helper that loads multiple seasons from the data repo either into memory or writes it into a db using some forwarded arguments in the dots
load_mbb_pbp(
seasons = most_recent_mbb_season(),
...,
dbConnection = NULL,
tablename = NULL
)A vector of 4-digit years associated with given men's college basketball seasons. (Min: 2006)
Additional arguments passed to an underlying function that writes
the season data into a database (used by update_mbb_db()).
A DBIConnection object, as returned by
The name of the play by play data table within the database
Returns a tibble
# \donttest{
load_mbb_pbp(2021)
#> # A tibble: 1,273,763 × 53
#> shooting_play sequence_number period_display_value period_number home_score
#> <lgl> <chr> <chr> <int> <int>
#> 1 TRUE 101805201 1st Half 1 0
#> 2 FALSE 101805501 1st Half 1 0
#> 3 TRUE 101805701 1st Half 1 0
#> 4 FALSE 101807701 1st Half 1 0
#> 5 FALSE 101807702 1st Half 1 0
#> 6 FALSE 101807901 1st Half 1 0
#> 7 TRUE 101809101 1st Half 1 0
#> 8 FALSE 101809601 1st Half 1 0
#> 9 TRUE 101809801 1st Half 1 2
#> 10 TRUE 101815401 1st Half 1 2
#> # … with 1,273,753 more rows, and 48 more variables: scoring_play <lgl>,
#> # clock_display_value <chr>, team_id <chr>, type_id <chr>, type_text <chr>,
#> # away_score <int>, id <dbl>, text <chr>, score_value <int>,
#> # participants_0_athlete_id <chr>, participants_1_athlete_id <chr>,
#> # season <int>, season_type <int>, away_team_id <int>, away_team_name <chr>,
#> # away_team_mascot <chr>, away_team_abbrev <chr>, away_team_name_alt <chr>,
#> # home_team_id <int>, home_team_name <chr>, home_team_mascot <chr>, …
# }