Analytics
What is Basketball Analytics?
In Sports Analytics: A Guide For Coaches, Managers,
and Other Decision Makers, basketball analytics
consultant Ben Alamar defines sports analytics as:
• The management of structured historical data
• The application of predictive models that
utilize that data
• The use of information systems to inform
decision makers and enable them to help their
organizations in gaining a competitive
advantage on the field of play.
Basketball analytics is about using different types of data to
solve a problem you have.
It is about helping people make better decisions.
It’s not just about numbers and more numbers.
The people and organizations who use a variety of data in combination will
make the best decisions.
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