by Just Play Sports Solutions | Apr 15, 2021 | Analytics Academy
There are only two ways to win a basketball game: You either make better use of your scoring opportunities or you get more chances. This is irrefutable, logical–heck, it’s just basic math. Knowing this, the basketball world has expanded its use of advanced...
by Just Play Sports Solutions | Mar 5, 2021 | Analytics Academy
There are a handful of things in life that we’ve come to accept are inevitable. Death and taxes are the most commonly used examples, but there are others, too. In the college basketball world, even in a year where Duke and Syracuse may miss the tournament, one thing...
by Just Play Sports Solutions | Feb 25, 2021 | Analytics Academy
Every year, as the end of the regular season nears, we see some top teams falter in surprising ways. Top-ranked teams go down to bottom-feeders, and streaks come to an end. Whether it’s players with an eye on the postseason or just a lack of respect for teams at the...
by Just Play Sports Solutions | Feb 18, 2021 | Analytics Academy
Ayo Dosunmu is a junior at Illinois. I only mention that because it feels like he’s been there forever. It seems that way because we’re so used to primetime players at prominent programs bolting for the draft door as soon as humanly possible. Ayo has had that...
by Just Play Sports Solutions | Feb 11, 2021 | Analytics Academy
This year, there’s a lot we don’t know. We don’t know when/where/if games will be played, who’s about to cancel their season, or even if conference tournaments will happen at all. If you’ve been watching the SEC lately, though, you know one thing is as certain as the...
