Pie charts: ruining credibility ◕ of the time

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Curry’s Mid-Range Makeover

This post is not about Steph Curry changing his mid-range jumpshot technique. Instead, it’s about a cool datavis project called Makeover Monday. In honor of the start of the NBA regular season today, I’m going to highlight the Steph Curry… Continue Reading →

Steph Curry gives Venn diagrams a reason to exist

From: FiveThirtyEight: The Impactof Every NBA All-Star, Ranked

Table of Truth

Remember when Chuck said the @Warriors were just a jump-shooting team that couldn't win? Credit to him for this pic? pic.twitter.com/TIUOYXsMnz — Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) October 28, 2015

FiveThirtyEight: Kawhi Leonard Is The Most Well-Rounded Elite Shooter Since Larry Bird

San Antonio Spurs v Detroit Pistons
Leonard doesn’t symbolize some broader trend threatening to transform basketball, primarily because he’s far too unusual for anyone in today’s NBA to measure up.
FiveThirtyEight: Kawhi Leonard Is The Most Well-Rounded Elite Shooter Since Larry Bird

Leonard doesn’t symbolize some broader trend threatening to transform basketball, primarily because he’s far too unusual for anyone in today’s NBA to measure up. FiveThirtyEight: Kawhi Leonard Is The Most Well-Rounded Elite Shooter Since Larry Bird

This is beautiful. What is that, velvet?

I don’t know what this chart type is officially called but I’m guessing something like ‘pentagraph’. A simple Google search gave me some small measure of confidence that, if not official, it’s at least acceptable. I digress. This pentagraph is… Continue Reading →

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