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
Open to projects.
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!
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.
🏀In his 3rd year for the Magic, Anthony Black seems to be improving his driving game in visible ways. I really like to see it.
Handle looks fluid, with more horizontal shiftiness as he controls the pace with fakes, decelerations and adjusts his finishing angles.
Some data in the reply📊⏬
Handle looks fluid, with more horizontal shiftiness as he controls the pace with fakes, decelerations and adjusts his finishing angles.
Some data in the reply📊⏬
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The efficiency with him is always a question because of the jumpshot but it just looks like these drives have more intentionality and less of a "I can't shoot so I better drive" feel.
Here's some data on those same drives:
Here's some data on those same drives:
November 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The efficiency with him is always a question because of the jumpshot but it just looks like these drives have more intentionality and less of a "I can't shoot so I better drive" feel.
Here's some data on those same drives:
Here's some data on those same drives:
12 games is just that. We'll see what exactly sustains when we look back 4 months from now.
But it's impossible not to pay attention.
But it's impossible not to pay attention.
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
12 games is just that. We'll see what exactly sustains when we look back 4 months from now.
But it's impossible not to pay attention.
But it's impossible not to pay attention.
On/off offensive rating comes from cleaningtheglass.com, to exclude garbage time.
The other data is obtained from the NBA API.
The other data is obtained from the NBA API.
November 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
On/off offensive rating comes from cleaningtheglass.com, to exclude garbage time.
The other data is obtained from the NBA API.
The other data is obtained from the NBA API.