Knicks Analytics

The Knicks, from an analytical perspective. Yes, we watch the games. From @d_reif and your friends at @TheStrickland and @corner3sports. #NewYorkForever

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Mikal Bridges is a Knick, for a very steep price based on the impact metrics.

Short thread on why the public all-in-one advanced metrics are *impact* metrics, not *talent* metrics, and why team context will be the most important factor for Bridges' performance in NY 🧵👇

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Jalen Brunson struggled shooting in games 1 and 2. But for a player whose scoring is about angles and counters, has he just been feeling the Spurs' defenders out?

If history's a predictor - just as he does within games - he'll improve his efficiency as the series goes on.

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Other Knicks 🗽

1.3 Alvarado

0.6 Robinson
0.3 Hart

-0.1 Shamet

-1.0 McBride
-1.2 Clarkson

-3.9 Hukporti

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Playoff EPM leaders:

9.7 Wembanyama

6.3 Towns🗽

5.3 Caruso
5.0 Anunoby🗽

4.7 Ajay Mitchell
4.2 Brunson🗽
4.2 Gilgeous-Alexander

3.7 Barnes
3.4 Reed
3.3 Tatum
3.2 Allen

2.9 Hartenstein
2.9 Thompson
2.7 DiVincenzo
2.6 Bridges🗽
2.5 Holmgren
2.2 Cunningham

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The best players in Knicks-Hawks, per predictive LEBRON (@knarsu3):

2.8 Brunson🗽
2.0 Towns🗽

1.1 Daniels🪶

0.9 Johnson🪶
0.8 Anunoby🗽
0.5 Okongwu🪶
0.3 Gueye🪶
0.3 Hart🗽
0.3 Kuminga🪶
0.1 Bridges🗽
0.0 McBride🗽
0.0 Robinson🗽

-0.3 Koloko🪶
-0.4 Bradley
-0.5 Hield🗽

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The best players in Knicks-Hawks, per DARKO DPM (@kmedved):

3.0 Anunoby🗽

2.9 Brunson🗽
2.5 Robinson🗽
2.4 Towns🗽

1.9 Okongwu🪶
1.5 Alexander-Walker🪶
1.3 McCollum🪶
1.2 Daniels🪶

0.8 Johnson🪶
0.7 McBride🗽
0.6 Gueye🪶
0.6 Shamet🗽
0.3 Hart🗽
0.2 Bridges🗽

-0.1 Alvarado🗽

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The best players in Knicks-Hawks, per predictive EPM (@taylor_snarr):

3.8 Towns🗽
3.8 Daniels🪶

2.9 Brunson🗽
2.7 Anunoby🗽
2.6 Alexander-Walker🪶
2.3 Robinson🗽
2.2 McBride🗽
2.0 Johnson🪶

1.6 McCollum🪶
1.1 Bridges🗽

0.8 Alvarado🗽
0.8 Okongwu🪶
0.5 Hart🗽
0.1 Kuminga🪶

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Who is the most important player for the Knicks in the playoffs?

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Should the Knicks root for the Celtics (to distance the Cavs and help the Knicks lock in a top 3 seed), or for the Cavs (to bring the 2 seed within reach but risk falling to 4)?

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On-Off Rating tiers for qualifying Knick players.

#NewYorkForever

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Gravity usually refers to shooting, but Mitchell Robinson breaks the mold.

💪Opponents need to put in a team effort to box him out. In addition to his personal boards, his presence increases teammates’ REB rates.
🎯His paint gravity & defense-bending boards boon teammates’ 3P%.

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@jmere09nyc @taylor_snarr All games, with an emphasis on the most recent, including previous seasons to an extent, since it’s based on the sum of the team’s players (to my knowledge; I didn’t make the stat!)

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After last night’s victory, the Knicks have reached a new peak in team EPM (+7.3) going back to 2013.

#NewYorkForever

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@jmere09nyc @taylor_snarr It’s forward looking (i.e. how well will this team perform in its next game all else equal?)

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@ArlaHalvorsen @taylor_snarr That’s not exactly true. It predicts a player's contribution to the team in points per 100 possessions.

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Predictive EPM has crowned a new best player on the New York Knicks.

It may not be one of most people’s first couple of guesses. For some of us, though, it may be.

#NewYorkForever

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Who do you believe is the best option as the Knicks’ 5th starter?

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@DynastyZoltanFF Agree that it’s not the end all be all, but ironically, per EPM Brown and Brunson are actually closer to each other on defense than they are on offense.

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Who's a better player?

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Who's a better player?

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Who's a better player?