Obsessionism's NBA team 'Heat Maps'

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"What makes a player clutch? Are there clutch coaches? Are there clutch teams? When someone says that there isn't a mathematical equation for clutch, is there an inferential chart that may help identify it? Or does it just give fodder for people to read what they want into the data?"

Those were the questions Ben Munson of Obsessionism had in mind as he developed the above NBA Team Heat Maps. And while I could try and explain what Ben's graphs do and do not tell, it's probably just easier if you check 'em out yourself. (Ex. My ad lib analysis: The Knicks look like an iceberg.)

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1. Posted by AllThatJazz Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:34 pm EDT
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"That Hansel is so hot right now" -- W.F. in Zoolander
2. Posted by the REAL Headless Chicken Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT
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This post goes in circles. To let us check it out ourselves you send us to ... your post. Okay. Now, I'll try again and you send me to .. your post. Oh sorry, I'm back again. Now go, fix this. ;)
3. Posted by J.E. Skeets Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT
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NDP-CD: Ha. Woops. Fixing.
4. Posted by J.E. Skeets Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:33 pm EDT
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NDP. Apparently I've got Canadian politics on my mind ...
5. Posted by Adam Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT
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its all messed up like num 2 says....FIX IT NOW!!!!!!
6. Posted by Adam Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT
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skeets u so crayzay
7. Posted by the REAL Headless Chicken Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT
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NDP??? N D P ? ? ? So glad you talk about Canadian politics. Chose to throw the D to the end and pick German politics, you would have really messed up, Skeets. Really.
8. Posted by Luis J Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:00 pm EDT
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What The Fudge!
9. Posted by ferrerannee Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:59 pm EDT
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i think your articles are getting boring and that there are no more better ideas that can be put on ,even the fantasy articles are getting worst, advising owners to pick up ariza when odom is currently injured is simply idiotic , duh!!! instead of ariza the better option to advise to take a look is radmanovic or fisher in some leagues fisher is available and they are both more consistent to give statiscal numbers than ariza, i guess the person who put out that article don't follow the nba that much, there are a lot of us fantasy owners who are smarter to get ariza duh!!!!
10. Posted by bo Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:18 pm EDT
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wow, this totally makes sense for some reason
11. Posted by tazzmanian34 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:57 pm EDT
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ummmmm where are the Bobcats???????????????????????????????? lmao s
12. Posted by Ryx Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:55 pm EDT
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Seems like the Spurs are the most consistent, as of now.
13. Posted by Just Me Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm EDT
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I got news for all of you...the reports of the Celtics early demise are exaggerated and false. They are back baby. Hope you missed them because they will be playing your team again soon.
14. Posted by Kenyon H Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:49 pm EDT
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Does anybody know what that means??? There is a lot of season left, we will see who survives and who endures, there are some very good teams gunning for the title and i think The Celtics are definately looking very fragile! Who will have the least amount of injuries will be in the #1 position. Oh, this heat scale thing is idiotic, might as well open the tarot cards!!
15. Posted by ryan anthony cunanan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT
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ang pogi mo papaya! isa kang alamat! alamat ng dragon!
16. Posted by ryan anthony cunanan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT
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ang laki ng biyak mo don ramon-ster! kung malaki ang biyak mo! wag mo na kaming idamay! mabuhay ang pilipinas! yaahhhoooo!!!
17. Posted by ryan anthony cunanan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT
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mabuhay ang mga biyak nguso sa pilipinas! mabuhay!
18. Posted by ryan anthony cunanan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT
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kung palakihan lang ng biyak, kay ryan anthony "don ramon" cunanan na ko! wahaha.. papaya ang pogi mo talaga! parang bakod ang ngipin mo! pati ngipin mo sa harap parang mga bagang.. puro bagang ngipin mo! kamukha mo si long long! wahaha..
19. Posted by gregsamaniac Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:46 pm EDT
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all i get from this is that the spurs, suns, pistons, and mavs have been the most consistent top teams for the past 5 years. i guess the blazers are the top clutch team in the league since they seem to consistently get a good number of close games.
20. Posted by Anthony Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:56 pm EDT
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to post number 9... radmanovic has been playing like crap.. he is not consistent in the least bit.. fisher on the other hand shoots one kind of shot.. and thats the long jump shot, so hes not very consistent.. ariza ranks tops in the league for steals per 48 minutes.. he is also one of Phil's favorite player because he works hard on both ends of the floor.. with odom out, ariza will definitely get more production and minutes.. so obviously your not one of those "smarter fantasy owners" that you claim to be.. your just stupid and trying to make others look the same