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by Youltaithe
Mon Jun 15, 2026 12:23 am
Forum: APBRmetrics
Topic: STICKY -- APBR.org - the historians' discussion board
Replies: 32
Views: 170938

Re: STICKY -- APBR.org - the historians' discussion board

Hello everyone, I thought this might be of interest here. We recently published an article on the historical development of basketball statistics, from the early box score tradition to contemporary analytics and AI: *From the Box Score to Artificial Intelligence: A Historical and Analytical Journey...
by Youltaithe
Sun May 24, 2026 4:15 pm
Forum: APBRmetrics
Topic: Play by Play entry tool prototype
Replies: 5
Views: 7986

Re: Play by Play entry tool prototype

I've been prototyping a play by play data entry tool, primarily because I thought we haven't been capturing enough useful data (publicly) to do more interesting kinds of data analysis. I couldn't find many existing tools, so I selfishly created one for myself. I would LOVE feedback, because I have ...
by Youltaithe
Fri Jul 11, 2025 4:58 pm
Forum: APBRmetrics
Topic: 2024-25 team win projection contest
Replies: 257
Views: 896926

Re: 2024-25 team win projection contest

This is completely outside of my level of expertise, but here's what Chat GPT 4o has to say: This is a great question, and it's worth questioning why RMSE (e = 2) is the default error metric in so many contests. RMSE vs. MAE RMSE (Root Mean Squared Error, e = 2): Penalizes larger errors more heavil...
by Youltaithe
Mon Feb 03, 2025 2:35 pm
Forum: APBRmetrics
Topic: Anonymous Poll - Average pay for your freelance NBA article?
Replies: 4
Views: 6254

Re: Anonymous Poll - Average pay for your freelance NBA article?

Hello!

Payments for articles on commercial NBA-related sites can vary greatly depending on several factors, including the site, the market, the writer’s experience, and the requirements of the article. Here are some rough estimates for different types of niches: