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EXPLORING MACHINE LEARNING with NEW YORK POWERBALL DATA
New York State Powerball Data The New York Powerball data comes from data.gov. The data has been accumulated since 2010. Three columns make up the data: Date, winning numbers and a multiplier. One powerball number is made up by six part or six numbers. According...
How To Move Without the Basketball: Face Cut
There are many ways to move without the basketball and today we are going to discuss the face cut. A Face Cut is a cut to the basket that is done in front of the defender. In the video below, I teach how to do a face cut after you have passed the basketball but the...
EXPLORING MACHINE LEARNING with NEW YORK POWERBALL DATA
New York State Powerball Data The New York Powerball data comes from data.gov. The data has been accumulated since 2010. Three columns make up the data: Date, winning numbers and a multiplier. One powerball number is made up by six part or six numbers. According...
Tennessee Lady Vols Dribble Drive Past Paige Bueckers UConn Huskies
The Tennessee Lady Vols dribble drive offense led the Vols past Paige Bueckers and the Connecticut Huskies to a 80-76 victory. Paige Bueckers scored 14 points but was 5-16 (31%) from the field. Sarah Strong led the Huskies with 18 points but had 5 key turnovers and an...
Mastering Classroom Engagement: Proven Teaching Strategies for Student Success
Struggling in a class? Do you feel lost and can make sense of what the instructor is doing? Do you space out, stare out the window and come back to reality only to be confused by what is going on in the classroom? Struggling in class?...
HOW TO MAKE YOUR TOURNAMENT PICKS FOR MARCH MADNESS
Have you ever joined an NCAA pool at work and wondered if there was an easy way to help you make your tournament picks for march madness? We will use the scatterplot below to explain how to make your tournament picks for March Madness. Comparing Offensive and...
TENNESSEE THREE-POINT SHOOTING DROWNS VOLS
Kentucky went into Knoxville and Tennessee three-point shooting aided Kentucky to a 78-73 win. Men's TOP 25 Rankings for January 29, 2025 Tennessee cut the lead to a single possession and then went cold from the three-point line. Igor Milicic lead the Vols with 19...
Tennessee Pressure Handled by South Carolina Gamecocks
https://youtu.be/kOnCIczVAeM?si=LQvH_uzyN43lBgTn Analysis of Tennessee Lady Vols vs South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee pressure forced South Carolina in 17 turnovers but South Carolina handled the pressure in the 2nd quarter to pull away. Tennessee pressure philosophy...
Aday Mara Propels UCLA Bruins Past Rivals
https://youtu.be/kVNDbjog_KY?si=DeozI5hzWtb4Ehg2 Aday Mara's 5 Blocks Propels UCLA Bruins Past Rivals Aday Mara Propels UCLA Bruins past rivals with 12 points, 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. The Sophomore 7'3" center for UCLA stepped in for injured Tyler Bilodeau. Aday...
Top 25 College Basketball Poll
Top 25 College Basketball Poll for January 27,2025. Key matchups on Monday’s college basketball action are Iowa State Cyclones vs Arizona Wildcats, UCLA Bruins vs USC Trojans and NC State vs Duke.
Unlocking Victory: How Alabama’s Sharpshooting and Analytics Clash with UConn’s Defensive Titans in the Ultimate Final Four Showdown
Nate Oats discussed the integration of analytics in his philosophy, game planning and in game adjustments in the elite eight post game conference. https://twitter.com/JoeyBurton/status/1774596152911962248 A few days later Kirk Golsberry released this image which...
Turning the Tables: Unpacking the Underdog Game Plans for Today’s Sweet Sixteen Showdowns
Las Vegas has Connecticut and Arizona as heavy favorites in their match ups against San Diego State and Clemson. UNC is a 4.5 favorite over Alabama and the Iowa State vs Illinois game is a pick em’ as Vegas is giving Iowa State 1.5 spread. The...
College Hoops on the Brink: How Power Six’s Non-Conference Scheduling Exposes a Crisis of Competition
Sankey plot outlining the flow of non-conference games by Power-Six basketball conferences and their outcomes SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has put college basketball on notice of his plan to increase the number of teams from power-6 conferences and decrease the number...
2024 SUNBELT TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
The first round of the 2024 Sunbelt Basketball Championship has taken place, and the second round begins tomorrow (March 7) in Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida from March 5-11. The tournament is sponsored by Hercules Tires and is broadcasted on...
“I’m Going to Double Down on What We Believe”: Should University of Virginia Basketball Continue Its Current Path in 2023?
Over the las six years, Virginia outright won or shared the regular season ACC conference championship. Duke and North Carolina are the blue blood brands in the conference, but Virginia is the conference standard bearer. Unlike Duke and UNC, Virginia is not...
2023 Duke Blue Devils Season Preview
The young and talented Duke Blue Devils finished the 2022-2023 season battered and bruised. Tennessee treated the Duke Blue Devils like the Detroit Pistons handled a rising Michael Jordan. Tennessee threw elbows, closed the space between Duke’s...
The Solution For The Lakers Is Obvious
SERIES RECAP At the end of Game 1, Los Angeles and the media believed they had a solution for how to stop Nikola Jokic and take care of the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals. After three games, the Lakers face the possibility of getting swept and losing...
Lakers vs Warriors: styles make fights and what we will see in game 2 and beyond
The three point shot has changed basketball. The face value of the shot is greater than any other shot and because it has a greater value, you can shoot the shot at a lower percentage and out math your opponent and win. Steph Curry and Klay Thompson’s ability to hit...
Explaining The Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings Series in Four Charts
The Sacramento Kings find themselves on the brink of elimination after starting out with a two games to none lead against the Golden State Warriors. Sacramento plays at Golden State tonight at 5:00 PM PT. Sacramento has to win or go home. Figure 1: Free-throw Rate for...
Managing Youth vs Experience: Lessons From NBA Playoffs Game 3 (Sixers vs Nets and Warriors vs Kings
Managing/coaching young talent requires that you taper expectations, compartmentalize highs and lows into teachable moments that create identity and push through moments of suffering. 76ers vs Nets https://twitter.com/3triple_threat/status/1649462424800735233?s=20...
Game 2 Recap: Cavs vs Knicks and Suns vs Clippers
Cavaliers vs Knicks Knicks started out the game with active hands, getting ball deflections and causing 4 first quarter turnovers. Most of the Knick steals took place in the paint as the Knicks collapsed on the Cavs offense. The defensive emphasis for both teams was...
Bank Failures and History: All is calm or the beginning of a storm?
The light peeking over the horizon at dawn used to bring days of hope. Days of anticipation. The breeze picked up the America flag. The flapping of the flag was heard intermittently over the rooster singing. Farmers sat on their porches overlooking the dust. The winds...