May 15, 2013

A new one up at ESPN Playbook:

Music has been part of the sports experience for more than 100 years, with marching bands and ballpark organists and blaring rock filling the air during breaks in the action. But the latest incarnation blends the human element and the latest in tech in a new way as DJs take their skills from the clubs to the stadiums.

Here’s a great example: Check out J. Period’s remix of the Brooklyn Nets official theme song.

 

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April 29, 2013
Capturing the moment while it lasts. I’m proud to be featured on the home page of ESPN.com this morning, just pixels away from Bill Simmons and Rick Reilly.

Capturing the moment while it lasts. I’m proud to be featured on the home page of ESPN.com this morning, just pixels away from Bill Simmons and Rick Reilly.

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April 26, 2013
"It’s not hard to look at this precise tracking of physical data and imagine what might be possible. With the right amount of information in hand, could teams eventually predict and prevent injuries from overuse? What if the Lakers knew that Kobe Bryant was pushing the limits of his training load after playing heavy minutes in the six games leading up to his torn Achilles on April 12?"

— How the NBA can optimize players’ output - ESPN Playbook

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April 19, 2013
Can facial structure indicate power hitting?

Baseball insiders may need to expand their reading list to keep up with the game’s latest developments. Tucked into the latest edition of Biology Letters, among articles on emperor penguin surface temperatures and predator-prey size relationship, is a study that suggests that the shape of your face may indicate whether you’d make a good power hitter.

My debut over at ESPN Playbook

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March 20, 2013

Here’s the video we shot for Spike TV’s “Playbook 360” feature at South by Southwest, talking with host Dhani Jones about our panel on big data and basketball.

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March 19, 2013

A recording of our SXSW panel. Here’s the description: For as long as basketball has been played, it’s been played with five positions. But through topological data visualization, Muthu Alagappan discovered the 10 positions hidden among them, with the power to help even the Charlotte Bobcats improve their lineup and win more games.

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March 18, 2013
Basketball’s ‘Hidden’ Positions Get an Update

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Here’s the recap of the panel I did with Muthu Alagappan about basketball’s hidden positions at South by Southwest.

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February 25, 2013
Biggest Ever NBA Data Trove Will Settle Your Next Bar Bet

Say you’re Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. You’re on the road, in the last five minutes of a close game, facing a key decision: Who do you want shooting the ball? Conventional wisdom says get the ball to LeBron James. But data gleaned from a trove released online by the NBA shows that Chris Bosh is a better bet.

(Source: Wired)

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February 14, 2013
"The old sports cliche “keep your eye on the ball” is getting a modern twist by an Australian sports tech company that’s putting an eye inside the ball."

— SmartBall Keeps an Eye Inside the Ball (Wired Playbook)

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February 1, 2013
"The magic behind Madden’s detailed predictions lies in the extensive numerical values assigned to each player’s skills, and in the lengths EA goes to keep those numbers up to date."

— Madden 13 Super Bowl Sim Puts the Ravens on Top (Wired Playbook)

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