Forget Moneyball, we’re playing Moreyball
It’s not enough just to put up a lot of three-pointers, you’ve got to make them count.
Earlier this year I read Bruce Schoenfeld’s Game of Edges, which explores how advances in technology and data capture/analysis has changed how professional sports teams play the game and are run.
These improvements have largely been driven by a group of younger franchise owners with a greater understanding on how data can be used to win more championships and engage more fans.
One storyline through the book I found interesting was that of Daryl Morey, the statistical analyst turned basketball executive. Morey, who grew up in Cleveland, graduated from Northwestern with a degree in computer science before going on…