Peak NBA Statline Projection (PNSP) is a model used to project NBA success for college basketball players based upon their individual and team college basketball statistics, physical measurements, high school scouting rankings, and college basketball experience. The Peak NBA Statline Projection model returns a single rating value from 0 to 100. A higher rating value indicates a “better” NBA prospect. We provide a more detailed article outlining how PNSP is formulated here. Below are a few highlights of PNSP’s ratings for the 2011 NBA Draft Class, as well as a full list of PNSP’s top 20 players of the class.
2016 Peak NBA Statline Projection Model
Peak NBA Statline Projection (PNSP) is a model used to project NBA success for college basketball players based upon their individual and team college basketball statistics, physical measurements, high school scouting rankings, and college basketball experience. The Peak NBA Statline Projection model returns a single rating value from 0 to 100. A higher rating value indicates a “better” NBA prospect. We provide a more detailed article outlining how PNSP is formulated here. Below are a few highlights of PNSP’s ratings for the 2016 NBA Draft Class, as well as a full list of PNSP’s top 20 players of the class.
Peak NBA Statline Projection Model Overview
Introduction
The following is a walk-through of our NBA Prospecting model called Peak NBA Statline Projection (PNSP). PNSP is a prospecting tool that synthesizes numerous variables for college basketball players to predict their NBA success. PNSP seeks to project peak potential success of a college basketball player in the NBA by returning a single rating value (ranging from 0 to 100) that is derived from all available information on a given player.
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NHL Playoff Predictions 2015-2016
The NHL playoff models use individual player and team regular season statistics to predict the probability of a given team winning an NHL playoff series. The models input first round playoff matchups and build off them to create predictions all the way through the Stanley Cup Finals. Below is one model’s predictions for the 2015-2016 NHL Playoffs.
March Madness 2016 Recap
The 2016 tournament had good spots and bad – most notably Michigan State, whom my models ranked as the 1st/2nd best team in the field, but lost in their first game. Thankfully, there were some bright spots as well, led by Villanova, who was picked to win it all in only 2.5% of brackets submitted to ESPN, but my models had right up there with Michigan State as the 1st/2nd best team in the field. The sections below go into detail on some of the bigger hits and misses from the tournament as a whole, as well as the results for a few individual models.
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