Guest: Seth Partnow, Author and Basketball Researcher
Author and basketball researcher Seth Partnow join the Basketball Podcast to share insights on basketball's evolution in the age of analytics.
Partnow covers the NBA and basketball analytics for The Athletic. He is also a Special Advisor to the CEO at StatsBomb. He is the former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks.
The Mid Range Theory book dives into topics From shot selection to evaluating prospects to considering aesthetics and ethics while analyzing the box scores, Partnow deftly explores where the NBA is now, how it got here, and where it might be going next. Check out the book here: The Midrange Theory
Before Seth Partnow's time in the NBA, he was lead writer and managing editor of The Nylon Calculus, a leading basketball analytics website. Seth previously worked as an educational consultant focusing on issues of cross-cultural communication and learning styles in Alaska. Though a very different context, this experience honed the skills needed to successfully navigate the often difficult divide between data science and statistics on one hand and sport-specific expertise on the other.
Breakdown
1:00 - Why We Will Read Your Book
3:30 - Cognitive Biases
7:30 - Ask Questions
9:00 - Analytics
11:00 - Dean Oliver's 4 Factors
15:00 - Open Shot
19:00 - Chin Example
22:30 - Advantage of Advantage
26:00 - What is Changing
30:00 - Short and Long Term Success
34:00 - Ball Screen
38:00 - Improving Players
42:00 - Defensive Metrics
45:30 - Lineup Balance
48:30 - The Mid Range Theory
52:00 - Added to the Next Book
54:00 - Conclusion
Seth Partnow’s Bio:
Bio: https://theathletic.com/author/seth-partnow/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SethPartnow
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