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NBA puts Camera Tracking Data Online

Posted on 11/1/13 at 1:46 pm
Posted by corndeaux
Member since Sep 2009
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Posted on 11/1/13 at 1:46 pm
NBA has put the SportVU data online for free. Haven't had a chance to look yet, but thought I would drop it here for any interested parties.

LINK

Here is an article explaining what the cameras do and how it can be used to evaluate players/teams.

LINK

Really dorky, but really interesting.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 11/1/13 at 1:47 pm to
Explain it to me without me having to click a link.

I will then decide whether its worth it clicking a link.
Posted by TigerinATL
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 11/1/13 at 1:52 pm to
Catch and Shoot FG% and Pull Up Shot FG% will be useful for finding guys that fit needs.
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
116950 posts
Posted on 11/1/13 at 1:53 pm to
OK went and took a look.

I like the chart from NBA.

The analytics article I didn't read it all, but the NBA has become a huge game of analytics.
Posted by corndeaux
Member since Sep 2009
9634 posts
Posted on 11/5/13 at 1:12 pm to
Just perusing some of these very early numbers. I found some interesting things. Again, this is way too small of a sample size so things can change rather quickly.

Morrow, Gordon, and Davis are among the top 25 in the league in PTS per Touch. Davis is 11th in PTS per Half Court Touch. His 57 touches per game is bested only by Cousins (58) and the next closest guy is at 48 touches per game.

Imagine if Davis converted his shots at the rim around the 65% he was last year.

Steimsma is a mess on offense, but Opponents are only shooting 46.2% on 4.3 Rim Attempts per Game (RAG). For comparison, Dwight Howard is at 56.8% on 9.3 RAG (ipso facto, forget sample size, Steimsma is a better rim defender than Dwight. Suck it, Rockets) and Robin Lopez is at 51.7% on 9.7 RAG.

The RAG are very low right now for the Pelicans (4th lowest in the league compared to 4th highest last season). I wonder what the numbers looked like last year and if there is a decrease due to better perimeter defense, better scheme, or just sample size fluke.
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