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E1155: Daryl Morey on his eventful 2020, adapting to paradigm shifts, taking the Sixers job, building a winning organization & more

This Week in Startups

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The Birth of Basketball Analytics

This chapter explores the early days of basketball analytics around 2002, emphasizing the initial skepticism surrounding data-driven approaches in the NBA. It discusses the efforts to promote statistics' importance among team executives and coaches, and reflects on education initiatives aimed at integrating analytics into basketball strategy. Additionally, it highlights a poker game that serves as a networking context, bringing together venture capitalists and celebrities involved in the world of sports analytics.

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