The BASR Interview with Adam Silver, Deputy Commisioner & COO of NBA
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Release Date: 03/02/2012
2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference - The Dwight Effect Presentation
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Audio from one of the more interesting presentations regarding Interior Defense Analytics in the NBA. It was presented by Kirk Goldsberry and his partner Eric Weiss. The big point of the presentation was about being able to track data that could lead to better defensive metrics. Warriors fans would be interested in this audio because of what David Lee's numbers look like according to this analysis. Enjoy!
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2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference - Basketball Panel
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Here is the audio from the Basketbal Panel at the 2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. The panel featured Stan Van Gundy, R.C. Buford, Kevin Pritchard, Mike Zarren, Zach Lowe, and was moderated by Pablo Torre. SVG was awesome once again on the panel and provided the counter point in terms of the use of analytics and how the need for communication of that data was way more important than the data itself. Enjoy!
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2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference - Interview with Stan Van Gundy
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An interview with Stan Van Gundy at the 2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. The other voice you hear is the homie Jordan Ramirez, who writes for Warriorsworld.net, and we ask Van Gundy about the Warriors, what they need to do to stay afloat in the playoff race, the emergence of Steph Curry & him playing with Klay Thompson, and finally we get his thoughts on David Lee with regard to the Dwight Effect panel that pretty much ethered Lee's defense. Enjoy the Audio Goodness.
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2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference - Mark Cuban Interview
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2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference: Paraag Marathe Interview
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2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference - Baseball Analytics Panel
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Here is the audio for the Baseball Analytics Panel which featured Farhan Zaidi, Voros McCracken, Jonah Keri, Joe Posnanski, Ben Kedlovec, and was moderated by Linsay Czarniak. (Note: Audio starts just a bit after the start of the panel) Enjoy!
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2013 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference - Revenge of the Nerds Panel
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Here is the Audio from the Revenge of the Nerds Panel featuring Paraag Marathe, Mark Cuban, Nate Silver, Daryl Morey, and lead by Michael Lewis. Enjoy!
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A.J. Griffin and Brett Anderson Interview from Oakland Athletics Media Day
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Finally, here is the interview with A.J. Griffin and Brett Anderson who joined us in the press room for the last round of interviews. The guys talked about how good Melvin has been as a coach, Anderson talked about his rehab, and finally what they like and hate most about Twitter.
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Farhan Zaidi, Director of Baseball Operations, interview at the Oakland Athletics Media Day
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Here is the interview with Director of Baseball Operations for the Oakland Athletics, Farhan Zaidi who we got a chance to speak with during media day. People jump right in asking about Grant Green, what are some of the things that the A's are looking at now, and finally Zaidi talks about Brandon Moss and how big he has been for the team as an acquisition.
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Ray Fosse Interview at Oakland Athletics Media Day - Part 3
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In part 3 of the Fosse interview, Ray talks about how he dealt with his battery mates and who were some of the best to work with. Also he talks a little about the Suzuki trade.
info_outlineSince there was a huge line of people to meet Adam Silver once he got off the stage at Sloan, I figured I had to focus my question & asked about if the NBA would ever consider unweighting the NBA Draft. Here is what he said...