Now in it's 7th year, the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (founded by our own Daryl Morey) will take place this Friday and Saturday here in Boston.
I wanted to create a thread to capture anything interesting (and Rockets-related) that comes out of the conference. So if you're going to the conference or following it closely online, please post here!
Some of you might remember that I managed to attend the conference last year and wrote up a post about some of the tidbits that came out of it: here. One rather interesting insight that came out of the conference last year was around Coach McHale's use of analytics, a story that Clutch followed-up on and which was picked up by Ball Don't Lie: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ba...210615682.html.
If you want to watch at home, there is a live stream for some of the panels. Check out the Sloan Conference website for more details: http://www.sloansportsconference.com/?page_id=477. If anything, I highly recommend you tune in (if you can) to the first panel at 9am ET tomorrow, "Revenge of the Nerds," featuring Daryl, Nate Silver, Mark Cuban and Michael Lewis.
These are the panels you can watch online live via webcast:
We are offering the opportunity to watch live streaming video of several panels (see below) on Friday and Saturday. Please read the following instructions carefully to register:
1.- Click HERE to create an account for the webcast 2.- Once registered, you will be taken to the payment processing page (there is a $21 fee). NOTE: Your registration will NOT be complete until payment has been processed 3.- Come back to this site during the conference to watch the live streaming video.
Friday ● 9:00am 10:00am: Revenge of the Nerds ● 10:20am 11:20am: Its Not You, Its Me: Break-Ups in Sports ● 11:40am 12:40am: SAP, the 49ers and the NBA: New Technology to Drive Fan Engagement and Team Performance (SAP Sponsored Presentation) ● 1:00pm 2:00pm: Baseball Analytics ● 2:20pm 3:20pm: Fanalytics Presented by Precision Market Insights from Verizon ● 3:40pm 4:40pm: Football Analytics ● 5:00pm 6:00pm: Business of Sports
Saturday ● 9:00am 10:00am: The Changing Nature of Ownership ● 10:20am 11:20am: Monday Morning Quarterback: Coaching & In-Game Decisions ● 11:40am 12:40am: ESPNs Use of Analytics in Storytelling (ESPN Sponsored Presentation) ● 1:00pm 2:00pm: Soccer Analytics Presented by Prozone ● 2:20pm 3:20pm: Predicitive Sports Betting Analytics ● 3:40pm 4:40pm: Basketball Analytics