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!
Also, a very good time to mention this play the Jazz ran a couple of times against Indiana, where they set up a backscren off the ball for Markkanen at the top of the floor, getting him downhill with a ton of space:
(I sometimes have to use the random clips I keep saving...)
(I sometimes have to use the random clips I keep saving...)
November 16, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Also, a very good time to mention this play the Jazz ran a couple of times against Indiana, where they set up a backscren off the ball for Markkanen at the top of the floor, getting him downhill with a ton of space:
(I sometimes have to use the random clips I keep saving...)
(I sometimes have to use the random clips I keep saving...)
Selected clips to focus on his off-ball movement, taken from his 40-point effort in the Jazz loss vs the Hawks
November 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Selected clips to focus on his off-ball movement, taken from his 40-point effort in the Jazz loss vs the Hawks
🏀📊 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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Report card focusing on Keldon's offensive rebounding this season:
November 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Report card focusing on Keldon's offensive rebounding this season:
🏀📊 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.
🏀📊 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.
And I guess this gives me an excuse to bring up Keaton Wallace's place in these playmaking metrics.
I just really like Keaton as a connector. Seems to be poised, moves the ball out of the drives once the defense commits, doesn't really make mistakes...
I just really like Keaton as a connector. Seems to be poised, moves the ball out of the drives once the defense commits, doesn't really make mistakes...
November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
And I guess this gives me an excuse to bring up Keaton Wallace's place in these playmaking metrics.
I just really like Keaton as a connector. Seems to be poised, moves the ball out of the drives once the defense commits, doesn't really make mistakes...
I just really like Keaton as a connector. Seems to be poised, moves the ball out of the drives once the defense commits, doesn't really make mistakes...
🏀📊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:
Obviously, all this shows up in other ways. His cuts behind the defense are lightning fast and that 2nd play is just a textbook example of how to drift across the arc when a teammate is attacking the paint.
It's insane to me how this rookie plays like a long-time Warriors vet.
It's insane to me how this rookie plays like a long-time Warriors vet.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Obviously, all this shows up in other ways. His cuts behind the defense are lightning fast and that 2nd play is just a textbook example of how to drift across the arc when a teammate is attacking the paint.
It's insane to me how this rookie plays like a long-time Warriors vet.
It's insane to me how this rookie plays like a long-time Warriors vet.
🏀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.
And that finishing is the next step on the impact Giddey was already having last season for the Bulls.
He is 3rd in my Transition Score right now and leads the NBA in On/Off PTS+ on transition per 100 possessions at +9.1!
(Thank you to CleaningTheGlass.com for the table)
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He is 3rd in my Transition Score right now and leads the NBA in On/Off PTS+ on transition per 100 possessions at +9.1!
(Thank you to CleaningTheGlass.com for the table)
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November 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
And that finishing is the next step on the impact Giddey was already having last season for the Bulls.
He is 3rd in my Transition Score right now and leads the NBA in On/Off PTS+ on transition per 100 possessions at +9.1!
(Thank you to CleaningTheGlass.com for the table)
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He is 3rd in my Transition Score right now and leads the NBA in On/Off PTS+ on transition per 100 possessions at +9.1!
(Thank you to CleaningTheGlass.com for the table)
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🏀📊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).
🏀📊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.
Eu lembro-me quando Habitação e Saúde (ou o SNS) eram supostamente duas das três principais preocupações dos portugueses.
Apesar de isso chocar com os resultados eleitorais deste governo, ignoremos isso e vejamos algumas novidades apenas da última semana:
Apesar de isso chocar com os resultados eleitorais deste governo, ignoremos isso e vejamos algumas novidades apenas da última semana:
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Eu lembro-me quando Habitação e Saúde (ou o SNS) eram supostamente duas das três principais preocupações dos portugueses.
Apesar de isso chocar com os resultados eleitorais deste governo, ignoremos isso e vejamos algumas novidades apenas da última semana:
Apesar de isso chocar com os resultados eleitorais deste governo, ignoremos isso e vejamos algumas novidades apenas da última semana:
🏀📊A product of "why not?" syndrome:
Comparing the long midrange shooting of DeMar DeRozan, Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
If there's any NBA player you want to see highlighted in this map, as long as he's played after 2000-01, feel free to comment a name...
Comparing the long midrange shooting of DeMar DeRozan, Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
If there's any NBA player you want to see highlighted in this map, as long as he's played after 2000-01, feel free to comment a name...
October 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🏀📊A product of "why not?" syndrome:
Comparing the long midrange shooting of DeMar DeRozan, Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
If there's any NBA player you want to see highlighted in this map, as long as he's played after 2000-01, feel free to comment a name...
Comparing the long midrange shooting of DeMar DeRozan, Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
If there's any NBA player you want to see highlighted in this map, as long as he's played after 2000-01, feel free to comment a name...
🏀📽️ Appreciative of how Nurse has been exploring the 76ers athleticism
VJ bringing it up and quickly hitting another guard (ex: Maxey) to spark an attack was a staple of the 4th quarter vs Orlando
Great to start actions already in motion; That speed gives them a head start in creating an advantage
VJ bringing it up and quickly hitting another guard (ex: Maxey) to spark an attack was a staple of the 4th quarter vs Orlando
Great to start actions already in motion; That speed gives them a head start in creating an advantage
October 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🏀📽️ Appreciative of how Nurse has been exploring the 76ers athleticism
VJ bringing it up and quickly hitting another guard (ex: Maxey) to spark an attack was a staple of the 4th quarter vs Orlando
Great to start actions already in motion; That speed gives them a head start in creating an advantage
VJ bringing it up and quickly hitting another guard (ex: Maxey) to spark an attack was a staple of the 4th quarter vs Orlando
Great to start actions already in motion; That speed gives them a head start in creating an advantage
🏀🎞️ Catching up now. Dylan Harper is already ridiculously advanced as a driver.
Impressed with his ball security and elite deceleration; His change of speed creates a ridiculous amount of space.
As a finisher, good arm extension to protect the ball from the rim protector.
Impressed with his ball security and elite deceleration; His change of speed creates a ridiculous amount of space.
As a finisher, good arm extension to protect the ball from the rim protector.
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
🏀🎞️ Catching up now. Dylan Harper is already ridiculously advanced as a driver.
Impressed with his ball security and elite deceleration; His change of speed creates a ridiculous amount of space.
As a finisher, good arm extension to protect the ball from the rim protector.
Impressed with his ball security and elite deceleration; His change of speed creates a ridiculous amount of space.
As a finisher, good arm extension to protect the ball from the rim protector.