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Reading Time: 5 minutes Almost a third of the regular season has passed and there are some clear trends. Fenerbahce leads the way, all four 2022 Final 4 teams are playoff-bound, and four teams are just one win behind the payoff spots. A few questions are torturing my mind: will Panathinaikos continue their impressive run? Can Olympiacos recover from their slump? Will coaches Messina and Obradovic turn around the negative records that Armani and Partizan have?
Reading Time: 5 minutes 2022 EuroLeague Final Four: The Spanish champions Barcelona against ten-time champions Real Madrid. Here is an analytics view of the Spanish El Clásico for EuroLeague glory.
Reading Time: 5 minutes 2022 EuroLeague Final Four: The reigning champions Anadolu Efes against three-time champions Olympiacos. Here is an analytics view of the battle for EuroLeague glory.
Reading Time: 6 minutes The EuroLeague playoff picture is still being defined. We know all 8 teams who will battle it out. What remains to be seen are the matchups.
I’m not the one to ask for predictions.
But I am the one to ask to present an advanced stats view.
Here’s a different reading of the EuroLeague 2021-22 season, with just one round left before the playoffs.
Reading Time: 5 minutes The first 14 rounds of this year’s EuroLeague have been quite exciting. What I do here is present the basic advanced statistics. A graphical representation of stats helps paint a better picture.
Reading Time: 6 minutes The first seven rounds of this year’s EuroLeague have been quite exciting. What I wanted to do here is present the basic advanced statistics. A graphical representation of stats helps paint a better picture.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Three shot charts show the best CSKA Moscow scorers since 2007. Have a look at the most field goals made in total, the most field goals made in a single season, and the most efficient scorers. Miloš Teodosić, Vitaly Fridzon, Nando de Colo, and more.
Reading Time: 4 minutes Three shot charts show the best Anadolu Efes scorers since 2007. I visualize the most field goals made in total, the most field goals made in a single season, and the most efficient scorers.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Three shot charts below show the best Olympiacos scorers in 2007-2021. I visualize the most field goals made in total since 2007, the most field goals made in a single season, and the most efficient shooters by zone.
Reading Time: 3 minutes As a big Panathinaikos fan, this is the first of the EuroLeague leading scorers by zone series. Three shot charts show the best scorers in Panathinaikos recent history. Shot location data in the EuroLeague is only freely available since 2007. I visualize the most field goals made in total since 2007, the most field goals made in a single season, and the most efficient shooters.
Reading Time: < 1 minute I’ve seen @lukadoncic play live a couple of times while he was at @realmadridbasket. Everyone in Europe knew that this kid would become an amazing NBA player. But
Reading Time: 2 minutes Originally published May 31, 2021: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPiWYgbrO8J/ @vasamicic13 was the @euroleague Final Four MVP with 50 (!!) points scored and he did it with good efficiency, leading @anadoluefessk to the title
Reading Time: < 1 minute Originally published May 30, 2021: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPghAl0rU8c/ The @euroleague Final is on! Glad to see @ncalathes strong and on the court, would’ve been a huge miss for @fcbbasket. Can @vasamicic13 and @shanelarkin_0 do their magic
Reading Time: < 1 minute Originally published May 28, 2021: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPazdmtB1Qa/ The @euroleague Final Four tips off in a little bit and here are this season’s preferred shooting spots for the teams
Reading Time: < 1 minute Originally published May 28, 2021: https://www.instagram.com/p/CPazJOPBUuU/ The @euroleague Final Four tips off in a little bit and here are this season’s preferred shooting areas for the first