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Not sure how many of you are basketball fans, but if you have even a cursory interest in the sport I suggest you check out this year's NBA finals. It is widely regarded as one of the most anticipated match-ups in many years. OKC's stars are all under the age of 24 which means they should dominate for years to come. We have literally watched these guys grow up before our eyes and they finally get their shot at the tit…
Not sure how many of you are basketball fans, but if you have even a cursory interest in the sport I suggest you check out this year's NBA finals. It is widely regarded as one of the most anticipated match-ups in many years. OKC's stars are all under the age of 24 which means they should dominate for years to come. We have literally watched these guys grow up before our eyes and they finally get their shot at the tit…
> The Heat are the most hated team in the league. I'd say Heat and Thunder are tied for most hated team.
They are probably the universally admired team in the nba.
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Every day it blows my mind how much of a tactical/strategic game basketball is. You provide some great examples! It's often hard to see as an outsider. "Why is he shooting 3's? He shoots 25% from beyond the arc!" ...well, he may be trying to draw his defender out so that he can penetrate easier. "Why is he complaining to the ref about that obvious non foul?" ...well, maybe he is priming the ref for the next posession…
I'll second the request for good books/articles on the tactical/strategic portion of basketball (also gridiron and soccer)
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I'll second the request for good books/articles on the tactical/strategic portion of basketball (also gridiron and soccer)
Zonal Marking (zonalmarking.net) is excellent for soccer. Lots of attention given to formation and player positioning.
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> The Heat are the most hated team in the league. I'd say Heat and Thunder are tied for most hated team.
I'm a die hard NBA fan and have never heard of anyone hating the Thunder. Why do people hate the Thunder? I can see the argument that some Seattle fans would resent that the team left, but I think their anger would be directed toward the owners involved or David Stern - not the team itself.
To me, the Thunder have no right to exist and no right to win anything. Any success for them is nothing but an insult to Sonics fans.
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I'm a die hard NBA fan and have never heard of anyone hating the Thunder. Why do people hate the Thunder? I can see the argument that some Seattle fans would resent that the team left, but I think their anger would be directed toward the owners involved or David Stern - not the team itself.
For Seattle fans, it's not merely that the team left, it's how they left. Some of Clay Bennett's e-mails got leaked, and they make it clear that while he was publicly promising to try to keep the team in Seattle (which was a condition of the original sale) he was privately saying he'd move the team to OKC ASAP. As long as Clay Bennett is involved with the Thunder, the majority of Sonics fans are going to be against t…
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How does it work?
Short version: Using a number(six) of dedicated video cameras around the venue and (a lot of) image processing. There is a nice article in wired about it(include a picture of one of the cameras and the view from another) http://www.wired.com/playbook/2011/04/nba-data-revolution/al...
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Short version: Using a number(six) of dedicated video cameras around the venue and (a lot of) image processing. There is a nice article in wired about it(include a picture of one of the cameras and the view from another) http://www.wired.com/playbook/2011/04/nba-data-revolution/al...
Teams can install these cameras in their own arenas. Are they allowed to install it when their team plays in opposing arenas? Do they have to negotiate with various team owners for this?