Dr. James Naismith There are many things that we use every day and we never stop to think about their origin story. For example, do you know why basketball positions are called guard, forward, and center? The etymology of basketball positions The players who make up the backcourt are theRead More →
If you’re looking for ways to improve your basketball skills, there’s no better place to start than the fundamentals of the game: positions. If you’re looking for a real-life tutorial, check out the Red Bull Pro-Am Basketball Classic. With only five players on the court, every position in basketball hasRead More →
Insider tip: Think positionless basketball. Can your tallest player come out and bounce well? Great! Put them in the center. A player who is a great leader and has ball handling skills? Try the playmaker. Positions on the basketball court have traditionally been determined by both a player’s skill andRead More →
The basketball players are coming all shapes and sizes. Some specialize in rating, some in rebounds, some in dribbling, some in assists, some in dunks, some in setting screens and some in jump shots. That being said, there are five basketball positions that traditionally accommodate certain skills. Before I breakRead More →
Alagappan’s discoveries won the award for best evolution in sport this spring at the annual conference MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Whenever sport and numbers meet, the Silver ball A question inevitably arises: is it possible to use large datasets to find undervalued actors? Alagappan thinks so. He isolated theRead More →