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Old 11-17-2014, 08:33 AM   #3
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Cörey Masisak @cmasisak22
Burke: Raptors spent $3 million on cameras, says a conclusion was "if you force players to shoot from further out they make less shots"(1/2)

Cörey Masisak @cmasisak22
(2/2) Burke: "I told [Masai Ujiri], 'I could have saved you $3 million.'

Kevin McGran @kevin_mcgran
Treliving: Teams hiring bloggers wasn't to silence them, but because the bloggers were doing good work.

Cörey Masisak @cmasisak22
Burke: Thinks MLB has done a great job of engaging fans through analytics, thinks they can be a great way to "marry your fans to your team."

Craig Custance @CraigCustance
Treliving points out the benefit to hiring someone whose analytics analysis is public: There's a body of work to measure and judge.

Stephen Whyno @SWhyno
#Flames GM Brad Treliving on old-school new-school analytics argument: "People are ignorant on both sides." #PrimeTimeSE

Craig Custance @CraigCustance
Dubas says analytics use in TML front office isn't to replace anyone but to "add layers to our evaluation process & add greater context."

Cörey Masisak @cmasisak22
Treliving: There is this idea of new school vs old school. It is another way to look at things. It is not to say the "old" way is silly.
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