This is a review of the sports analytics coaching assistance research conducted by Avery McIntyre, Joel Brooks, John Guttag and Jenna Wiens. The ball screen (also called a pick and roll) is an offensive tactic that is regularly used in the NBA. To defend against it requires that the defense stop the ball handler from…
DetailsThis is a review of the deep reinforcement learning research performed by Jiaxuan Wang, Ian Fox, Jonathan Skaza, Nick Linck, Satinder Singh and Jenna Wiens. Double teaming (two defensive players focused on one offensive player) is a strategy regularly employed in the NBA. It can result in slowing down strong offensive players; however, it can…
DetailsThis is a review of the Bayesian hierarchical latent variable models conducted by Kyle Burris and Greg Appelbaum. Many experts consider hitting a pitched baseball to be the hardest thing to do in sport. The athlete must determine the type of pitch and its trajectory, decide to swing the bat in coordination with the path…
DetailsThis is a review of the research conducted by Joseph Sill. Adjusted Plus Minus (APM) is a technique used for evaluating players. Adjusted Plus Minus starts with the idea that what is the most important is the player’s contribution to the team’s margin of victory. The +/- stat is the difference between the points the…
DetailsThis is a review of the knapsack formulation research conducted by Pravek Karwe, Rishi Khera, Narain Krishnamurthy, and Sarah Tracy. At the end of every season NBA teams need to evaluate those players who are now unrestricted free agents to determine which players would have the greatest impact on their team in future years. Simply…
DetailsThis is a review of the computer vision and machine learning research conducted by Omar Ajmeri and Ali Shah. NFL coaches are always looking for weaknesses in their opponents. They spend countless hours going through game film, searching for ways to increase their chances of winning. The process is tedious and often results in many…
DetailsThis is a review of the spatio temporal dynamics research conducted by Javier Fernandez and Luke Bornn. Soccer statistics are heavily focused on what happens when a player has the ball. However, what about the rest of the players on the field? Statistics have shown that players only have the ball for an average of…
DetailsThis is a review of the player injury analytics research conducted by Hisham Talukder, Thomas Vincent, Geoff Foster, Camden Hu, Juan Huerta, Aparna Kumar, Mark Malazarte, Diego Saldana, and Shawn Simpson Player injuries significantly affect the overall performance of a team and therefore are very concerning for team management and fans. A player injury model…
DetailsThis is a review of the basketball analytics research by Justin Kubatko, Dean Oliver, Kevin Pelton, and Dan T. Rosenbaum Within standard basketball statistics there are a variety of basic variables used. Understanding these variables helps everyone, the knowledgeable and the amateur, better understand the meaning behind the statistics. The first variable is possession. In…
DetailsThis is a review of the sports injury risk research conducted by Toni Caparros, Marti Casals, Alvaro Solana and Javier Pena. Injuries are a fact of life within professional sports. Every season teams lose money due to injured players. Games are lost, fans are disappointed, and players are unable to play the game they love.…
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