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NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
January 28, 2023
WHERE HE AT?? WHERE HE AT?? WHERE HE AT?? https://twitter.com/kendra__andrews/status/1618694239126437888?s=20&t=TX9KlRsrFKVUKRpvoNosZw NOW THERE HE GO, THERE HE GO, THERE HE GO!!! (sorry, I really couldn’t help it.) Terrible jokes aside, it really … Read more
NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
January 13, 2023
In November, I set out to explore what’s been happening to Klay Thompson’s shot post-injury. I had my hunches and needed the data to tell me what my eyes were seeing, and 1,298 threes later I had my answer. When I first wrote that article, I had always … Read more
The biggest storyline of the NBA season entering into the near year is its parity. The clarity at the top is unusually muddled: while the Boston Celtics lead the league in Simple Rating System (a measure of performance adjusted to opponent), their 5.6 … Read more
NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
January 5, 2023
This is the third part of a monthly recap covering all rookie-scale deal Warriors players, looking at the stats, film, and everything in between. To catch up on the first edition, check it out here, and look at part two here. Note: Players are sorted c … Read more
Why This Series? When a great player becomes great, there is often the narrative of inevitability tied into the fabric. While there may be some truth to that – no training context would have made me an NBA All-Star – it is worth examining some of the m … Read more
NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
December 20, 2022
The Sunday matinee showdown of the Warriors and Raptors felt like two cars swerving off the road into each others’ paths. Toronto was reeling, on a four-game skid and 2-6 overall in December, playing without their DPOY-caliber forward OG Anunoby. The W … Read more
NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
December 2, 2022
This is the second part of a monthly recap covering all rookie-scale deal Warriors players, looking at the stats, film, and everything in between. To catch up on the first edition, check it out here. Keep an eye out for the December edition. Note: Play … Read more
NBA Articles | Charlie Cummings
November 26, 2022
So much has been made of the Golden State Warriors’ bench unit and “youth movement,” as the two are largely synonymous. Figuring out who gets a nightly rotation spot beyond Jordan Poole and Donte DiVincenzo is a crapshoot, and the glut of wings have ye … Read more
November 23, 2022
The Unheralded Heroes of Basketball When focusing on player development, many look at the programs players have been a part of: high schools, colleges, and even NBA teams get critiqued on how well they develop players. However, a group of people across … Read more
NBA Draft Articles | Swish Theory
November 18, 2022
NBA Draft analysis is a major focus of many Swish Theory writers. But we aim to not evaluate players and their skills in a vacuum, but also assess attributes with an eye to how the NBA game is played and team-building works in practice. Our second roun … Read more