Metrics

Tennis Deserves Better Than These Worthless Metrics

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Recently, I have been watching a lot of tennis, and thus trying to learn about tennis. This, as it turns out, is very difficult, because tennis is not a sport that wants to teach you about itself. If you do not have knowledgeable colleagues whom you can pester with technical questions, the best way to … Read more

We Created New Metrics for Evaluating Passing in the NBA Draft

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No part of basketball captivates me like beautiful passing does. Possibly reflective of my basketball strengths and weaknesses, I’ve always felt partial to brilliant players with a sixth sense for playmaking. Hours of watching Jason Williams, Steve Nash and Chris Paul passing highlights growing up led me to my most ambitious scouting project to date. … Read more