Brothers, Blocks, and Bricks: Takeaways from Wizards’ Loss to Raptors
The first rule of preseason NBA basketball is to not take anything seriously. It’s an exhibition of NBA…
Kuzma’s DC Shot Diet: The Numbers vs. Doc Rivers
Kyle Kuzma takes a runner. Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images Sometimes, NBA coaches and executives say…
Kyshawn George Was Good at AmeriCup and I’m the Nerd Who Double-Checked
Washington Wizards wing Kyshawn George played well during FIBA AmeriCup AFP via Getty Images Okay everyone, I got…
2024 NBA Re-Draft: Wemby Stays No. 1, Chaos Follows
The exercise of running a re-draft of the 2024 NBA Draft piqued my curiosity: where would Bilal Coulibaly…
2024 Redraft: Now With Actual Evidence (Sort Of)
Redrafts are an interesting and useful exercise when assessing an NBA draft class. The basic question is simple:…
Crystal Ball Says Middleton Has a Future…as a Valuable Bench Vet
I almost combined the Khris Middleton and CJ McCollum statistical doppelgangers because…well…they’re pretty similar themselves. Not in terms…
McCollum’s Doppelgängers: Good Company, But the Clock Is Ticking
There are only two players remaining on the roster whose statistical doppelgangers interest me much: CJ McCollum and…
Injuries and Ineffectiveness: Washington’s #SoWizards EuroBasket
Bilal Coulibaly before a EuroBasket game with tape on his injured thumb. NurPhoto via Getty Images I was…
Is Justin Champagnie the Real Deal? The Wizards Forward’s NBA Comps
Okay, at the end of the last article, I wrote that I’d run the Statistical Doppelganger Machine on…
Vukčević at 21: Okay Start, Strange Path, and a Wide Range of Outcomes
Washington Wizards big man Tristan Vukcevich takes a trip through the Statistical Doppelganger Machine. Photo by Rich Storry/Getty…
Corey Kispert and the End of NBA Specialists
A month ago, I wrote about the myth of Corey Kispert’s constant improvement. The TLDR: he’s not bad,…
Kyshawn George doppelgangers: From “Who?” to “Hmm, Interesting…”
Kyshawn George, Washington’s third rookie last season, had a classic up and down season. His performance went through…