Pinwheel Empire Analytics
This year - we're getting analytical. Our team is tracking storylines and trends we're finding interesting. We'll always publish to twitter, but you'll find them all here.
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Analysis led by Quinn MacLean ||
Full Report: https://qmaclean.github.io/
Advanced Stats Comparison helps to show how player’s contribute to overall team’s success.
Yet again, "defense" was the main focus in the off-season. Neil Olshey asserted that the defensive problems were coaching, and not a roster issue.
As of November 1st, the Blazers Team defense has improved year over year (YoY) with a decrease in FG % by 4%, which is the 6th best improvement YoY. Can they keep this up?
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At the trade deadline in Feb 2021, the Blazers traded fan favorite and fashion legend Gary Trent Jr. for Norman Powell from Toronto.
Powell ended up signing a five-year, $90MM contract. Did this improve the team?​
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CJ McCollum was scorching hot before his injury last year. He's started off nicely this season with our eyes test, but is he on pace to have numbers of an All-Star player?
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We're keeping an eye on Player Pairings hoping it'll answer questions on when X should be playing with Y and for various in-game scenarios.