NBA Shot Location Visualization
November 9th, 2008
My brother Matt and I collaborated this morning to put together this visualization of shot frequency for the entire 07-08 NBA season. The graphic rotates when you click and drag the mouse and you can zoom in and out with the “S” and “T” keys. We currently have 2 versions, one with cubes and one with bars. The Bars version runs a little slower than the cubes.
I think this is a good example of how location data (where on the court?) lends itself to a 3D visualization. I think you may lose something by mapping this data in 2D. You can compare ours to a heat map version that appears to be constructed from the same data. Next step would be making it interactive so you could check by team or player. Thanks to BasketballGeek.com for the data.
November 9th, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Wow that is really cool!
I’ve never heard of Processing, so thanks for posting the code. Very cool visualization. This is a nice addition to the visualization toolkit.
Oh yeah, and glad you were able to make use of the data.
November 9th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
This is brilliant…and not just cus I helped.
The interesting part for me was not really knowing how useful it would be till it was done.
The heat maps have been a staple in the nba, nba.com even constructs them for players/teams. Making it 3d highlights the details in some of the clusters that get lost in 2d.
Fun stuff…
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