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2015-16 NBA Preview: The Wizards And The Wasteland Of .500

We’re inaugurating our NBA player projection system, CARMELO, with 2015-16 season previews for every team in the league. Check out the teams we’ve already previewed here. Learn more about CARMELO here. For two years running, the Washington Wizards have epitomized a “solid team,” averaging 45 wins with a pair of second-round playoff exits. It used […]

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We’re Predicting The Career Of Every NBA Player. Here’s How.

Congratulations! You, along with the other 3.2 billion people on the Internet, are now the proud owner of CARMELO, an algorithm that forecasts the future performance of NBA basketball players. The basic premise of CARMELO is simple. For each current NBA player, CARMELO identifies similar players throughout modern NBA history and uses their careers to […]

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We’re Predicting The Career Of Every NBA Player. Here’s How.

Congratulations! You, along with the other 3.2 billion people on the Internet, are now the proud owner of CARMELO, an algorithm that forecasts the future performance of NBA basketball players. The basic premise of CARMELO is simple. For each current NBA player, CARMELO identifies similar players throughout modern NBA history and uses their careers to […]

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NBA Playoffs Preview: Hawks vs. Wizards Is Almost A Tossup

What a difference a few weeks can make. A month ago, a Hawks-Wizards matchup would have seemed like a breeze for Atlanta. With the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and fresh off a franchise-record 60-win season, the Hawks looked dominant, and the advanced metrics backed it up, ranking them as a top five […]

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NBA Playoffs Preview: Hawks vs. Wizards Is Almost A Tossup

What a difference a few weeks can make. A month ago, a Hawks-Wizards matchup would have seemed like a breeze for Atlanta. With the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, and fresh off a franchise-record 60-win season, the Hawks looked dominant, and the advanced metrics backed it up, ranking them as a top five […]

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