranja.pt/category/autores/martim-pardal
Older stuff: https://atlantichoops.substack.com
Open to projects.
Lots of🏀clips & stats on this feed!
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🏀🎞️Alright! The Golden State Warriors got the win against the Lakers.
Here's a lot of my thoughts running through the game:
#NBA #DubNation #LakeShow
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Here's a lot of my thoughts running through the game:
#NBA #DubNation #LakeShow
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🏀📊 It's been a particularly bad start, with the noise of the early season probably explaining the outlier nature of his On/Off offensive impact.
But there is a consistent trend of Zach LaVine never really having elite values here, contrasted to how effective he is as a scorer.
But there is a consistent trend of Zach LaVine never really having elite values here, contrasted to how effective he is as a scorer.
November 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
🏀📊 It's been a particularly bad start, with the noise of the early season probably explaining the outlier nature of his On/Off offensive impact.
But there is a consistent trend of Zach LaVine never really having elite values here, contrasted to how effective he is as a scorer.
But there is a consistent trend of Zach LaVine never really having elite values here, contrasted to how effective he is as a scorer.
🏀📊 Overperforming expectations, these new Phoenix Suns have a ton of attacking and generating ball movement from that penetration.
This is evident when looking at the changes in Drives v Passes Per Drive for Goodwin, Booker, Allen, Brooks - as well as the addition of Gillespie
This is evident when looking at the changes in Drives v Passes Per Drive for Goodwin, Booker, Allen, Brooks - as well as the addition of Gillespie
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🏀📊 Overperforming expectations, these new Phoenix Suns have a ton of attacking and generating ball movement from that penetration.
This is evident when looking at the changes in Drives v Passes Per Drive for Goodwin, Booker, Allen, Brooks - as well as the addition of Gillespie
This is evident when looking at the changes in Drives v Passes Per Drive for Goodwin, Booker, Allen, Brooks - as well as the addition of Gillespie
I am seen raising my hands in disbelief watching that insane shot. I miss Litos playing on our side...
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Fui apanhado pelas câmaras a levar as mãos à cabeça quando o Litos fez esta loucura. Saudades de o ver neste pavilhão mas do nosso lado
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Fui apanhado pelas câmaras a levar as mãos à cabeça quando o Litos fez esta loucura. Saudades de o ver neste pavilhão mas do nosso lado
November 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I am seen raising my hands in disbelief watching that insane shot. I miss Litos playing on our side...
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Fui apanhado pelas câmaras a levar as mãos à cabeça quando o Litos fez esta loucura. Saudades de o ver neste pavilhão mas do nosso lado
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Fui apanhado pelas câmaras a levar as mãos à cabeça quando o Litos fez esta loucura. Saudades de o ver neste pavilhão mas do nosso lado
I the love G-G PnR from Knueppel & LaMelo. Mostly due to Kon being such a smart off-ball mover and a real shooter.
They usually run it with flat spacing across the baseline and just opening up the floor for the play, but there's also quick wing ghost screens, or plays where they have the -
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They usually run it with flat spacing across the baseline and just opening up the floor for the play, but there's also quick wing ghost screens, or plays where they have the -
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November 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I the love G-G PnR from Knueppel & LaMelo. Mostly due to Kon being such a smart off-ball mover and a real shooter.
They usually run it with flat spacing across the baseline and just opening up the floor for the play, but there's also quick wing ghost screens, or plays where they have the -
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They usually run it with flat spacing across the baseline and just opening up the floor for the play, but there's also quick wing ghost screens, or plays where they have the -
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🏀📊 Lauri Markkanen has been an absolute elite play-finisher so far this season.
This is exactly the best version of himself: Moving a ton off the ball, constantly coming off a screen or looking for a cut. And a ferocious finisher with space to ramp up.
This is exactly the best version of himself: Moving a ton off the ball, constantly coming off a screen or looking for a cut. And a ferocious finisher with space to ramp up.
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🏀📊 Lauri Markkanen has been an absolute elite play-finisher so far this season.
This is exactly the best version of himself: Moving a ton off the ball, constantly coming off a screen or looking for a cut. And a ferocious finisher with space to ramp up.
This is exactly the best version of himself: Moving a ton off the ball, constantly coming off a screen or looking for a cut. And a ferocious finisher with space to ramp up.
🏀📊Quick check on Onyeka Okongwu:
Because yeah, after going 8/14 from deep against the Jazz, it's fair to say the shooting trend from the end of last season is bearing out.
He's more than doubled his catch-&-shoot volume from deep - and is hitting those pretty well thus far.
Because yeah, after going 8/14 from deep against the Jazz, it's fair to say the shooting trend from the end of last season is bearing out.
He's more than doubled his catch-&-shoot volume from deep - and is hitting those pretty well thus far.
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🏀📊Quick check on Onyeka Okongwu:
Because yeah, after going 8/14 from deep against the Jazz, it's fair to say the shooting trend from the end of last season is bearing out.
He's more than doubled his catch-&-shoot volume from deep - and is hitting those pretty well thus far.
Because yeah, after going 8/14 from deep against the Jazz, it's fair to say the shooting trend from the end of last season is bearing out.
He's more than doubled his catch-&-shoot volume from deep - and is hitting those pretty well thus far.
🏀📊 The Houston offense stands out as a story of this early season but the 3P% is actually insanely above what would be expected for their roster and the shots they have been taken.
The Rockets are a proper outlier in overperforming their predicted 3P% in this early season:
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The Rockets are a proper outlier in overperforming their predicted 3P% in this early season:
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November 15, 2025 at 4:58 AM
🏀📊 The Houston offense stands out as a story of this early season but the 3P% is actually insanely above what would be expected for their roster and the shots they have been taken.
The Rockets are a proper outlier in overperforming their predicted 3P% in this early season:
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The Rockets are a proper outlier in overperforming their predicted 3P% in this early season:
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🏀📊 Keldon Johnson has been incredible crashing the glass this year for the Spurs, and it's coming a bit out of nowhere.
This massive leap in his effort to get offensive rebounds also makes him a much easier fit with the ever-increasing number of ball handlers in San Antonio.
This massive leap in his effort to get offensive rebounds also makes him a much easier fit with the ever-increasing number of ball handlers in San Antonio.
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
🏀📊 Keldon Johnson has been incredible crashing the glass this year for the Spurs, and it's coming a bit out of nowhere.
This massive leap in his effort to get offensive rebounds also makes him a much easier fit with the ever-increasing number of ball handlers in San Antonio.
This massive leap in his effort to get offensive rebounds also makes him a much easier fit with the ever-increasing number of ball handlers in San Antonio.
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🏀📊 With 7 offensive boards in the Pistons’ win over WAS, Jalen Duren has been an absolute beast on the boards.
And it's showing up across all rebounding stats to start the season.
He was famously the youngest player in the NBA as a rookie so it seems right that he's now coming into his own.
And it's showing up across all rebounding stats to start the season.
He was famously the youngest player in the NBA as a rookie so it seems right that he's now coming into his own.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🏀📊 With 7 offensive boards in the Pistons’ win over WAS, Jalen Duren has been an absolute beast on the boards.
And it's showing up across all rebounding stats to start the season.
He was famously the youngest player in the NBA as a rookie so it seems right that he's now coming into his own.
And it's showing up across all rebounding stats to start the season.
He was famously the youngest player in the NBA as a rookie so it seems right that he's now coming into his own.
🏀📊 With 7 offensive boards in the Pistons’ win over WAS, Jalen Duren has been an absolute beast on the boards.
And it's showing up across all rebounding stats to start the season.
He was famously the youngest player in the NBA as a rookie so it seems right that he's now coming into his own.
And it's showing up across all rebounding stats to start the season.
He was famously the youngest player in the NBA as a rookie so it seems right that he's now coming into his own.
November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🏀📊 With 7 offensive boards in the Pistons’ win over WAS, Jalen Duren has been an absolute beast on the boards.
And it's showing up across all rebounding stats to start the season.
He was famously the youngest player in the NBA as a rookie so it seems right that he's now coming into his own.
And it's showing up across all rebounding stats to start the season.
He was famously the youngest player in the NBA as a rookie so it seems right that he's now coming into his own.
Not seeing the vision yet?
Seriously, the man will forever be associated with one of the worst and most inexplicable moves in the history of sports.
And the way this roster was built has done nothing but make it harder for the other gem that fell on his lap.
It was time.
Seriously, the man will forever be associated with one of the worst and most inexplicable moves in the history of sports.
And the way this roster was built has done nothing but make it harder for the other gem that fell on his lap.
It was time.
Shams reporting with Tim MacMahon that Nico Harrison expected to be fired at a 10 am central time meeting (on X).
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Not seeing the vision yet?
Seriously, the man will forever be associated with one of the worst and most inexplicable moves in the history of sports.
And the way this roster was built has done nothing but make it harder for the other gem that fell on his lap.
It was time.
Seriously, the man will forever be associated with one of the worst and most inexplicable moves in the history of sports.
And the way this roster was built has done nothing but make it harder for the other gem that fell on his lap.
It was time.
🏀📊Dyson Daniels has taken up a lot of the Hawks playmaking with the absence of Trae Young.
I always liked his passing, so I'm glad to see it deployed so heavily as we get a proper run of him having such a large role.
It's still early but his metrics have taken a fitting leap:
I always liked his passing, so I'm glad to see it deployed so heavily as we get a proper run of him having such a large role.
It's still early but his metrics have taken a fitting leap:
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🏀📊Dyson Daniels has taken up a lot of the Hawks playmaking with the absence of Trae Young.
I always liked his passing, so I'm glad to see it deployed so heavily as we get a proper run of him having such a large role.
It's still early but his metrics have taken a fitting leap:
I always liked his passing, so I'm glad to see it deployed so heavily as we get a proper run of him having such a large role.
It's still early but his metrics have taken a fitting leap:
🏀Will Richard is a really good offensive rebounder for his size, and it speaks to his understanding of space and his sense of timing
Always consistent with his effort + motor and the shot has gone in so far (11/25 from 3).
Looks like he's played with Golden State for years.
Always consistent with his effort + motor and the shot has gone in so far (11/25 from 3).
Looks like he's played with Golden State for years.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
🏀Will Richard is a really good offensive rebounder for his size, and it speaks to his understanding of space and his sense of timing
Always consistent with his effort + motor and the shot has gone in so far (11/25 from 3).
Looks like he's played with Golden State for years.
Always consistent with his effort + motor and the shot has gone in so far (11/25 from 3).
Looks like he's played with Golden State for years.
🏀📊Josh Giddey has been turning himself into an elite transition force in the NBA. Part of that igoes through becoming much better at finishing at the rim.
The leap he's taken is partially a product of the small sample size so far. But the film backs him up as a more aggressive finisher.
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The leap he's taken is partially a product of the small sample size so far. But the film backs him up as a more aggressive finisher.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
🏀📊Josh Giddey has been turning himself into an elite transition force in the NBA. Part of that igoes through becoming much better at finishing at the rim.
The leap he's taken is partially a product of the small sample size so far. But the film backs him up as a more aggressive finisher.
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The leap he's taken is partially a product of the small sample size so far. But the film backs him up as a more aggressive finisher.
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📊Happy that this is the earliest I have my own database pipeline all set up and up and running for the season.
There are more things I want to adjust or add (including to the historic bits since I have it set up starting 2000-01).
There are more things I want to adjust or add (including to the historic bits since I have it set up starting 2000-01).
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
📊Happy that this is the earliest I have my own database pipeline all set up and up and running for the season.
There are more things I want to adjust or add (including to the historic bits since I have it set up starting 2000-01).
There are more things I want to adjust or add (including to the historic bits since I have it set up starting 2000-01).
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🏀📊The new Miami Heat offense with the ball-movement and attacking gaps principles over traditional on-ball picks has left many statistical footprints thus far.
One of them is the 'spacing version' of Bam Adebayo, with unprecedented volume from beyond the arc for the big man.
One of them is the 'spacing version' of Bam Adebayo, with unprecedented volume from beyond the arc for the big man.
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
🏀📊The new Miami Heat offense with the ball-movement and attacking gaps principles over traditional on-ball picks has left many statistical footprints thus far.
One of them is the 'spacing version' of Bam Adebayo, with unprecedented volume from beyond the arc for the big man.
One of them is the 'spacing version' of Bam Adebayo, with unprecedented volume from beyond the arc for the big man.
🏀📊The new Miami Heat offense with the ball-movement and attacking gaps principles over traditional on-ball picks has left many statistical footprints thus far.
One of them is the 'spacing version' of Bam Adebayo, with unprecedented volume from beyond the arc for the big man.
One of them is the 'spacing version' of Bam Adebayo, with unprecedented volume from beyond the arc for the big man.
November 7, 2025 at 3:47 AM
🏀📊The new Miami Heat offense with the ball-movement and attacking gaps principles over traditional on-ball picks has left many statistical footprints thus far.
One of them is the 'spacing version' of Bam Adebayo, with unprecedented volume from beyond the arc for the big man.
One of them is the 'spacing version' of Bam Adebayo, with unprecedented volume from beyond the arc for the big man.
Reminding myself of my love for basketball, in a sort of self-affirmation mantra way, as I sit through film of the Kuzma / Portis portions of the non-Giannis minutes for the Bucks.
You can really see what a -9.6 Net Rating looks like.
You can really see what a -9.6 Net Rating looks like.
November 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Reminding myself of my love for basketball, in a sort of self-affirmation mantra way, as I sit through film of the Kuzma / Portis portions of the non-Giannis minutes for the Bucks.
You can really see what a -9.6 Net Rating looks like.
You can really see what a -9.6 Net Rating looks like.
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Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Breaking News: Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker from Queens, will be the 111th mayor of New York. He will be the first Muslim to ever lead the city, as well as its first South Asian mayor and the youngest mayor in more than a century.
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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Congratulations to the Cuomo team: it takes a lot of dedication and money to lose one election twice.
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Congratulations to the Cuomo team: it takes a lot of dedication and money to lose one election twice.
I love the Steven Adams double-big groups for the Rockets (& his bench flurries of crashing the glass are a spectacle) but moving Okogie to the starting lineup was a great pivot.
It's just more overall balance: a 2nd player you can deploy at the PoA or as a chaser and you always -
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It's just more overall balance: a 2nd player you can deploy at the PoA or as a chaser and you always -
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Hat tip to Josh Okogie for another excellent all around game. Relentless defensive effort, canning his threes, can't ask for more! There was one excellent defensive sequence in the third where he hounded the ball handler, wore down the clock and then Jabari finished it with a block. Great stuff!
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I love the Steven Adams double-big groups for the Rockets (& his bench flurries of crashing the glass are a spectacle) but moving Okogie to the starting lineup was a great pivot.
It's just more overall balance: a 2nd player you can deploy at the PoA or as a chaser and you always -
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It's just more overall balance: a 2nd player you can deploy at the PoA or as a chaser and you always -
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None of us on the outside can truly know the full picture. So what I'm saying is purely on the public-facing side:
When a player shows patterns of behavior, I am inclined to attribute the responsibility of new incidents to said player.
When a player shows patterns of behavior, I am inclined to attribute the responsibility of new incidents to said player.
November 2, 2025 at 7:49 AM
None of us on the outside can truly know the full picture. So what I'm saying is purely on the public-facing side:
When a player shows patterns of behavior, I am inclined to attribute the responsibility of new incidents to said player.
When a player shows patterns of behavior, I am inclined to attribute the responsibility of new incidents to said player.
Not getting too deep here because it comes a couple of days late and it could be nothing, I am curious about how many lessons from the way Bam Adebayo matched up with Wembanyama that might be relevant to how teams will come to play the Spurs.
November 2, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Not getting too deep here because it comes a couple of days late and it could be nothing, I am curious about how many lessons from the way Bam Adebayo matched up with Wembanyama that might be relevant to how teams will come to play the Spurs.