re: Massive ESPN article on analytics - Pelicans segment

Dell Demps -



Not so subtle shots fired at the self promoters out there.

Maybe Dell should get a twitter account and into a few bitching matches with ex players to prove he's not drawing up deals on a typewriter


There's also this:
Journal of Sports Analytics



And this article that just came out last week about Loomis' use of analytics with the the Saints which would obviously extend to the Pelicans:

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What the Saints are looking to find is the cornerback with no interceptions but has a high number of pass breakups. No problem. A couple clicks of a button and all that information is readily available. If someone on the list stands out, he will be “green flagged” and given a deeper look.

“Let’s say the guy has no interceptions but 25 pass breakups — which is a lot of a college corners,” New Orleans General Manager Mickey Loomis said. “This guy is getting his hands on a lot of balls. Now, he didn’t catch many of them. Why not? So you say, ‘Hey, man, we getter go look at this guy’s targets.’ ”

Within a few more clicks of a button on the team’s technology system called I.C.E, which stands for Interactive, Collaboration and Evaluation and was first introduced in 2010, video of those targets can be found. Within minutes, the Saints can determine why the cornerback wasn’t catching the ball and if he’s a prospect worth considering more deeply. LINK

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