Revenge of the Nerds

This panel will talk about the meteoric rise and dominance of probabilistic thinking using objective data in decision making across all disciplines and the next steps from here. Will there be room for traditional thinking in decision making? What will more »

What Geeks Don’t Get: The Limits of Moneyball

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MIT Tech TV With a majority of top sports teams using analytics to build their roster, the value of statistical analysis is hard to argue against. However, numbers don’t always tell the whole story, and at the end of the more »

Basketball Analytics – 2011

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MIT Tech TV This panel will explore the importance of analytics in basketball. As more teams employ advanced metrics and use statistical tools, this panel will examine the changes in how players are scouted, drafted, developed, and even changes in more »

Basketball Analytics – 2009

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MIT Tech TV This panel examines the importance of analytical methods in basketball. With APBRmetrics gaining acceptance and respect around the NBA, teams are increasingly using statistical analysis to gain a competitive edge over their opponents. Panelists from ESPN and more »

The Future of the Game Day Experience: HDTV vs. Live Events

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MIT Tech TV In-home viewing technology is on a trajectory to rival or even surpass the experience of live viewing in the stadium. As technology improves, will fans pass up tickets to watch the game on their high definition TVs more »

Basketball Analytics – 2010

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MIT Tech TV This panel examines the growing importance of analytical methods in basketball. With APBRmetrics gaining acceptance and respect around the NBA, teams are increasingly using statistical analysis to gain a competitive edge over their opponents. Panelists from ESPN more »

Referee Analytics

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MIT Tech TV Players, coaches, fans, and commentators are never short on opinion when it comes to refereeing. Quality refereeing is a crucial element of a great game or match. This panel will explore the application of analytics to officiating. more »

Live B.S. Report: Cuban One-on-One with Simmons

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In his ESPN Podcast “The B.S. Report with Bill Simmons”, Grantland’s Bill Simmons talks about his favorite things in sports. To wrap up the 2012 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, Bill goes toe-to-toe with Mark Cuban on all things sports, more »