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Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/06/nba-data-analytics/396776/

The article talks about how big data affect NBA. In the past, the way that every teams evaluate players is from the experts’ experiences and their instinct. Besides, they use the same method to calculate the best position for a specific shooter to shoot as well as win the game. However, with the advanced of the technology, big data gradually helps every teams to build a basketball model efficaciously. They use big data technology to collect the data they need and analyze it. For example, they collect one player’s weakest shooting position and help him practice it efficiently. Also, they can track the opponent behavior before the game start. Therefore, players can have the better defense to curb rival.

Besides, the article take the overall players for example to illustrate in the recent NBA era, it’s crucial for a team to focus on a player’s performance. In the past, if we saw players with high shooting scores in the game, we may thought that player was valuable. However, maybe other performances like defensive or block abilities were every weak. Thus, in the recent years, many teams use big data to scrutinize a player’s overall performance.

In the conclusion, the author talks about some concerns that big data may interfere games. Is it possible when a player want to get good performance but too scrupulously and lead to bad results? Also, what if every teams use same big data strategies? So there is no difference between them. Besides, this is the trend which might change NBA include draft, train players and so on.

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  1. D0740712 Connie 吳霈晴May 30, 2020 at 12:54 AM

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  2. D0740712 Connie 吳霈晴June 6, 2020 at 2:17 AM

    Okay, well I definitely will recommend this article to my brother, he is a basketball lover and a fan of.... Derrick Rose if I'm not wrong. I bet he would never think of there is something between big data and NBA!

    Seems like there also concerns while playing the game! Probably it could be a cheating if the team applies the big data strategy! Who knows? This is just what I guess.

    I think not only basketball, maybe in other sports field will also have a revolution with the technologies changed. But because NBA is a really famous and popular around the world so it is more likely to be seen and have everyone, basketball fans attention.
    I search a little information about big data and sports, so it has three direction: sports competition analysis, auxiliary management analysis and tactical analysis. Seems like it really have an impact on sports too. I really think that it will be a game for who is better on analyzing and apply well on athletics, games. Not really compete with abilities. But I do agree with the training part which could be a tool to help athletics improve their sports skills.

    There is another issues is that while the player wins, and if there is someone doesn’t like him, the player will get the chance to be critical about he did not use his or her real ability, he or her is not that perfect. It may affect the player’s reputation and involves different aspects of problems.

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  3. henryJune 19, 2020 at 7:46 AM

    I am really interest in this article because i'm a huge fans of NBA, it clearly mentioned how big data affect not only NBA but whole sports. In my opinion, I think the biggest advantage of big data using at basketball is to analysis players' weakness. While maybe your competitors can also collect your weakness through others games and make some targeted defense, players can immediately adjust no matter turnover or some unreasonable shoots through previous game analytic in advance. It makes sports show more positive competition between player and player.

    In addition to data analysis, as we know, the NBA has numerous personal awards like most value player, rookie of the year and most improved player. They are all rely on big data to record and analyze the information of every game. Without a doubt, it plays a vital role in NBA .

    According to the last paragraph, there is a question about whether it bring different repercussions to players due to external effects like social media. So, everything has two sides in one.

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