Can we quantify Foul-Baiting? The SGA analytics Saga PT. 2

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So as promised I am back with part 2 of our mathematical exploration into whether Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is truly foul-baiting at an unprecedented rate, or if this is an overblown social media narrative. Last time, we were left with a somewhat unsatisfying conclusion. After spending some more time with the problem, and employing some more sophisticated statistical techniques, I am pleased to announce that I now have some very juicy findings to report… so stay tuned! If you recall, our idea now is to build a multiple regression model for expected Free Throw Attempts (xFTAs) as follows:…

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