Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
This is a show for sports professionals, data junkies, and fans alike. It’s a show for anyone who knows that numbers are about much more than the score. Hosts Ben Shields (MIT Sloan School of Management) and Paul Michelman (MIT Sloan Management Review) engage the world’s premier sports analytics experts in a lively, occasionally controversial, conversation about what’s really happening both on and off the field.
Episodes (25)
Why Analytics Don’t Always Pay Off in the Playoffs
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
Front Office, Disrupted
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The Running Game Is Only Mostly Dead
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Information Overload?
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Talent vs. Teamwork
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Behold the Big Man
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What the NBA Gets Wrong About Lottery Pick Protections
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
Predicting the College Football Playoff
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
NFL Pass Blocking is Even More Important than You Think
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The Secret of My eSports Success
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The Economic Impact of Sitting NBA Superstars
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
Second-Grade Soccer Superstars
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Buyer Beware! MLB Free Agents Underperform Their Contracts
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
How Much Do Coaches Actually Matter?
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"Out-getting" Is the Next Great Baseball Strategy. Or Not.
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
Mapping Tom Brady's Brain
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What Would Happen if Baseball Outlawed the Shift?
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
Is It Possible to Judge Individual Talent in the NFL?
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
Why F1 Mathematicians Should Be Paid More than Drivers
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
So, Do Analytics Actually Work?
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
When NHL Best Practices Go Overboard
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Sleep is the Greatest Legal Advantage in Sports
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review
The Quest to Measure Basketball IQ
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Do Teams Need to Win to Sell Tickets?
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Preview Episode
Counterpoints: The Sports Analytics Podcast from MIT Sloan Management Review