In any game of basketball, shooting points ultimately boils down to taking and making shots. The Wizards have been known for their offense. Their average offensive rating is 103.0 points per 100 possessions which have put them in a three-way tie for 16th position in the 30-team NBA. The Wizards have had efficient shooters around the basket and from behind the three-point arc in the last season. The Wizard’s Shooting Stars dashboard has been designed to represent the performance of the team’s shooters. The dashboard has the list of all the Wizard’s players for last season with their best shots, their shooting range, performances in different shooting zones, shot distribution etc. The dashboard creator has used an appealing way to represent the shot trajectories for the shooters categorized as missed and made shots. Also, he has used a unique way of representing their shooting percentages based on varying distances and linked it to the actual figures of missed and made shots. The dashboard has a UI which is easy to understand for the users with an attractive view. Overall, this dashboard can be considered as a good example of well-designed visualization.
Reference – http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/sports/wizards-shooting-stars/
