By: Aarun Rumbaugh Michael Jordan, the NBA’s best player yet, was a machine. Averaging 30 points per game in his career, and bringing 6 National titles to the Chicago Bulls, this phenomenon is praised in Chicago almost as a god of basketball. Through all the mix of him being a great basketball player, do Bulls fans actually realize some of …
How did NBA Team’s Fans React to their Team’s Playoff win or loss?
By Aarun Rumbaugh By: Aarun Rumbaugh How did the playoff team’s fans react to their team’s performances yesterday in the second day of the playoffs? The Houston Rockets, in falling to the Portland Trailblazers, also lost some engagement/storytellers (PTAT). Portland gained 12,000 more storytellers via their win. Washington came up with a surprising win against the Chicago Bulls, adding …
NBA Fans are Getting Excited for the Playoffs!
By Aarun Rumbaugh Today was the first day of the NBA playoffs. I thought it would be interesting to see which teams fans are most excited and engaged in today’s match-ups. We found the difference between the team’s PTAT% (People talking about This, also known as 7 day storytellers) on Facebook from Friday (4/18) to today (4/19). Monitoring PTAT changes …