Welcome to this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (for May 5, 2015), we discuss Floyd Mayweather’s win by unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao and whether Saturday was the greatest day […]
Welcome to this week’s episode of Hot Takedown, our podcast where the hot sports takes of the week meet the numbers that prove them right or tear them down. On this week’s show (for May 5, 2015), we discuss Floyd Mayweather’s win by unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao and whether Saturday was the greatest day […]
Chris Paul’s hamstring is the biggest source of uncertainty in projecting the Clippers vs. Rockets series. In the first quarter of an epic Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs, the All-Everything guard seemed to injure his hamstring; but in doing his best Willis Reed imitation, he returned to play and hit the game-winning shot. […]
Chris Paul’s hamstring is the biggest source of uncertainty in projecting the Clippers vs. Rockets series. In the first quarter of an epic Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs, the All-Everything guard seemed to injure his hamstring; but in doing his best Willis Reed imitation, he returned to play and hit the game-winning shot. […]
The NBA playoffs are finally upon us, and like the 16 teams vying for the Larry O’Brien trophy, we’ve come prepared — not with basketball skills, mind you, but with graphics and numbers. Using the latest (postseason-optimized) version of FiveThirtyEight’s NBA Power Ratings, we simulated the playoff bracket 10,000 times, counting how often each team […]
