Oklahoma City Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell (25) gestures to his team during a play against the Minnesota Timberwolves during the second half at Paycom Center. Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images The Western Conference is shaping up to be a wild race as we ...

I love advanced stats in sports. If not for them, we would have no way of explaining 2008-09 Danny Granger and Brandon Roy (R.I.P.). Without them, there would be zero context to offer for why Cam Thomas' scoring numbers are what they are while he's still ...