Comments on: Advanced Stats Meet the Real World

By: Brandon Hoffman

Brandon Hoffman — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:25:57 +0000

Ryan: I think that would be a fair assessment. ;)

Joe: Glad you enjoyed it.

Erick: I’m a big Battier fan…

By: Erick

Erick — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:59:26 +0000

This article is why I’m a Battier homer. The dude is a basketball genius.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:41:21 +0000

Nice article. Well written, thanks.

By: Ryan J. Parker

Ryan J. Parker — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:13:38 +0000

It’s safe to say that those people you speak of work for teams. :)

By: Brandon Hoffman

Brandon Hoffman — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:03:29 +0000

Ryan:

I think you’re right. Morey seems to be the face of the statistical revolution, but I can all but guarantee that are at least a dozen statistical theorists operating in anonymity.

This is probably the tip of the iceberg.

By: Ryan J. Parker

Ryan J. Parker — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:56:11 +0000

I think the next step moving forward is figuring out how various factors impact player statistics. Coaching, teammates, opponents, etc. Adjusted +/- works to handle teammates and opponents, but what about coaching and other underlying factors?

Thanks to the Rockets, the main stream is starting to come around and report on the new things teams are doing. I suspect they’ve got a lot figured out than we’ve got publicly available with respect to the items I mentioned above.