Two things worth knowing this week.
All player and team profiles are now free to explore — no subscription needed. We opened them up so you can see what the tools are actually working with before deciding if you want to go deeper.
And there's a new tool: Player Impact. Select a player and see how their performance correlates with their team's wins. When does a good night from your player actually move the needle?
The rest of this issue: Olympiacos' new point guards, what eFG% and TS% actually measure, and whether your team is genuinely playing better or just getting easier games.
Welcome to issue 3.
From the blog
Montero and Miller-McIntyre: what Olympiacos just added at point guard
Olympiacos won the EuroLeague in May. By July, they had signed the competition's Rising Star of the Year and the player who broke its all-time single-season assist record. That's not a coincidence. That's a statement about what the next season is supposed to look like.
Two point guards, two completely different profiles, one head coach who knows exactly how to use both of them.
New tool
Player Impact
When does a player's good night become the team's good night? Select a player and a stat to see how their performance correlates with wins.
Explore Player Impact →
(Available with a Buzzer Lab subscription)
Free sample: Mfiondu Kabengele →
From the blog
Beyond points per game: eFG%, TS% and PPP explained
veryone understands points per game. It's the first number people check, the one that appears under a player's name on highlight reels, the stat that settles arguments at halftime. But it doesn't tell you how a player got those points — and in basketball, how matters as much as how many.
Three stats answer the efficiency question better than scoring average. They're related, they build on each other, and understanding all three changes how you watch the game.
From the blog
Is your team actually playing better? The Team Form Guide tells you.
very fan has felt it. Your team wins three in a row and suddenly the mood changes — the group chat comes alive, the expectations shift, someone starts talking about the playoffs. But is it real? Are they genuinely playing better, or did they just get an easier schedule?
The Team Form Guide exists to answer that question. Not with a feeling. With numbers.
Team Form Guide →
(Available with a Buzzer Lab subscription)