The midrange theory : basketball's evolution in the age of analytics
Triumph Books LLC,
Chicago, Illinois :
[2021] ©2021
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grimsby | 796.323 Par | Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
From one of basketball's foremost experts in the field of analytics, a fascinating new perspective on how to watch and think about the game.
Details
- ISBN: 9781629379210
- Physical Description: xxiv, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Triumph Books LLC, [2021] ©2021
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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Formatted Contents Note:
Foreword / by Tim Bontemps -- Introduction -- An Introductory Note on Data and Context -- What Basketball Analytics Is Not -- Speaking the Dialect: Basketball Stats as Language -- Credit Where It's Due -- Goodhart's Law: On Playing the Drill -- But Who's Counting? -- Evidence of Things Not Seen: Impacts Behind the Box Score -- Mind the Cap: Player Value and Roster Construction -- The Midrange Theory -- Chasing Ghosts: Evaluating Defense -- Two for One and Other Trivialities: The Little Things -- The 82 and The 16: Playoff Game Theory -- The Practice of NBA Analytics -- Trying to Do the Impossible Well: The Many Pitfalls of the NBA Draft -- Next?