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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

🏀 FINAL (OT): Atlanta 91 - Indiana 95 📊 Key Standouts: 🍑 Gray: 32 pts, 4-7 3PT (57.1%) 🍑 Howard: 17 pts, 8-8 FT 🍑 Reese: 15 pts, 14 reb 🍑 Borlase: 10 pts, 2-3 3PT (66.7%) 🍑 Okot: 8 pts, 7 reb ✍🏽 Breaking this down in my upcoming newsletter 📊 Stay close to the work: thedataassist.com

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

📊 It’s Game Day! We’re midway through the first quarter. 🍑 The Dream hosts the Indiana Fever today. 🏀 Atlanta sits one game back of Indiana for the 1-seed in the East, 21-12 to 22-12.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🏀 FINAL: Atlanta 104 - Connecticut 69. 📊 Key Standouts: 🍑 Howard: 29 pts, 5-8 3PT (62.5%) 🍑 Gray: 29 pts, 8-13 FG (61.5%) 🍑 Reese: 8 pts, 15 reb, 3 stl, 4 blk 🍑 Canada: 9 pts, 4 ast 🍑 Hillmon: 8 pts, 3-6 FG (50%) 📊 Data breakdown before Sunday's game vs. Indiana.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🏀 FINAL: Atlanta 107 - Toronto 95. 📊 Key Standouts: 🍑 Howard: 22 pts, 6-11 3PT (54.5%) 🍑 Canada: 20 pts, 9 ast 🍑 Reese: 20 pts, 14 reb (double-double) 🍑 Gray: 15 pts, 5-8 FG (62.5%) 🍑 Jones (Bench): 15 pts, 5-5 FG (100%) 📊 Data breakdown tomorrow.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

🏀 Atlanta fell to Las Vegas 109-87 on Monday night. 🍑 Atlanta shot 44.0% as a team, but that number hides a split.

Bar chart showing Atlanta Dream field goal percentages by player in their August 3rd loss to Las Vegas. Angel Reese shot 52.6% (10 of 19), Rhyne Howard 53.8% (7 of 13), Naz Hillmon 50.0% (3 of 6), and Brionna Jones 50.0% (4 of 8). Allisha Gray shot 20.0% (2 of 10), and Jordin Canada shot 28.6% (2 of 7).

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🏀 FINAL: Atlanta 87 - Las Vegas 109. 🍑 Dream's five-game win streak snapped. 📊 Data breakdown tomorrow.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

📊 It’s Game Day! 🍑 The Dream host The Aces tonight. 🏀 A lot's changed since these two last met in May. Atlanta enters on a 5-game win streak.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

📕 One of my FAVORITE Data Visualizations books in my collection. The visualizations tell important stories. 📊 It’s shaped my data viz work, research, and storytelling since I bought it years ago. 💁🏽‍♀️ One of my committee members said he sees a book in me too. We shall see.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🏀 FINAL: Atlanta 98 - Seattle 89. Five straight wins! 📊 Key Standouts: 🍑 Reese: 21 pts, 13 reb (double-double). 🍑 Hillmon: 18 pts on 6-9 shooting (66.7%). 🍑 Gray: 16 pts, 5-6 free throw line (83.3%). 🍑 Jones: 14 pts on 4-5 shooting (80.0%). 📊 Data breakdown tomorrow.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

📊 It’s Game Day! 🍑 The Dream host Seattle tonight. 🏀 Currently 17-10, this is the third meeting with the Storm this season. The series is tied 1-1.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

🏀 Atlanta beat Dallas in a crazy ending yesterday, 82-81. 🍑 Gray & Reese led the way.

Split bar chart comparing Allisha Gray and Angel Reese's stat lines from the Atlanta Dream's July 29th win over the Dallas Wings. Gray scored 25 points, made all 9 free throw attempts, and had 1 steal. Reese scored 22 points, grabbed 12 rebounds for another double-double, and added 4 steals.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

📊 It's Game Day! 🍑 The Dream are in Texas today. 🏀 Back from All-Star break at 16-10 as the second half of the season begins. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

🥹 This made me smile today! 🙂 Thanks for being here!

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

📈The #StudBudz numbers are MOVING! 📊Kickoff stream: ✅16 hrs ✅14,271 avg viewers ✅26,942 peak viewers ✅12,216 new followers 👀VOD replay already at 1M views. 📉Stream dipped this AM, back on now. 📊Full breakdown once they wrap. #WNBA #StudBudz #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🏀 Atlanta beat Chicago 93-91 on Sunday. 🍑 Allisha Gray led all scorers, efficient from every level. ⬇️ Key stats below. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Table showing Allisha Gray's stat line from Atlanta's July 19th win over Chicago: 29 points on 7-of-11 field goals (63.6%), 4-of-6 three-pointers (66.7%), and 11-of-13 free throws (84.6%).

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

🏀Atlanta beat Toronto 111-92 on Friday. 🍑 Naz Hillmon set a new career-high, and she did it without missing a single shot all night. 🏀 Atlanta's now 3-0 vs. Toronto this season. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Table showing Naz Hillmon's stat line from Atlanta's July 17th win over Toronto: 24 points, a career high, on perfect shooting, 8-of-8 field goals, 4-of-4 three-pointers, and 4-of-4 free throws. Her 8 made field goals without a miss is a franchise record, the first time in Dream history a player has scored 24 or more points without missing a field goal or free throw.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

🩷They're running it back! 🏀 The StudBudz confirmed that their 72-hour livestream returns for All-Star weekend. Live Thurs, July 23rd, 1 PM CST. ⬇️ Last year's numbers told a real story. 🧵 #WNBA #StudBudz #SportsData #WNBAAllStar

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

📊 It's Game Day! The Dream travel to Toronto. 🍑 Atlanta enters 2-0 against the Tempo this season. 🏀 Time to add another W to the win column! #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

🏀 Atlanta beat LA 101-92 on Monday. 🍑 The Dream had more free-throw attempts than they committed fouls. 🏀 LA did the opposite. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Grouped bar chart comparing Atlanta and LA Sparks on free throw attempts and personal fouls committed in the July 13th game. Atlanta had 23 free throw attempts while committing 17 fouls. LA Sparks committed 23 fouls but only had 16 free throw attempts.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

🏀 FINAL: Atlanta 101, LA 92. 🍑 Gray and Reese both scored big, strong shooting night all around. 🏀 Charts and the full breakdown drop tomorrow. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📊 It's Game Day! The Dream host the Sparks. 🍑 Atlanta's 13-10 after Saturday's loss to Portland. 🏀 Time to bounce back at home! #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

📊 Atlanta drops Game 23 at home to Portland: 92-102. They are now 13-10. 🍑 Gray: 20 pts. Okot: 19 pts, 8 reb. Hillmon: 15 pts. Canada and Howard both had 10. 🏀 Bench: 18 pts. Tracked all season. Still the number to watch. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Line chart tracking Atlanta Dream bench points across all 23 games of the 2026 season, showing volatility as a season-long pattern including a scoreless game, a 40-point season high, and a second-highest total of 28, with the three most recent games swinging between 9 and 18 points.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

📊 It's Game Day! The Dream host the Fire. 🏀 Halftime: Portland 51, Atlanta 44 Atlanta trails by 7. 🍑 Gray: 11 pts. Canada: 9 pts, 6 ast. Okot: 10 pts starting at the 5. 🏀 Bench chipping in 9, Kone leads with 7. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

📊 Atlanta beats Seattle at home: 89-78. 🍑 Gray: 22 pts. Howard: 19 pts. Reese: 18 pts, 11 reb. 🏀 Bench: 9 pts. Starters carried this one. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

📊 It's Game Day! The Dream host the Storm. 🍑 Atlanta is 12-9: 6th overall and 2nd in the Eastern Conference. 🏀 Time to turn the corner and get back in the win column. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

📊 Atlanta drops Game 21 at home to Golden State. 83-88. Falls to 12-9. 🍑 Fifth straight loss. Gray: 22 pts. Howard: 19 pts. Reese: 17 pts, 13 reb. Okot: 11 off the bench. 🏀 Bench: 18 pts. The Bench conversation continues. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Bar chart showing Atlanta Dream bench points per game across twenty-one games of the 2026 WNBA season. The season low of zero appears in Game 8 against Connecticut. The season high of 40 appears in Game 10 against Washington. Game 16 shows 28 points, Atlanta's second highest bench total. Games 17 through 21 show a volatile stretch averaging 16.2 points per game. Game 21 at home against Golden State shows 18 bench points. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

📊 It's Game Day! Game 21: The Dream host the Valkyries. 🍑 Atlanta is 12-8: 5th overall in the WNBA and 2nd in the East with four straight losses. 🏀 Today is a reset game. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

📊 Atlanta drops Game 20 at Washington: 76-81. The Dream now falls to 12-8. 🍑 Fourth straight loss but key stats: Howard: 24 pts. Gray: 17 pts. Reese: 13 pts, 13 reb. 🏀 The Bench Report: 12 pts. The shooting was the story again. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Column chart showing Atlanta Dream bench points per game across twenty games of the 2026 WNBA season. Game 8 shows zero points, the first time all season the bench was held scoreless. Game 10 shows the season high of 40 points against Washington. Game 16 shows 28 points, Atlanta's second highest bench total. Game 18 at Golden State shows 12 points. Game 19 at Seattle shows 17 points across four contributors. Game 20 at Washington shows 12 bench points in a 76-81 loss led by Hillmon's 5, Okot's 4, and Borlase's 3 off the bench. Atlanta's fourth straight defeat. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

📊 It's Game Day! Game 20: The Dream are in DC. 🍑 Atlanta is 12-7: 4th overall in the WNBA and 1st in the Eastern Conference. Season series 1-0. 🏀 Last meeting June 6th: Atlanta won 109-77. A lot has changed since then. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

📊 Atlanta went 1-3 last week. The Dream currently stand 4th overall in the WNBA and 1st in the East at 12-7. 🍑 The Bench: scored in double figures in 16 of 19 games. 🏀 The volatility is the story. It isn't finished yet. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Column chart showing Atlanta Dream bench points per game across nineteen games of the 2026 WNBA season. Game 8 shows zero points, the first time all season the bench was held scoreless. Game 10 shows the season high of 40 points against Washington. Game 16 shows 28 points, Atlanta's second highest bench total. Game 18 at Golden State shows 12 points. Game 19 at Seattle shows 17 points across four contributors. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA.

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Collin Jones @collinaj.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Episode 10 of the "Following the Dream ATL" podcast on the Atlanta Dream is out! I talk through Atlanta’s three-game losing streak against the Golden State Valkyries and Seattle Storm, plus All-Star voting and the upcoming Dream schedule. Spotify link: open.spotify.com/episode/0VWF...

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Episode 10 - Dissecting the Three-Game Losing Streak

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Collin Jones @collinaj.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

@theblacktechie.bsky.social inspired the takeaway in segment two on points in the paint. Check out the visuals!

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

📊 Atlanta closes the West Coast trip 0-3 after losing Game 19 at Seattle: 105-90 🍑 Howard: 27 pts. Reese: 17 pts, 9 reb. Canada: 10 assists. 🏀 Atlanta fell behind early and couldn't recover. Atlanta drops to 12-7. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

📊 Atlanta falls to 12-6 after Game 18 at Golden State. 75-78. 🍑 Canada season high 23. Reese double-double. 14 lead changes. 15 times tied. 🏀 A three point game that slipped away in the fourth. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🏀 It's Game Day! Atlanta is back at Golden State. 🍑 Game 18. Game 2 of the West Coast trip. 🏀 Atlanta is 12-5. 🍑 Same building. Different result needed. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🏀 It’s Gameday! 🍑 Atlanta is 12-4. First in the East. Second overall. 🏀 Game 1 of a three-game West Coast road trip. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📊 Final: ATL 94 - TOR 87. Atlanta improves to 12-4. 🍑 Bench: 28 pts. Okot 18. Borlase 8. Paopao 2. 🏀 Second highest bench total of the season. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Column chart showing Atlanta Dream bench points per game across sixteen games of the 2026 WNBA season. Game 8 shows zero points, the first time all season the bench was held scoreless. Game 10 shows a season high of 40 points against Washington, highlighted in Dream Navy. Game 13 shows 23 points highlighted in Dream Blue. Game 16 at home against Toronto shows 28 points, Atlanta's second highest bench total of the season, led by Madina Okot's 18 points off the bench, highlighted in Dream Navy. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🏀 It's Gameday, and I'm back with The Data Assist™. 🍑 Atlanta is 11-4 heading into Game 16. 🏀 Tonight adds the next data point. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

📊 Final: ATL 113 - IND 96. Atlanta improves to 11-4. 🍑 Bench: 18 pts. Paopao 9, Okot 3, Borlase 3, and Nivar 3. 🏀 Second straight game with multiple bench scorers in real minutes. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Line chart with area fill showing Atlanta Dream bench points per game across fifteen games of the 2026 WNBA season. The line drops to zero at Game 8, the lowest point of the season, before climbing to a season high of 40 points at Game 10. Game 11 shows 4 points. Game 12 shows 13 points in a loss where Atlanta was outscored 30 to 13 on the bench. Game 13 shows 23 points, led by Isobel Borlase's 17 and Te-Hina Paopao's 6, though four of six bench players did not score. Game 14 shows 19 points, with three contributors: Isobel Borlase, Te-Hina Paopao, and Sika Kone. Game 15 shows 18 points, with four contributors: Te-Hina Paopao, Madina Okot, Isobel Borlase, and Indya Nivar. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🏀 It's Game Day! Atlanta hosts Indiana today in its third meeting this season. 🍑 The series is tied 1-1. June 4th went to Indiana and June 18th went to Atlanta. 📊 Three games in, the data questions are still open. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🍑 Atlanta sits at 10-4 after Yesterday's win at Indiana, 108-101. 🏀 Bench: 19 pts, three contributors: Borlase 9, Paopao 7, Kone 3. 🍑 Borlase and Paopao have scored in three straight games. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Line chart with area fill showing Atlanta Dream bench points per game across fourteen games of the 2026 WNBA season. The line drops to zero at Game 8, the lowest point of the season, before climbing to a season high of 40 points at Game 10. Game 11 shows 4 points. Game 12 shows 13 points in a loss where Atlanta was outscored 30 to 13 on the bench. Game 13 shows 23 points, led by Isobel Borlase's 17 and Te-Hina Paopao's 6, though four of six bench players did not score. Game 14 shows 19 points, with three contributors: Isobel Borlase with 9, Te-Hina Paopao with 7, and Sika Kone with 3. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🏀 It’s Game Day! The Dream are in Indiana playing the Fever this evening. 🍑 The bench depth question from Sunday travels to Indianapolis tonight. 👀 The data is watching. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

📊 Vol. 006 of The Data Assist™ just dropped. 🍑 Three games + Three stories = One constant. 👀 The bench gap is still the most unpredictable variable in Atlanta's season. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Lev Akabas @levakabas.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

📊 Final. ATL 102 - TOR 77. Atlanta improves to 9-4. 🍑 Bench: 23 pts. Second-highest of the season. 🏀 Borlase: 17. Paopao: 6. Only 2 of 6 bench players scored. 👀 The data has watched the bench gap since Game and it's still here. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Column chart showing Atlanta Dream bench points per game across thirteen games of the 2026 WNBA Season. Game 8 shows zero points, the first time all season the bench was held scoreless. Game 10 shows a season-high 40 points, highlighted in Dream Navy. Game 11 shows 4 points. Game 12 shows 13 points in a loss where Atlanta was outscored 30 to 13 on the bench. Game 13, highlighted in Dream Blue, shows 23 points in a 102-77 road win at Toronto. Atlanta's second-highest bench total of the season, led by Isobel Borlase's 17 and Te-Hina Paopao's 6. Four of six bench players did not score. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

🧵🏀 It’s Game Day! 📊 Back with The Data Assist™: Game 13 Preview. 🍑 The Three questions on the table since Thursday: the bench gap, the road formula, the response. 🏀 Today starts answering them. 👀 The data is watching. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🧵📊The final buzzer Tuesday night confirmed what the data has been saying since Game 1. 🍑 Welcome to The Data Assist™: The Bench Gap Brief. 🏀 11 games. 3 charts. ⬇️ Let's get into it. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🏀Final: ATL 82 - CHI 75. 🍑 The road formula held when it had to: 🏀 Fast break: ATL 11, CHI 10. 🏀 Points off turnovers: ATL 25, CHI 19. 🏀 Free throws: ATL 15/16. 93.8%. 🍑 The formula travels. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Grouped column chart showing Atlanta Dream alternative scoring sources across six road games of the 2026 WNBA season. Three categories shown per game: fast break points in Dream Red, points off turnovers in Dream Navy, and free throws made in Dream Blue. Game 7 at Portland shows the highest points off turnovers total at 33. Game 11 at Chicago shows 15 free throws made at 93.8%. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🏀 It's Game Day! 📊 Back with The Data Assist™: Game 11 Preview. 🍑 Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky. 🏀 The road formula gets its sixth test tonight. 🍑 Three ways Atlanta scores when the shot isn't falling. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Grouped column chart showing Atlanta Dream alternative scoring sources across five road games of the 2026 WNBA season. Three categories are shown per game: fast break points in Dream Red, points off turnovers in Dream Navy, and free throws made in Dream Blue. Game 7 at Portland shows the highest points off turnovers total at 33. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA.

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Kris Smith | PhD Student 📊🏀 @theblacktechie.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

📊 Welcome back to The Data Assist™: Vol. 005 Monday Breakdown. 🍑 Three games. 🏀 Six data stories. 👀 Zero bench points in Game 8. Forty bench points in Game 10. The data is watching. #AtlantaDream #WNBA #SportsData #DataViz

Line chart with area fill showing Atlanta Dream bench points per game across ten games of the 2026 WNBA Season. The line drops to zero at Game 8: the lowest point of the season before climbing to a season high of 40 points in Game 10 at home against Washington. Chart by Kris E. Smith. Source: WNBA.

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