Twisted_Dawg
03-05-2015, 06:18 AM
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12375351/nba-los-angeles-lakers-stuck-stone-age
For years, the franchise has appeared afraid of change, or arrogant, or both. The Lakers didn't send a basketball operations representative for the first six years of the annual MIT Sloan Analytics Conference in Boston, the latest incarnation of which will be held Feb. 27-28. In 2013, they were the only team without a representative.
Lakers officials see it a bit differently. However, interviews with those around the league and considerable evidence suggest that the Lakers' progress with analytics matches their record this season: almost dead last.
For years, the franchise has appeared afraid of change, or arrogant, or both. The Lakers didn't send a basketball operations representative for the first six years of the annual MIT Sloan Analytics Conference in Boston, the latest incarnation of which will be held Feb. 27-28. In 2013, they were the only team without a representative.
Lakers officials see it a bit differently. However, interviews with those around the league and considerable evidence suggest that the Lakers' progress with analytics matches their record this season: almost dead last.