Bit silly to spend that time on trying to improve a thermistor.
A (genuine) DS18B20 is so much better right out of the box.
You can of course follow that article, set Aref to external and power the thermistor from 3.3volt.
But then you also have to do that with the pot (which is not a problem).
Leo..
But an older project of mine a few years back some one on this forum told me that the less metal/packaging around the sensor the better it is at reacting to changes.
A DS18B20 was to slow for that project, so I went with thermistors as recommended by him.
A thermistor could be faster if it's smaller (mass) than the TO-92 package of a DS18B20.
YOU have to weight that up against the much easier to use DS18B20.
Expect that a thermistor needs calibration, and could have a lower resolution at the extremes of your (unspecified) measurement range.
Leo..