Is he actually better?
It is the argument every October produces. Somebody looks sharper than last season, somebody looks finished, and nobody can prove either. So we built Better or Worse?, which measures a player against the only opponent that settles it: himself, a year ago.
It’s free for everyone. No account, no paywall, no limit. Open it, look up your man, send the link to whoever disagrees with you. A free account only adds the part where you save what you found and come back to it when the season has more evidence in it.
There is more of this coming. More tools are close to ready, each built around a question a fan actually asks during a game rather than a table we happened to have. We will send them your way as they land.
Issue 16. Round 7 starts on Wednesday.
Which EuroLeague players are better than last season?
A new tool measures every EuroLeague player against himself a year ago, over the same number of games, and says if the jump is real or just more minutes.
EuroLeague Usage % leaders: whose team is it?
Usage % is the share of possessions that end with one player. Nadir Hifi finishes 42% of Paris possessions. The EuroLeague's biggest loads in 2026-27.
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EuroLeague Rounds 5 and 6: Olympiacos back from 28 down
Olympiacos trailed Valencia by 28 and won in overtime, then won another overtime at Barcelona. Good weeks for Real Madrid, Dubai and Crvena Zvezda too.
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