Cleaning the Glass has become one of my very favorite basketball-junkie websites. The site’s mastermind, Ben Falk, was previously the VP of Basketball Strategy with the 76ers & Analytics Manager with the Blazers. It combines the best of all worlds as it’s heavy on analytics while mixing in film work and assorted articles. (FYI, there is also a paywall, but for me, it’s been well worth it).
In Portland, Falk was part of the 2012-13 Blazers team that went 33-49 and also a part of the 2013-14 squad team that went 54-28. How does a team improve by 21 games in a single year?