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From the Basketball Sport Article:NBA: Analytics vs. Eye Test (link provided below)As technology advances, people try to use it to predict and quantify everything. Sports is no exception, as it is a huge industry. This means many people, from team organizations to analysts and fans, have been relying on statistics to make predictions.
The use of statistics to analyze the game and make decisions is called analytics. The NBA is no exception, as analytics are of interest to many in the business.
I find myself on the side of the Eye Test because I have followed the NBA very closely for more than 10 years, and I feel that I have a very good understanding of the game. Analytics is just a computer giving stats, which is no match for someone who has a real feel for what kinds of players and teams win games in the league.
A great argument against analytics happened in the 2018 playoffs, when the Raptors somehow were the favorites against the Cavs. Someone who actually watches the NBA closely would have known that those predictions were laughable, and that the Cavs would once again dominate because of LeBron James.
The Celtics were the favorite as well, especially after going up 2-0 in the series. However, every real NBA fan should have had a gut feeling telling him/her that LeBron James doesn’t lose in the Eastern Conference.
That’s not to say that analytics haven’t had some major victories in changing the game. The three-point revolution is a great example, as it is the best type of shot (maybe excluding shots in the paint).
However, the eye test would tell you that three-point shooting was a great weapon to have, and the number of three-point shots taken per game in the NBA has increased almost every year since the three-point line was founded.
Clearly, people knew that the three-point shot was a great weapon before relying on analytics, and I can’t think of another area of the game that is now common practice due to analytics.
https://gamechangersportsnetwork.com/2018/07/08/nba-analyt...From the Hockey Sport Article: Stats vs. Eye-Test is Dead (link provided below)Denial of the Scientific Method
As a card-carrying member of the eye-test-only camp, what you are really stating is your denial of evidence-based analysis — the denial of the scientific method.
It’s a bold stance to take. History hasn’t been kind to those who refuse to go along with an evidence-based approach. Let’s go through a brief and non-exhaustive review of some of the casualties of the scientific method.
Geocentricism – the concept that the sun and the stars revolve around the Earth rather than it being the other way around.
Flat Earth Theory – the idea that the Earth is flat, instead of spherical.
Alchemy – the theory that contained claims that included, among others, that one could convert base metals, like lead, in noble metals like gold.
Astrology – the study of how the movement of celestial objects affect human traits and affairs.
Each of these once-widely accepted theories was put to rest when testable and repeatable evidence was mounted, overcoming commonly held beliefs. This is the function of the scientific methods, one of the most essential techniques in human history. The method is simple, yet profoundly effective. You test, observe, and record. Make a note of what the evidence indicates. Build on the ideas that are supported, and discard those that are not, even if you favoured them.
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