Archive - The F5

Amen Thompson is breaking out using the tools he's got. Plus an interview with Shri Khalpada, creative coder and software engineer for Cleaning the…

Jan 28 •

The Only All-Star Chart You Need To See

I love the smell of fresh data in the morning.

Jan 24 •

The F5 Q&A With Dean Oliver

Lessons learned from a life on the analytics frontier

Jan 22 •

How To: Get Scoring Runs From NBA Play-by-Play Data

The calm before F5 season

Jan 17 •

Running Up That Score

Plus an interview with Mike Beuoy from Inpredictable

Jan 15 •

How To: Daily Net Rating Small Multiple

Plus a chart on lineup data

Jan 10 •

The F5's Midseason Guide To Pretending You Know Ball

Plus a chart on illegal streaming and who is the best player without a nickname

Jan 8 •

How To: ESPN MVP Straw Poll Charts

A refreshing newsletter about data and the NBA

Jan 3 •

The ESPN Bontemps Straw Poll

Jan 1 •

December 2024

The Best of Yesterday

Happy Holidays From The F5

Dec 24, 2024 •

How To Create An Animated Bar Chart In R

Dec 21, 2024 •

Home Court Conundrum

Plus an interview with an NBA craftsman

Dec 18, 2024 •

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