Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and the Future of Professional Sports

Schoenfeld, Bruce

ISBN 10: 0393531686 / ISBN 13: 9780393531688

Editore: W. W. Norton & Company, 2023

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Game of EdgesIn today’s game, everyone from the owners to the marketing staff are using information—data—to give their team an edge. For analysts, an edge is their currency. Figuring out that bunting hurts your offense? That’s an edge. So is discovering metrics that can predict the career arc of your free agent shooting guard. Or combing through a decade of ticket-buying data to target persuadable fans.leading edgeDrawing on extensive interviews with franchise owners, general managers, executives, and players, Bruce Schoenfeld introduces dynamic leaders who are radically reimagining the operations of these decades-old teams—and producing mind-boggling valuations. He joins the architects of the Golden State Warriors dynasty for an exclusive reception before tip-off. He stands among the faithful at Anfield, watching Liverpool’s analytics guru size up a prized midfielder. And he watches the president of the Chicago Cubs break ground on a new DraftKings gambling parlor at Wrigley Field, not ten miles from the site of the original Black Sox betting scandal.Game of Edges

Informazioni sull?autore: Bruce Schoenfeld, a regular contributor to the New York Times Magazine, has also written for Esquire, Fast Company, Sports Illustrated, and GQ, among other publications.

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Titolo: Game of Edges: The Analytics Revolution and ...
Casa editrice: W. W. Norton & Company
Data di pubblicazione: 2023
Legatura: Rilegato
Condizione: Good