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That’s why Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton has taken it upon himself to assist in easing the minds and bodies of local medical professionals by announcing the transformation of Banner Estrella Medical Center’s respite rooms. This is something for them to really relax and just take some stress off before they go back home.” Through Ayton’s support, Banner Estrella’s two dedicated relaxation spaces are now furnished with new amenities such as a massage chair, headphones, calming music and food to help workers to unwind and de-stress during these unprecedented times. On behalf of Deandre and the Muzik Family, we want to thank the healthcare workers that have been working tirelessly throughout this unprecedented pandemic,” Jason Hardi, Muzik Founder & CEO said. During the NBA season’s hiatus, Ayton catered food for over 300 meals and Puma donated 1,000 pairs of slides for frontline health care workers at Banner Desert Medical Center.

Given the inconsistency at Georgia, Russell and Edwards will likely be a disastrous defensive backcourt early on, but you’re hoping that the poor BBIQ that Edwards showed in college in terms of defensive awareness and decision making were amplified by the situation at UGA, and that he can improve those aspects of his game within a couple years. Okoro is a powerful, athletic 6’6 wing who will immediately make an impact on the defensive end with his ability to guard 1-4 and play good team defense. Vassell will need to sure up some other aspects of his game by adding strength and improving ball handling, POA defense, and finishing ability, but is at the very least a strong bet to become a good 3&D wing, which is certainly valuable enough to warrant a top 10 pick in a low-upside draft. That being said, the Wizards are in need of a defensive presence, particularly on the interior, and Wiseman has the potential to become a dominant rim-protector and shot changer, as well as a sliver of offensive upside given his shooting potential, athleticism, and size.

Once debris-caution data is paired with stage-caution data and competition-caution data, it is easy to see that the truly manufactured stage cautions conveniently replaced the debris cautions that went away in 2017 and 2018. So, the thinking goes that NASCAR began calling pseudo-stage cautions in the form of debris cautions beginning in 2002 and simply stopped calling them once artificial stage cautions became part of the official race. Now, from 1990-2001 there was an average of .04 late-race debris cautions per race (cautions called with less than 30 laps remaining in the race) and from 2004-2015 there was an average of .23 late-race debris cautions per race. If the overall debris-caution increase is used as a baseline, the .04 late-race debris caution per race number should have grown to be .13 late-race debris cautions per race.

Investors rushed to put their money in companies that aligned with these top line growth projections, analogous to NBA teams allocating their draft picks and cap space to good shooters. The internet did change how we live today; there are internet based companies currently thriving, and 5 out of the 6 most valuable companies in the world are in the field of technology. But when the 3-4 became popularized with over half the league using it, the Patriots turned to a nickel system which one again offered great value for player acquisitions and signings. Teams that have multiple strong offensive rebounding players may also find success as opposing teams leak out in hopes of transition and fast paced 3s.

Steph Curry x4 (18-19: 43.7% 11.7 3PA, 17-18: 42.3% 9.8 3PA, 16-17: 41.1% 10 3PA, 45.4% 11.2 3PA), Damian Lillard (18-19: 36.9% 8 3PA), James Harden (17-18: 36.7% 10 3PA), Isaiah Thomas (16-17: 37.9% 8.5 3PA), Kyle Lowry (15-16: 38.8% 7.1 3PA), Klay Thompson (15-16: 42.5% 8.1 3PA), and Russell Westbrook (15-16: 29.6% 4.3 3PA). Out of every player in the country last year (games played > 10), only 13 players including Washington averaged over 15 PPG, 7 RPG, and shot 40% from 3. His 3-point shooting percentage dropped from 38% his freshman season to 30% past season, which may have to do with the better-quality shots he was taking last year as an off-ball player, but his average FT percentage is also a concerning sign for his future shooting numbers. ’s FT percentage is concerning as it might be an indication that his shooting numbers this past season might have been an aberration, but even if Washington’s perimeter game doesn’t develop he should be a great role player with his ability to defend multiple positions, rebound, and score down low.

Leading off was Mookie Betts (he batted first for 131 games); second was Andrew Benintendi (119 games); third was split between a committee of JD Martinez (73 games), Hanley Ramirez (38 games) and Mitch Moreland (25 games); cleanup was split between Martinez (77 games) and Moreland (41g); the fifth spot was occupied by Xander Bogaerts (84 games); batting sixth was Rafael Devers (54 games); behind Devers came the underrated Eduardo Nunez (61 games); Sandy Leon (49 games) in the eighth spot; and finally Jackie Bradley Jr. (80 games) rounded out the Red Sox’s roster. Essentially, whoever started the most games at their given position was included in my analysis; this means players such as Brock Holt, Christian Vazquez, Ian Kinsler, Blake Swihart and Steven Pearce who all helped the Red Sox win games were excluded from my version of the ideal Red Sox lineup – while this may not be true, it facilitated the analysis. I also analyzed each player’s win percentage and measured it against the Boston Red Sox’s overall win percentage. Rbat, which compares the value of a team’s at-bats to the league average, placed the Red Sox first with 97 runs added – 21 points higher than the second-ranked team, the Dodgers.

Favorites won by an average of 14.2 points last round, and the top 14 teams in the country according to kenpom are all still alive, with the other two being an athletic LSU team playing with a chip on its shoulder (18th in kenpom), and a scorching-hot Oregon team that is led by one of the top coaches in the country (29th in kenpom). If Leonard Hamilton’s crew can slow the game down, limit their turnover problems, and make Gonzaga shoot threes, which is the one offensively category that Gonzaga doesn’t excel in, the ‘Noles have a legitimate chance of scoring back-to-back Sweet 16 upsets against Gonzaga. With an even coaching matchup and these teams being the two best defensive teams in the country in terms of efficiency, this game will come down to marginal offensive advantages in trying to squeeze out as many points as possible. Michigan may have higher season-long offensive efficiency numbers according to kenpom, but the Red Raiders bring the better offense to Anaheim at this point in the season.

In this article, I will argue and model out that the true value of an average minor league baseball player is conservatively around $54,000 per year. The average MLB player’s salary, or his value on the open market, (the main driver of this valuation) is $4M, but only ten percent of minor leaguers make the major leagues. For a comps comparison, KBO players have an average salary of around $200,000, foreign players in the Mexican league can make almost $4000/month in a lower cost of living environment, and NPB players have an average salary of around $900,000. While the MLB is not currently incentivized to increase salaries because of their monopolistic business, it is possible that if minor league players were properly compensated there would theoretically be a stronger talent pool for Major League Baseball.

Below is a spreadsheet that depicts the proportion of Active Cap Space used at each respective position, as well as a column that represents how much dead cap space each team possesses – also relative to their active cap space. The 12 playoff teams spent on average 2.79% more of their active cap space on offense, which averages to roughly $3.7 million (using the average active cap space). The standard deviation, or variation in data, amongst the playoff QB cap space is 7.05%, which is actually lower than the non-playoff team standard deviation of 7.19%. With the data raised in this analysis, it is important to note that while there are differences between how playoff teams spend their cap space compared to non-playoff teams, the disparity is far from dramatic.

This season the NASCAR playoff formatting changed once again by adding a form of seeding called “playoff points” giving better regular season drivers an advantage in the playoffs. Regardless, the recent playoff rules’ propensity to create fluke playoff drivers or even “less deserving” champions has increased the potential utility of an Elo rating system for NASCAR to measure driver performance. Certainly, both playoff points and stage points helped Martin Truex Jr. build a nearly insurmountable points lead, and also, the playoff points and stage points system punished fluke win drivers like Austin Dillon. Even after new values are assigned to accommodate the many finishing positions found in a multiplayer race, the Elo rating equations still must be modified to function in a multiplayer race.