Oct 8, 2013 Update: New design, and game recommendations

What is Box Score Replay?

When I built Box Score Replay, nearing the end of the 2012-13 NBA season, it was supposed to be a useful tool for me and a few friends who like to watch non-live basketball. "Hey, maybe someone on Reddit might feel the same", I thought, as I shared it there. An hour later it was on the homepage of Deadspin.com and some other large sports blogs, and popular sports writers I follow were suddenly tweeting about it.

“Fuck, now I gotta make it better, I guess?” — Me.

So, with just three weeks to go until the start of the 2013-14 season, I'm pleased to announce two things I feel are pretty rad. First, a brand new design. Things still work just as they did before: drag a box up and down a line to make numbers change. But the site should also look a lot nicer and be easier to use.

Secondly, and most importantly: I have implemented a highly scientific algorithm to determine the objective epicness of a given basketball game, peer-reviewed by my cat whom I dressed in a lab coat for extra science cred. Box Score Replay can now recommend games for you to watch, right on the homepage (there's an option at the side to turn it on, for minimal spoiler danger.) The algorithm isn't very sophisticated at this time, but I will evolve it as the season progresses.

I really hope you, the hardcore NBA fan, like this new feature. I certainly do — that was the drive to make Box Score Replay in the first place. Now lets ball.

Remember, Box Score Replay is open-source. I want it to be a community project. If you have any ideas for features or would like to contribute, send me an e-Tweetogram.

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