[Sports Illustrated] Chris Ballard Piece on Daryl Morey - "Moneyballsy"

this was a great read...really enjoyed that. thanks

 

I concur with everyone else, this article was just a lot of fun to read. Solid find man.

 

Great article thanks OP. now a must have mag. need to buy that issue asap

 

No need.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1206495/1/index.htm

 

The best way to mitigate risk is with information, and in this regard Houston goes to extraordinary lengths. In addition to the team's proprietary databases and evaluation systems, which Morey is hesitant to discuss publicly, the Rockets were the first NBA team to install SportVU, which is based on Israeli missile-tracking technology and uses tiny webcams installed in an arena's rafters to record the X/Y coordinates of each player 72,000 times a game. This leads to an ocean of data that allows teams to determine, for example, how many dribbles a player takes in a game or how efficient a shooter is when a defender is four feet away versus one.


Holy *****.......

 

Dirk was the best player in the league during the last two series they played that year. He became unstoppable.

 

Thx meh! That's the best Morey article I've read.

 

Name past rockets players that would have been off the charts with this data.

 

I don't know, but if you are talking about today for the entire league, Calderon wins hands down.

 

Steve Francis wants to bet that he wins this by a landslide :grin:

 

I don't know, man, Francis usually shoots/passes by the 21-sec mark.

 

Johnny Flynn?

 

Morey on nba tv now at d league show case

 

Jeremy Lin is the perfect player for Morey. Endless smarts, work ethic, and willingness to execute to the game plan (even if it makes him look bad).