Portland and Stotts committed to advanced stats

[BradyIsTheMan12]

There was an article in ESPN the Magazine about Terry Stotts and the Trail Blazers' commitment to advanced stats. I don't have the article to post, but I'll share some of the key insights. Terry Stotts is completely buying into the concept of incorporating advanced stats into how his team prepares. One example in the article was when Jared Jeffries was guarding David West versus Indiana. He had been told that if you force West to dribble twice before shooting that West's efficiency and effectiveness plummets. Jeffries decided to play tough man-to-man rather than sagging off, and in key situations he came up big defensively. They are also using advanced stats to prepare entire gameplans.

I think it could really turn into something lethal in a few years, and I'm glad that Portland is becoming a forward thinking front office. The main takeaway is that Stotts personally talks with the advanced stats gurus rather than letting the info get caught in a bottleneck. Many teams have advanced stats employees, but most don't have direct conversations between the coaching staffs and these employees. Portland has definitely bought in, and I'm sure it will help shape how Olshey builds the team moving forward. The NBA is moving toward advanced stats, and Portland could become the model franchise in regards to this movement.

I definitely recommend reading this article if you have access to the magazine. What kind of impact do you think this can have for Portland in the next few years? Personally, I think it will make our team a much smarter team, and Portland will be able to adapt versus different types of teams.

[RC27]

I am all for it. I believe advanced stats can help teams see the "game within the game". Even for those who dont truly buy in to the stats, it wont hurt. it wont take away from your team. It puts the ball where you statistically have the highest chance to score. Gives you the best statistical personnel for specific situations. etc. etc.

We should hire a statistician just for these types of things.

Statistics shows you things that your eyes wont catch, after all, what you see can be very deceiving.

[shen]

I am all for it. I believe advanced stats can help teams see the "game within the game". Even for those who dont truly buy in to the stats, it wont hurt. it wont take away from your team. It puts the ball where you statistically have the highest chance to score. Gives you the best statistical personnel for specific situations. etc. etc.

We should hire a statistician just for these types of things.

Statistics shows you things that your eyes wont catch, after all, what you see can be very deceiving.

We have one. I read the article Brady mentioned, Apparently we have some 20 something year old guy, not much to look at but some kind of genius.

[RC27]

Hahaha yeah, i probably shouldve read it. Probably some graduate student who just got out of school. It'd be a sweet job though.