Today on BRING IT IN TrueHoop Special Correspondent Adena Jones updated us on how the NBA has responded to the election results. We said our farewells as Adena goes on hiatus from BRING IT IN for a while to give max hustle on her startup, AnotherLane. We’re rooting for you, Adena!
Then Henry Abbott and David Thorpe spoke with Ben Alamar, a leader and innovator in the field of sports analytics for over 15 years. He was previously the Director of Analytics at ESPN, and has worked for the Thunder, Cavaliers, and now Apple.
They talked about using data and projections to make decisions. Who in the NBA is good and who is terrible at evidence-based decision making?
RECENT BRING IT IN EPISODES:
* FRIDAY November 6, 2020 Jarod Hector on the election. And a little basketball.
* WEDNESDAY November 4, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, Adena Jones, and Jarod Hector on the election.
* FRIDAY October 30, 2020 Jarod Hector on the politics of NBA billionaires.
* WEDNESDAY October 28, 2020 David Thorpe assessed James Wiseman.
* MONDAY October 26, 2020 Erica Vanstone on the meaning of sports.
* FRIDAY October 23, 2020 Jarod Hector on how NBA coaches are chosen.
* WEDNESDAY October 21, 2020 David Thorpe makes the case for why Davis’ last two months of play are as good as any big man’s … ever.
* MONDAY October 19, 2020 David Thorpe, Henry Abbott, and Jarod Hector fired up the trade machine.
* FRIDAY October 16, 2020 David Thorpe reveals his top five NBA players.
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