Player Dashboard
How to use the Showstone Player Dashboard to explore NBA player stats, trends, and prop-related insights.
Last updated: 2025-11-14
1. Overview
The Player Dashboard is the central place to analyze an individual NBA player on Showstone. It is designed to answer questions like:
- How has this player been performing recently in points, rebounds, assists, and other key stats?
- How stable are their minutes and role?
- What does their historical performance look like in different contexts (home/away, pace, opponent type)?
While the dashboard interfaces visually with projections and other metrics, the purpose of this page is to explain
what you can see there and how to interpret it, without exposing any proprietary internal formulas.
2. Selecting a Player
At the top of the Player Dashboard, you can typically:
- Search for a player by name
- Filter by team
- Jump between recently viewed players
Once a player is selected, all charts and tables on the page update to reflect that player’s data.
3. Core Panels and Metrics
3.1 Recent Game Log
The recent game log typically shows:
- Stat lines for the last X games (points, rebounds, assists, etc.)
- Minutes played
- Basic context (home/away, opponent, result)
This gives a quick snapshot of how the player has been performing and whether any obvious changes in usage or role have occurred.
3.2 Trend Charts
Trend charts help visualize:
- How the player’s stats have moved over time
- Whether recent performance is above or below their long-term baseline
- Any noticeable streaks or volatility
These views are particularly useful when thinking about whether a player is “hot,” “cold,” or simply performing near their average.
3.3 Contextual Splits
Where available, the Player Dashboard may offer splits like:
- Home vs. away performance
- Performance in fast vs. slow-paced games
- Performance against different types of opponents
These splits do not predict the future on their own, but they show how the player has behaved in similar settings.
4. Player Dashboard and Props
Although the Player Dashboard is not a betting ticket, it is built with player props in mind. Common uses include:
- Checking whether a projection lines up with recent performance and trends
- Seeing if minutes and usage support a listed line
- Comparing how the player has done in similar contexts to today’s matchup
Example: If a player’s points line is 22.5 and the Player Dashboard shows a stable role with consistent
24–26 points in similar game contexts, that may give more confidence than if the player’s scoring has swung widely
between 12 and 30 in recent games.
5. Limitations
The Player Dashboard:
- Reflects historical data, not guaranteed future outcomes
- Does not capture every nuance of coaching decisions or real-time information
- Should be used as a context and research tool alongside other information
Ultimately, the Player Dashboard is about giving you a clear, structured view of past performance and context so you can make more informed decisions.