Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for April 30, 2016 TrueHoop Presents: The science behind Andre Drummond’s explosive athleticism ESPN NBA, TrueHoop, Tom Haberstroh from April 21, 2016 … What Drummond has, and others near-300 pounders lack, is freakish athleticism that allows him to reach towering heights faster than anybody. […]
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Charlotte Hornets 90 Miami Heat 97
CHA 90 MIA 97 – Wade-Dragic came through for Miami during 4Q, taking the big shots and making enough of them. The Heat were shuttling players in/out all game and it helped keep the everyone fresh. The Charlotte offense fell apart. Just 1 assist from mid-3Q to the end of the game.
Read More →Indiana Pacers 101 Toronto Raptors 83
IND 101 TOR 83 – Pacers used just 7 players in 2H (before garbage time) and locked down the Raptors. Indiana put the game away early-4Q with George-Turner-Ellis-Hill-Stuckey. Toronto bench lineups could not compete with the shortened Indiana rotation during 2H. The tactic got Indiana to game 7 but the short turnaround plus travel means […]
Read More →NYU Data Science newsletter – April 29, 2016
NYU Data Science Newsletter features journalism, research papers, events, tools/software, and jobs for April 29, 2016 GROUP CURATION: N/A Data Science News Natural language processing startup Idibon nears shutdown VentureBeat, Jordan Novet from April 21, 2016 Idibon, a startup that has developed technology for analyzing text in many languages, could be shutting down soon, […]
Read More →Applied Sports Science newsletter – April 29, 2016
Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for April 29, 2016 Why Eliud Kipchoge Is The World’s Best Distance Runner Deadspin, Fittish, Sarah Barker from April 28, 2016 … It’s easy to forget, from his serene facial expression, flowing gait, and admirable control of bodily fluids, that you’re watching something that […]
Read More →Atlanta Hawks 104 Boston Celtics 92
ATL 104 BOS 92 – Hawks torched Celtics’ defense for critical stretches during 2Q, 3Q. And the defense was solid throughout. Lots of positive minutes from Horford-Korver for Atlanta, but no one on the Hawks had a bad game. Jerebko lineups got punished for Boston. Celtics had no options for what to do when Crowder […]
Read More →NYU Data Science newsletter – April 28, 2016
NYU Data Science Newsletter features journalism, research papers, events, tools/software, and jobs for April 28, 2016 GROUP CURATION: N/A Data Science News You say you want Transparency and Interpretability? Data Science for Social Good from April 27, 2016 We keep hearing and saying that in order to implement and correctly use machine learning and […]
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Applied Sports Science news articles, blog posts and research papers for April 28, 2016 The sad yet inspiring story of Stuart Holden These Football Times from April 26, 2016 It’s a rare thing in football that a player who only appeared 30 times for a club becomes an unquestioned legend. But then again, Stuart […]
Read More →Golden State Warriors 114 Houston Rockets 81
GSW 114 HOU 81 – Practically a scrimmage for Golden State who worked on all sorts of different lineups. The Rockets had Howard play entire 2H.
Read More →Los Angeles Clippers 98 Portland Trail Blazers 108
LAC 98 POR 108 – McCollum took over 3Q for the Trail Blazers when the Clippers wore down. Way too many negative minutes from Rivers for Los Angeles. Jordan was a monster during 1H.
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