Martim 🏀
@mempire25.bsky.social
Lisbon 🇵🇹. Data science for a living.
Sometimes I like basketball so much I write about it: https://borrachalaranja.pt/category/autores/martim-pardal
Older stuff: https://atlantichoops.substack.com
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Lots of🏀clips & stats on this feed!
Sometimes I like basketball so much I write about it: https://borrachalaranja.pt/category/autores/martim-pardal
Older stuff: https://atlantichoops.substack.com
Open to projects.
Lots of🏀clips & stats on this feed!
Updated Report Card:
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Updated Report Card:
Despite all this driving, he's more assisted in makes at the rim than last year!
It shows how his rim self-creation suffers as teams go under + use both PnR defenders to block his driving lane. Obviously, the best counter is his passing - and we saw how that has been remarkably effective.
It shows how his rim self-creation suffers as teams go under + use both PnR defenders to block his driving lane. Obviously, the best counter is his passing - and we saw how that has been remarkably effective.
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Despite all this driving, he's more assisted in makes at the rim than last year!
It shows how his rim self-creation suffers as teams go under + use both PnR defenders to block his driving lane. Obviously, the best counter is his passing - and we saw how that has been remarkably effective.
It shows how his rim self-creation suffers as teams go under + use both PnR defenders to block his driving lane. Obviously, the best counter is his passing - and we saw how that has been remarkably effective.
(Can you tell I hate the current character limit vs the algorithmic incentives of not leaving the first "proper stuff" in a reply? /rant)
But yes, you can see how the extra self-creation makes it harder to finish at the rim:
But yes, you can see how the extra self-creation makes it harder to finish at the rim:
November 26, 2025 at 3:58 PM
(Can you tell I hate the current character limit vs the algorithmic incentives of not leaving the first "proper stuff" in a reply? /rant)
But yes, you can see how the extra self-creation makes it harder to finish at the rim:
But yes, you can see how the extra self-creation makes it harder to finish at the rim:
1/4 of Claxton's passes and ~1/2 of his assists are to MPJ. And ~1/3 of MPJ's assisted makes come from Nic. They interact the most with each other of any 2-man combo in Brooklyn.
Last night in Boston, 8 of his 12 logged assists were to Porter. And we've never seen this much playmaking from Claxton:
Last night in Boston, 8 of his 12 logged assists were to Porter. And we've never seen this much playmaking from Claxton:
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
1/4 of Claxton's passes and ~1/2 of his assists are to MPJ. And ~1/3 of MPJ's assisted makes come from Nic. They interact the most with each other of any 2-man combo in Brooklyn.
Last night in Boston, 8 of his 12 logged assists were to Porter. And we've never seen this much playmaking from Claxton:
Last night in Boston, 8 of his 12 logged assists were to Porter. And we've never seen this much playmaking from Claxton:
His lack of explosiveness will always be there but we are seeing craft and fluidity that make up for a lot. A mix of effort, good spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination goes a long way.
It was a big production night for him and I'm looking forward to more.
It was a big production night for him and I'm looking forward to more.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
His lack of explosiveness will always be there but we are seeing craft and fluidity that make up for a lot. A mix of effort, good spatial awareness and hand-eye coordination goes a long way.
It was a big production night for him and I'm looking forward to more.
It was a big production night for him and I'm looking forward to more.
And yeah, I think he showed effort on the other end too. There are limits to what he could do but he held up really well for a rookie in terms of battling with the best player in the world.
Good job just competing, trying to deny the ball or use his speed to beat him to a spot.
Good job just competing, trying to deny the ball or use his speed to beat him to a spot.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
And yeah, I think he showed effort on the other end too. There are limits to what he could do but he held up really well for a rookie in terms of battling with the best player in the world.
Good job just competing, trying to deny the ball or use his speed to beat him to a spot.
Good job just competing, trying to deny the ball or use his speed to beat him to a spot.
Queen did a good job getting these slower bigs out of balance with his handle.
Be a fake handoff or a change of speed, he can create real issues for these guys. That step-through is wonderful.
The Nuggets zone principles aren't built for a big that gets around Jokic that easily
Be a fake handoff or a change of speed, he can create real issues for these guys. That step-through is wonderful.
The Nuggets zone principles aren't built for a big that gets around Jokic that easily
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Queen did a good job getting these slower bigs out of balance with his handle.
Be a fake handoff or a change of speed, he can create real issues for these guys. That step-through is wonderful.
The Nuggets zone principles aren't built for a big that gets around Jokic that easily
Be a fake handoff or a change of speed, he can create real issues for these guys. That step-through is wonderful.
The Nuggets zone principles aren't built for a big that gets around Jokic that easily
He struggled with protecting the ball in some of these spots but both of these happened in the first quarter, which speaks well to how the game developed after a shakier start.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
He struggled with protecting the ball in some of these spots but both of these happened in the first quarter, which speaks well to how the game developed after a shakier start.
He has so many possessions where he's the offensive initiator for this squad.
He can bring the ball up or be a trailer, but he gets in the spots to make decisions at the top of the floor or have an action for him, like an inverted pick and roll, to initiate his attack.
He can bring the ball up or be a trailer, but he gets in the spots to make decisions at the top of the floor or have an action for him, like an inverted pick and roll, to initiate his attack.
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
He has so many possessions where he's the offensive initiator for this squad.
He can bring the ball up or be a trailer, but he gets in the spots to make decisions at the top of the floor or have an action for him, like an inverted pick and roll, to initiate his attack.
He can bring the ball up or be a trailer, but he gets in the spots to make decisions at the top of the floor or have an action for him, like an inverted pick and roll, to initiate his attack.
Diabate is one of the league's best offensive rebounders but he's now getting help from the young players that have joined the team this season.
In this Pacers game, albeit a loss, Diabate had 7 offensive boards in 24 minutes, but Kalkbrenner (5) and Knueppel (4) combined for 9.
In this Pacers game, albeit a loss, Diabate had 7 offensive boards in 24 minutes, but Kalkbrenner (5) and Knueppel (4) combined for 9.
November 20, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Diabate is one of the league's best offensive rebounders but he's now getting help from the young players that have joined the team this season.
In this Pacers game, albeit a loss, Diabate had 7 offensive boards in 24 minutes, but Kalkbrenner (5) and Knueppel (4) combined for 9.
In this Pacers game, albeit a loss, Diabate had 7 offensive boards in 24 minutes, but Kalkbrenner (5) and Knueppel (4) combined for 9.