Austin Riley
niles1.bsky.social
Austin Riley
@niles1.bsky.social
Hoops Analytics 📊
Gui Santos has really improved as an offensive player this season, which has manifested itself lately in his uptick in drives. He's nearly doubled his total number of drives this season in the past 8 games (based on NBA PBP data).
February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Before tonight's slate of games, here's the Net Kills for last nights winners. WAS-POR and DEN-DET are interesting cases, both losing teams won the Kills battle as well as in many other categories. In both instances, the turnover disparity is what ultimately did them in.
January 28, 2026 at 11:36 PM
So I posted the wrong picture..
January 26, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Was working on an article about the Warriors need to make a move for an offensive difference maker at the deadline…that all went out the window with Jimmy’s season-ending injury. Still wanted to share the top 10 in opponents “kills” per 100 poss. Can only expect it to get much, much worse the ROS.
January 24, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Working on some interesting lineup & player metrics regarding “kills”

“kill” = 3 consecutive defensive stops

Here is the current top 10 in kills per 100 possessions, what stands out?
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Sparks 4Q offense on the road is…good
July 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
With Lavine to the Warriors seeming like its gaining steam, I decided to take a look at how much he might improve the offense, and oh my…
January 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM