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Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts

Friday

May 18 : Sports

Player tracking transforming NBA analytics (espn.com)

You ever wonder what NBA assistant coaches are scribbling on their clipboards during games? They’re taking down stats. But not the stats you’ll read in any box score. They’re logging numbers like touches in the paint, passes per possession, three-pointers off kick-out passes, secondary assists, fouls drawn – information central to a game’s outcome but not found anywhere near a traditional box score. read more

Wednesday

Jan 4 : Fantasy Sports

numberFire: Data Science for Fantasy Sports (betabeat.com)

Numberfire is a New York startup company taking an algorithmic approach to crunching data, helping fantasy sports fans find the best players at the lowest prices. Founder Nik Bonaddio got his first $100,000 in seed capital from Regis Philbin, after starring in an episode of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.  Co-foudner and COO Sean Weinstock says “We’ve got 20,000 registered users now and are planning to expand to basketball and baseball in the coming months. read more