Numbers Don't Lie: New Adventures in Counting and What Counts in Basketball Analytics

by Yago Colás

A typical NBA game can yield approximately 2,800 statistical events in thirty-two different categories. In Numbers Don't Lie Yago Col s started with a simple question: How did basketball analytics get from counting one stat, the final score, to counting thousands? He discovered that what we call "basketball"--rules, equipment, fundamental skills, techniques, tactics, strategies--has changed dramatically since its invention and today encompasses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496216148
• ISBN13: 9781496216144
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"