Archive - The Visual In the Noise

Are we at PEAK 3-pointers?

Or will it just keep going, and going; until all we have left are a deluge of rainbow threes with Mike Breen yelling 'Bang' after each one?

Dec 2, 2021 •

September 2021

Issue12: NBA shot profile charts

Polar shot charts, revisited! Plus pretty charts, a freaking cool app and a tutorial video

Sep 6, 2021 •

August 2021

Big (open) data in sports

A missed opportunity for teams and organisations?

Aug 2, 2021 •

July 2021

Bar charts don't (have to) suck

Why constraints can be the inspiration for creativity, even in data visualisation. And a couple of exciting announcements!

Jul 12, 2021 •

April 2021

Who dis? New (NBA analytics) apps

Also - join me at the upcoming webinar!

Apr 21, 2021 •

March 2021

No data? No problem

Or how I learned to stop worrying and love ML models

Mar 18, 2021 •

February 2021

The right tool for the job

Just a few words on my personal favourites - also, Kowloon Walled City & soccer passes

Feb 10, 2021 •

January 2021

He’s heating up!

Do NBA players believe in the hot hand? How does it affect their actions?

Jan 14, 2021 •

December 2020

NBA shot data profiling

Characterising and grouping players or teams by shot chart data

Dec 21, 2020 •

A little bird told me...

What can twitter data tell us about word choices? Also: where to get high-quality W/NBA shot data, and cheesy visualisations

Dec 15, 2020 •

The case for consistency metrics in sports

What does the data say? (The answer is... kind of.)

Dec 7, 2020 •

November 2020

When is less more in visualisations?

A follow-up on polar shot charts - are they too complex? Also, some unsightly and eye-catching visualisations

Nov 30, 2020 •

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