Welcome to the first installment of the TeamSPACE-based NBA season in review. Ill be covering the leagu,e one division at a time, using a TeamSPACE chart for each teams most used lineup during the 2013-2014 season. In theory, this approach will highlight relative strengths, weaknesses, commonalities, and anomalies. Some of the aspects examined will include:
-Crowded space (overlapping Hunting Grounds)
-Negative space (areas of the court not in use)
-Precise space (the size of a Hunting Ground)
For a detailed explanation of TeamSPACE and the concept of Hunting Grounds, see my earlier article here. Also, a quick note on most used. That term is harder to define than you would think. Sure, the most collective minutes would seem to make sense, but the amount of games that lineup was used should also play a part in the determination. So most used is a derived, common sense measure here. Without further ado, well begin in the southwest, home of the champs:
