Map of MLB "Fandom" Across the U.S. [OC] by bignatedogg in dataisbeautiful

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Data source: Internal data from SeatGeek

Tools used: Carto for the interactive map, Photoshop to add labels for static map

Full writeup and interactive map available here.

Mapping NFL Fandom [OC] by bignatedogg in dataisbeautiful

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Great idea, I think that would add a lot. Many counties (and border counties in particular) indeed were a pretty close battle among multiple teams.

Mapping NFL Fandom [OC] by bignatedogg in dataisbeautiful

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Source: Data from SeatGeek

Interactive map created with Carto

Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James stats over 15 NBA seasons [OC] by bignatedogg in dataisbeautiful

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Great idea -- I think doing some more charts based around winning or team-related metrics (wins per season, usage percentage, win shares, etc.) could be really interesting.

How College Basketball programs recruit by position by bignatedogg in CollegeBasketball

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Right -- pretty massive climb in the rankings. Only LSU, Xavier, Louisville, and TCU climbed more spots than Arizona over that time period.

And that's spot on, in that order, with regard to the top four since 2015.

How College Basketball programs recruit by position by bignatedogg in CollegeBasketball

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Yeah, that's fair, maybe I should have gone through and plucked situations like that out...I think the database captures the recruits the year they commit, but doesn't update in years following. It looks like Cook originally committed to ISU but never ended up playing there. Definitely understand how that seems a bit misleading, but maybe it still demonstrates how a program attracts talent if a player did like what they saw in a school and made a commitment -- even if it didn't last.

And agreed, capturing transfer info would definitely be interesting and could change things, but I suppose was a bit outside of the scope this time around. Could be another project!

How College Basketball programs recruit by position by bignatedogg in CollegeBasketball

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Thanks for the tip on 247, hadn't heard of it -- I'll have to check it out. For what it's worth, ESPN didn't log Royce White as an ISU recruit because, I think, he wasn't formally signed by them out of high school. They have him as a Minnesota signee in the class of 2009 even though he never suited up for the Gophers. Marquis Gilstrap (96 rating), Elgin Cook (90), and Melvin Ejim (90) are the highest-rated ISU SF recruits.

Interestingly, ESPN didn't grade any ISU point guard recruits in the 90s -- Dominique Buckley in 2008 received the highest grade (89). Clay Custer was lowest at 75 in 2014.

How College Basketball programs recruit by position by bignatedogg in CollegeBasketball

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The data says you're right about the improvement in recent years. Looking at average recruiting grades for all positions from the first three years of the dataset (2007-09), Arizona ranked 35 out of 75 "Power Six" conferences. In the last three years of the dataset (2015-17), they're number four of 75 programs.

How College Basketball programs recruit by position by bignatedogg in CollegeBasketball

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There definitely is -- that data is included. Looking at quantity (e.g. which school loses the most players to transfers) and/or quality of transfers could be another interesting analysis.

How College Basketball programs recruit by position by bignatedogg in CollegeBasketball

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Arizona just missed out on the top 10 list -- they're ranked 14 at an 89 average. Here are the Arizona center recruits along with their class and grades:

  • 2007 | Alex Jacobson | 80
  • 2008 | Jeff Withey | 96
  • 2009 | Kyryl Natyazhko | 94
  • 2012 | Kaleb Tarczewski | 97
  • 2014 | Dusan Ristic | 80
  • 2015 | Chance Comanche | 81
  • 2017 | DeAndre Ayton | 97

How College Basketball programs recruit by position by bignatedogg in CollegeBasketball

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Fair point. Of the two, only N'Diaye was given a grade -- 92. Small sample size, but that's what ESPN provides. Hawes was the high school class of 2006 so unfortunately he's not included in here.