Basketball Beyond Paper : Insights into the Game's Analytics Revolution / Dean Oliver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Dean, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basketball--United States--Statistical methods.

Basketball.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (317 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]

Summary:

As a follow-up to Dean Oliver's Basketball on Paper, Basketball beyond Paper recounts the insights gained over Oliver's twenty years of experience using statistics to understand basketball.

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Illustrations

Tables

Acknowledgments

Abbreviations

1. Beyond Paper

2. The Journey, Part 1

3. Who Blamed J.R.?

4. Data, Data Everywhere, but Not the Time to Think

5. Beyond the Four Factors

6. Everyone Hates Defense

7. Cutting the Cake

8. The Journey, Part 2

9. Respect, George Karl, and Defending a Three-Point Lead

10. Playing Draft

11. Emotion

12. The Problem with Nonscorers

13. Make 'Em Better

14. Game Planning 'Em

15. The Journey, Part 3

16. What Does Frescobol Have to Do with It?

17. Draymond with a D

18. Coach 'Em Up

19. Player Files

20. The Journey, Part 4

Appendix 1: Player Metrics

Appendix 2: The Pue Equation

Appendix 3: Fit Calculations

Appendix 4: Player Classification

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4962-4198-3