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Cleaning the Glass features NBA stats that are:
  • More accurate. Garbage time and heaves are filtered out.
  • Easier to use. Aren't familiar with a stat? No problem. Percentiles help you interpret it.
  • Hard to find elsewhere. Stats broken down by transition and halfcourt play, by position, by whether a player was on the court, and more.
  • Front-office quality. Used by NBA teams, agents, writers like Zach Lowe, and fans around the world.
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Articles that give you an insider's look at how NBA coaches and executives do—and should—think.
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From former NBA executive Ben Falk

Excited for the world to experience what it's like to sit at the knee of Ben Falk and his brilliant basketball mind.
Ben's experience and expertise provide a lens for fans to view the game at a level normally reserved for coaching staffs and front office executives.
Here's what makes Ben unique: you'll come away having learned something tiny about an individual player or team — and something that will make you rethink the nature of the sport itself.
Ben should be working for a team, solving major world problems, or sharing his knowledge. Right now, he's sharing knowledge. Take advantage.
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Leader of the Pack
How Sachin Gupta, the Timberwolves new head of basketball operations, taught me that leadership doesn’t always look like we think it does.
How do NBA defensive rotations work?
A free preview lesson from my Xs and Os course: learn NBA help principles from the ground up, and improve your understanding of how NBA defense works.
"You F*** Up Sometimes"
Something to think about as scouting season gets underway: we all make mistakes in the draft. We shouldn't run from them, but learn from them.

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Battle at the Basket
The fourth quarter of Game 1 between New Orleans and Portland was all about defending the rim out of pick-and-roll. It was a battle New Orleans won in this first game — and it's one that will likely define the series.
Watch With Me: Stack Attack
The end of the Mavs/Spurs game turned into a chess match over one of the NBA’s trendiest plays. Watch it with me.
Outside the Box Score
Is Andre Drummond a good defensive rebounder? The answer is more complicated than you might think, and requires us to examine the nature of rebounding itself.