https://bdh160.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Brett HustonenWed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/241222/uploads/f7b68aad-f0de-4c9d-937f-5d002f51f043.pdfWed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/241222/uploads/f7b68aad-f0de-4c9d-937f-5d002f51f043.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/241222/uploads/f9edf061-546e-4c8b-9b76-caabbc60d5e1.pdfA white paper using advanced analytics to preview the 2017 NFL seasonTue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/241222/uploads/f9edf061-546e-4c8b-9b76-caabbc60d5e1.pdfhttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1l7lN-dh2LTMkdJT1K4osI3kqaH2oeLWc-YMFqyNiiC4/editAn email campaign designed to win back customers who canceled after a free trial period.Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l7lN-dh2LTMkdJT1K4osI3kqaH2oeLWc-YMFqyNiiC4/edithttps://theanalyst.com/na/2022/01/nfc-championship-los-angeles-rams-san-francisco-49ers/OK, so maybe it wasn’t ancient Greek philosophy that bore the quote that invariably pops up during certain NFL playoff cycles, countless high school basketball state tournaments, and the long-awaited sequel to Little Giants that remains in progress on my Google Drive. You can bet it was a hot topic on the New York radio airwaves before the 1983 AFC championship game, when the Jets tried to avoid a third loss against the Miami Dolphins (they didn’t), and again four years later when the Giants atThu, 27 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://theanalyst.com/na/2022/01/nfc-championship-los-angeles-rams-san-francisco-49ers/https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2021/09/08/mental-health-treatment-telehealth-apps-acadia-healthcare/5684048001/There are many way to find mental health treatment that meets your needs | Opinion The current pandemic has impacted the mental health of many Americans over the past two years. Here are some ways to find a guide to behavioral health treatment. Over the last 18 months, we’ve learned to expect the unexpected. Some of us watched our loved ones lose their fight with COVID-19. Many of us waited patiently for vaccines that would allow us to return to some form of normalcy. Almost all of us had to gThu, 28 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2021/09/08/mental-health-treatment-telehealth-apps-acadia-healthcare/5684048001/https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/10/nba-most-improved-and-breakout-player-candidates-in-2021-22/There will be fresh new storylines of players on the rise for NBA Most Improve Player Award voters to consider this season. So we’re breaking down the profile type of a typical winner before suggesting who the real candidates might be in 2021-22. When Julius Randle became the first New York Knick in franchise history to win the NBA’s Most Improved Player award in May, he talked about how he wanted to win it again next year. “To be able to be the first of anything is obviously pretty cool,” RanMon, 18 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/10/nba-most-improved-and-breakout-player-candidates-in-2021-22/https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/08/lebron-james-48-special-2007-eastern-conference-finals/The Box Score is a series in which we select one impressive box score, do all sorts of historical research, watch the game if we can find it, and write about it. It has a complementary podcast called – you got it – The Box Score Show. This summer’s release of Space Jam: A New Legacy gave us all another chance to talk about LeBron James following in Michael Jordan’s footsteps, but one of the first comparisons between two of the NBA’s all-time greats came in their inability to get past the DetroiMon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/08/lebron-james-48-special-2007-eastern-conference-finals/https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/07/nba-finals-game-6-preview-milwaukee-bucks-phoenix-suns/Welcome to The Data Day, our daily NBA Finals blog where we try to make sense of what just happened, examine the key players and matchups, and identify any potential adjustments as the series progresses. If a hyperextended left knee wasn’t going to slow down the runaway freight train Giannis Antetokounmpo became during these NBA Finals, the Phoenix Suns never had a prayer of stopping him. After what the two-time MVP did in a championship series performance for the ages, it’s hard to believe anWed, 21 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/07/nba-finals-game-6-preview-milwaukee-bucks-phoenix-suns/https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/05/nba-playoff-projections/We’ve simulated the NBA postseason 100,000 times using adjusted team ratings and other data. The model has no feelings, so we have no problem making judgments on where it could hit and miss in its projections. Welcome to the playoffs, sort of! After 72 grueling games that featured COVID interruptions, plenty of five-games-in-seven-nights stretches and enough appearances of DNP-Rest in the box score that it’s time to consider if he might be worthy of a max contract, we’ve eliminated 10 teams frTue, 18 May 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/05/nba-playoff-projections/https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/04/a-look-at-steph-curry-and-his-historic-april/When we look back on the hottest stretch of Stephen Curry’s first-ballot Hall of Fame, revolution-defining, genre-bending absurdity of a career, we’ll be able to boil it down to one simple, undeniable truth. It lasted considerably longer than the European Super League. OK, so do standard test cricket matches and most trips to the DMV, but Curry’s latest historic splash was a far more majestic and well-considered product than putting 15 #brands in the same general vicinity so their billionaire Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/04/a-look-at-steph-curry-and-his-historic-april/https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/04/why-nikola-jokic-deserves-better-than-a-default-mvp/Look at the whole picture – the draft spot, the position he plays, his something-less-than-ripped physique, and the forgotten time zone that his franchise calls home – and there’s only one conclusion a reasonable person could come to. He started the season well down the list of top candidates, behind two-time reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis, Steph Curry, James Harden and Kevin Durant. Even though Jokic made his case to climb over those names quickly, he’s spent moTue, 06 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0100https://theanalyst.com/na/2021/04/why-nikola-jokic-deserves-better-than-a-default-mvp/https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/241222/uploads/58bb00f9-260c-42c8-945c-29ec2617338a.pdfFrom the time we’re children There isn’t always a playbook to — perhaps even before we’ve been prevent failure. introduced to the definition of the word itself — we’re told that we need to be resilient. If we fall and scrape our knees, we’re told to get up and keep going. If our team fal ters in a big moment, we’re told to focus on bouncing back. If we fail a test, end a relationship, or lose a job, we’re told to buck up. Try harder. Move on. Something better is just around the corner. Overcoming adversity requires growth, and sometimes we need to sink before we can swim. There’s a reason those above scenarios sound familiar — we’ve all been there.Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/241222/uploads/58bb00f9-260c-42c8-945c-29ec2617338a.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/241222/uploads/63f7e7b6-32c0-4c4d-bb3f-ad5a263bb599.pdfEvery veteran law enforcement officer has a story of their worst moment encountered on the job. Domestic violence. Extreme poverty. Abused and battered children. Shooting someone while on duty. Witnessing the death of a fellow officer. Thankfully, not everyone who signs up to protect and serve will experience all the above — and certainly not on a regular basis. But, particularly for tactical officers, EMTs, and those who find themselves responding to high-risk incidents, trauma is an all-too-familiar part of the job.Fri, 21 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/241222/uploads/63f7e7b6-32c0-4c4d-bb3f-ad5a263bb599.pdf