Basketball Analytics: Spatial Tracking

Basketball Analytics: Spatial Tracking

Equipped with new spatial tracking data collected by SportVU and others, Basketball Analytics investigates game strategy, player evaluation, player types, and prospect potential. Author Stephen Shea, Ph.D. introduces new measures of a playerâ€™s scoring and playmaking efficiency, quantifies the spacing in an offense and the stretch of a defense, and demonstrates several ways in which the NBA game has changed over the years. He also reveals the full methodology behind popular topics from the blog, BasketballAnalyticsBook.com, such as the College Prospect Rating System and the periodic tables of NBA elements. The author presents a modern viewpoint on basketball analyticsâ€™ most fundamental principles and demonstrates the power of the industryâ€™s latest statistical breakthroughs. Basketball Analytics is a must-read for any sports analytics enthusiast.
Country USA
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-12-05
Format Kindle eBook

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