Remember back to the beginning of March, when everything still felt normal? It’s been 20 days since the NBA put its season on pause, and the league is talking about how it might come back this year. The Hot Takedown team thinks that the logistics of even a shortened playoff or play-in tournament might be […]
The 2020 Summer Olympics, set to kick off in Tokyo on July 24, were officially delayed on Tuesday, becoming the latest suspended sporting event in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The Hot Takedown team reacts to the postponement and then indulges a little in the NCAA tournaments that could have been. And our Rabbit […]
Hot Takedown talks — what else — the coronavirus. The team looks at what the shutdown of sports means for all of the leagues and at how fans have been affected. And our Rabbit Hole of the Week is a survey of other famous sports cancellations throughout history. What we’re looking at this week: A […]
Hot Takedown recorded a live show last week at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. FiveThirtyEight editor-in-chief Nate Silver joined Neil and Sara on stage to discuss how our player rating metric, RAPTOR, has performed so far this NBA season. Our Rabbit Hole of the Week is inspired by an oddity in NBA rosters. What […]
March Madness is nearly here! Before the brackets are finalized on Selection Sunday, the Hot Takedown team breaks down what has transpired in this unconventional season of men’s college basketball. Seven different teams have ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press, and some of the contenders might surprise you. Are we in for a chaotic […]