Prior to writing for Liberty Ballers and accumulating the enormous riches associated with part-time blogging, I conducted a reasonable amount of work in the field of spatial analysis. So, once I figured out how to create shot charts (maps of where shots occur in the half court), I decided to take a look at how Joel and Ben have changed (or not) since last season with regards to their spatial distribution of shot attempts and makes.
Spatial Density
Before we get going on the results and pretty(ish) pictures, we need to first go over what density means from a spatial standpoint.