See the Game Differently
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SLB Officiating Looks More Settled
This season tipped off without any of the referees from last season. In those early weeks, officiating looked unsettled at times as the league’s opening games tested a completely new group. Early reported explanations for those absences focused on referees being uncertain about officiating in an unsanctioned league. But referees remained absent after SLB was…
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A League That Won’t Wait
In February, for a few seconds, there was pure joy. Sixteen-year-old Caledonia Blues prospect Nino Satha stepped onto the court for his professional debut for the Caledonia Gladiators. He ran to his spot on the wing and the ball found him, with no defender in sight. He took the first shot of his professional career…
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Guest Post: BPM Leaders in the SLB
What is BPM? BPM stands for “box plus minus” and it’s a way of converting basketball box scores into a single value that represents a player’s overall contribution. It can also be presented as both an offensive BPM (OBPM) and defensive BPM (DBPM) to give some more insights into their contribution on both ends. There…
