The Midrange Theory: Basketball's Evolution in the Age of Analytics Partnow Seth
The Midrange Theory: Basketball's Evolution in the Age of Analytics Partnow Seth At its core, the goal of any basketball team is relatively simple: take and make good shots while preventing the…
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The Midrange Theory: Basketball's Evolution in the Age of Analytics Partnow Seth
At its core, the goal of any basketball team is relatively simple: take and make good shots while preventing the opponent from doing the same. Are all good shots created equally? But what is a "good" shot?
The incorporation of more data into NBA decision-making has been credited--or blamed--for everything from the death of the traditional center to the proliferation of three-point shooting to the alleged abandonment of the area of the court known as the midrange. And how might one identify players who are more or less likely to make and prevent those shots in the first place?The concept of basketball "analytics," for lack of a better term, has been lauded, derided, and misunderstood. What is beyond doubt is that understanding its methods has never been more important to watching and appreciating the NBA.In The Midrange Theory, Seth Partnow, NBA analyst for The
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