Double Clutch - Nba Podcast #nbaintheuk

On this edition of the Double Clutch podcast, Mike Miller speaks with Kirk Goldsberry about his new book: Sprawlball – A Visual Tour of the New Era of the NBA. Kirk shares his want to use analytics to both capture the transformation of the NBA as it’s evolved into a three point driven league, his background as a cartographer and map maker, the hyper-efficient and analytically sound Houston Rockets and how much do the public actually know about what goes on inside NBA teams. “Beautifully illustrated and sharply written, SprawlBall is both a celebration and a critique of the 3-point shot. If you want to understand how the modern NBA came to be, you’ll need to read this book.” —Nate Silver, editor of fivethirtyeight.com From the leading expert in the exploding field of basketball analytics, a stunning infographic decoding of the modern NBA: who shoots where, and how. The field of basketball analytics has leaped to overdrive thanks to Kirk Goldsberry, whose visual maps of players, teams, and positions have help