Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Alternatively, PLAYER-BASED projections work by summing up the projections for individual players, e.g. by using our RAPTOR ratings. That is, team performance is assumed to be ~equal to the sum of the parts. This has the opposite set of strengths and weaknesses. 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 17, 2020

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

In the past, we've really used two ways to project NBA games. One is TEAM-BASED solely using team performance, e.g. via Elo ratings. Advantage: captures team "intangibles" (coaching, cohesion, recent form) Big disadvantage: doesn't account for player personnel changes. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 17, 2020

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

If you had to pick one or the other, the PLAYER-BASED projections will generally be stronger. Even though basketball is a team sport, you just lose too much accuracy if your projections don't immediately account for, say, James Harden getting traded (if he gets traded) 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 17, 2020