Peter Merrill
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Software engineering by day, digging up statistical oddities and forgotten sports stories by night.
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1/5 Analyzed 1,300+ NBA seasons since 1976 to find out exactly when teams show their true identity. The results? Way weirder than expected.
November 18, 2024 at 6:28 PM
1/5 Analyzed 1,300+ NBA seasons since 1976 to find out exactly when teams show their true identity. The results? Way weirder than expected.
Reposted by Peter Merrill
Fun note from Cliff Christl on yesterday's broadcast. This picture FOX used to illustrate an old Staleys/Packers game? It's actually a 1917 high school football game between Marinette and Watertown.
November 18, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Fun note from Cliff Christl on yesterday's broadcast. This picture FOX used to illustrate an old Staleys/Packers game? It's actually a 1917 high school football game between Marinette and Watertown.
Reposted by Peter Merrill
Have NHL players maxed out the slap shot? Or can the speed ceiling be pushed even higher?
I dove into the physics behind velocity to find out. Let's nerd out:
My story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/592...
I dove into the physics behind velocity to find out. Let's nerd out:
My story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/592...
November 18, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Have NHL players maxed out the slap shot? Or can the speed ceiling be pushed even higher?
I dove into the physics behind velocity to find out. Let's nerd out:
My story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/592...
I dove into the physics behind velocity to find out. Let's nerd out:
My story: www.nytimes.com/athletic/592...
So I analyzed every NFL QB jersey # since 1950 to find the most (& least) successful digits in history.
#12 absolutely dominates (thanks Brady), while #19 is the least successful despite Johnny Unitas.
Lots of weird patterns in between.
Full story here: boxscorebrain.substack.com/p/the-data-b...
#12 absolutely dominates (thanks Brady), while #19 is the least successful despite Johnny Unitas.
Lots of weird patterns in between.
Full story here: boxscorebrain.substack.com/p/the-data-b...
The Data Behind NFL Quarterbacks' Jersey Choices
An examination of how quarterback number selection in the NFL has evolved.
boxscorebrain.substack.com
November 17, 2024 at 12:24 AM
So I analyzed every NFL QB jersey # since 1950 to find the most (& least) successful digits in history.
#12 absolutely dominates (thanks Brady), while #19 is the least successful despite Johnny Unitas.
Lots of weird patterns in between.
Full story here: boxscorebrain.substack.com/p/the-data-b...
#12 absolutely dominates (thanks Brady), while #19 is the least successful despite Johnny Unitas.
Lots of weird patterns in between.
Full story here: boxscorebrain.substack.com/p/the-data-b...
Recently spent way too much time analyzing 48 years of Bucks game logs to figure out when NBA teams show their true identity. Found some weird patterns - most losing teams reveal themselves early, winning teams are getting more unpredictable.
Full story: boxscorebrain.substack.com/p/true-bucks...
Full story: boxscorebrain.substack.com/p/true-bucks...
The True Bucks Theory: When Do We Really Know What We're Watching?
A deep dive into 48 years of Milwaukee Bucks data reveals when teams typically show their true identity and when we can trust what we're seeing in the NBA season.
boxscorebrain.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Recently spent way too much time analyzing 48 years of Bucks game logs to figure out when NBA teams show their true identity. Found some weird patterns - most losing teams reveal themselves early, winning teams are getting more unpredictable.
Full story: boxscorebrain.substack.com/p/true-bucks...
Full story: boxscorebrain.substack.com/p/true-bucks...