{"product_id":"the-midrange-theory-hardcover-3","title":"The Midrange Theory - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSeth Partnow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt its core, the goal of any basketball team is relatively simple: take and make good shots while preventing the opponent from doing the same. But what is a \"good\" shot? Are all good shots created equally? And how might one identify players who are more or less likely to make and prevent those shots in the first place? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The concept of basketball \"analytics,\" for lack of a better term, has been lauded, derided, and misunderstood. The incorporation of more data into NBA decision-making has been credited--or blamed--for everything from the death of the traditional center to the proliferation of three-point shooting to the alleged abandonment of the area of the court known as the midrange. What is beyond doubt is that understanding its methods has never been more important to watching and appreciating the NBA. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Midrange Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, Seth Partnow, NBA analyst for The Athletic and former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks, explains how numbers have affected the modern NBA game, and how those numbers seek not to \"solve\" the game of basketball but instead urge us toward thinking about it in new ways.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe relative value of Russell Westbrook's triple-doubles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy some players succeed in the playoffs while others don't\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow NBA teams think about constructing their rosters through the draft and free agency\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe difficulty in measuring defensive achievement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fallacy of the \"quick two\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom shot selection to evaluating prospects to considering aesthetics and ethics while analyzing the box scores, Partnow deftly explores where the NBA is now, how it got here, and where it might be going next.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeth Partnow\u003c\/b\u003e covers the NBA and basketball analytics for \u003ci\u003eThe Athletic\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the former Director of Basketball Research for the Milwaukee Bucks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.13 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47387863974137,"sku":"9781629379210","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/b0lFQ0NseTNtN0Vub21kc05ySEFGZz09_a10a4278-65eb-4d4a-ae41-11ad48499fed.webp?v=1770203810","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-midrange-theory-hardcover-3","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}