[Grantland] Kirk Goldsberry on Moreyball

kevC · May 19, 2015

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/nba-playoffs-daryl-more-statistics-rockets/

"If you hate the way the Rockets play, your problems aren’t with Morey — they’re with the competition committee and the league office.

And if you hate analytics? Well, go root for the Lakers, who have an 82.8 percent chance of keeping their lottery pick tonight."

jordnnnn · May 19, 2015

As I wrote in January, It’s not Morey’s fault that the league decided to paint a magical arc on the court that not only drastically inflates the value of a 24-foot jump shot, but also deflates the value of midrange jumpers and makes paint shots the only sensible 2-point shots on the floor. And it’s certainly not his fault that getting a good free throw shooter to the free throw line is secretly the most effective play in professional basketball.1 There are three smart places to score on the court right now: beyond the arc, near the rim, and at the free throw line.
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The haters will keep hating though. Stupid gimmick Murray ball amirite?

J Sizzle · May 19, 2015

Terrific article.

hoopball · May 19, 2015

Good Article. Kirk Goldsberry is quickly becoming my favorite writer on Grantland.

Sydeffect · May 19, 2015

Hopefully the many people on this board who complain about how "ANALYTICS DON'T WORK", while not understanding how analytics is used in game-planning are reading this.

JuanValdez · May 19, 2015

One of the things I love about Morey's approach is that it's the same thing Rudy T did with his Rockets teams intuitively 20 years ago. He played a roster of Olajuwon in the low post and a bunch of 3-point shooters. The only difference is that Rudy T probably didn't take it as far as he should have.

rockbox · May 19, 2015

JuanValdez said: ↑

One of the things I love about Morey's approach is that it's the same thing Rudy T did with his Rockets teams intuitively 20 years ago. He played a roster of Olajuwon in the low post and a bunch of 3-point shooters. The only difference is that Rudy T probably didn't take it as far as he should have.
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Rudy missed the getting foul shots part but to be fair, only Jordan got calls back then.

count_dough-ku · May 19, 2015

JuanValdez said: ↑

One of the things I love about Morey's approach is that it's the same thing Rudy T did with his Rockets teams intuitively 20 years ago. He played a roster of Olajuwon in the low post and a bunch of 3-point shooters. The only difference is that Rudy T probably didn't take it as far as he should have.
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Rudy had the added benefit of coaching during the era of illegal defense. That made the inside-out offense even deadlier back then.

OpenLayup-Why3? · May 19, 2015

Lets hope Kevin Love reads it and sings with Rockets next time he's available.

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