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02-14-2015, 11:21 AM
TNT's NBA analyst Charles Barkley created a bit of firestorm on Tuesday and in essence started a war against math when he went on a rant against using advanced stats in the NBA.
Barkley's argument was quickly shot down in many circles. However, one prominent NBA owner, Mark Cuban, came to Barkley's defense declaring the former NBA MVP to be "half-right" during an interview for 105.3 the Fan in Dallas.
Barkley's rant started as a response to criticism from Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.
Morey and the Rockets are widely regarded as the most progressive team in the NBA, fully embracing advanced stats and in some respects, reinventing the way the game of basketball is being played at the NBA level.
Barkley fired back during TNT's NBA studio show, saying Morey is "one of those idiots who believe in analytics." Barkley went on to say that analytics don't work and that they are "just some crap some people who are really smart made up to try to get in the game because they had no talent."
While Barkley has certainly gone too far in his criticism, Cuban explained why Barkley is not as far off as many believe. Cuban's biggest point is that you can learn things through the use of advanced stats, but that there is no longer much of an advantage to it.
"When a couple of teams are using [advanced stats], you can get an advantage," Cuban told 105.3 the Fan. "When everybody is using it, your advantage is pretty much gone. That’s where analytics has gotten to now, where pretty much every NBA team uses analytics — at least some degree."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-cuban-explains-why-charles-181100840.html
Barkley's argument was quickly shot down in many circles. However, one prominent NBA owner, Mark Cuban, came to Barkley's defense declaring the former NBA MVP to be "half-right" during an interview for 105.3 the Fan in Dallas.
Barkley's rant started as a response to criticism from Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.
Morey and the Rockets are widely regarded as the most progressive team in the NBA, fully embracing advanced stats and in some respects, reinventing the way the game of basketball is being played at the NBA level.
Barkley fired back during TNT's NBA studio show, saying Morey is "one of those idiots who believe in analytics." Barkley went on to say that analytics don't work and that they are "just some crap some people who are really smart made up to try to get in the game because they had no talent."
While Barkley has certainly gone too far in his criticism, Cuban explained why Barkley is not as far off as many believe. Cuban's biggest point is that you can learn things through the use of advanced stats, but that there is no longer much of an advantage to it.
"When a couple of teams are using [advanced stats], you can get an advantage," Cuban told 105.3 the Fan. "When everybody is using it, your advantage is pretty much gone. That’s where analytics has gotten to now, where pretty much every NBA team uses analytics — at least some degree."
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mark-cuban-explains-why-charles-181100840.html