Archive - The F5

The NBA Has Entered Its Weak Link Era

Some postseason thoughts for the nerds and for the birds

Apr 19 •

The F5's NBA Referee Database

The unofficial source on NBA officials

Feb 28 •

Regular Season Re-Visualized

So long to 2024-25

Apr 14 •

I hate to bring it up

Thoughts from Game 3

Jun 12 •

The F5's Most Underrated Player of 2025

Plus a Q&A with the creator of plaintextsports.com, the best website in the world

Mar 19 •

The best player you haven't heard of

Apr 21, 2021 •

NBA award voters, ranked

Which voters march to the beat of their own drum and which just follow the crowd

May 26 •

How To Chart NBA Play-By-Play Events

Plus, a Q&A with a basketball thinker

Jun 21 •

How To Use DuckDB to Analyze NBA Data

Plus a chart on which teams are making fans stay in their seats the longest

Feb 14 •

Eight Charts That Kind Of Explain The NBA Playoffs

Charting around the first half of the first round

Apr 24 •

Draymond Green's Magic Trick

Plus, a look at Aaron Gordon's late-career shooting improvement

May 8 •

The Great Usage Gap of the 2025 Finals

Scroll to the end for a foot long chart

Jun 4 •

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