Methodological Review of Basketball Models – Part 1

by André Vizzoni

Introduction

The series beginning here will be my first foray into topics beyond my model for predicting sports results. Specifically, I plan to undertake a methodological review of a few well-known basketball models which have been influential in the analytics community. The review will examine the “how” and “why” of those models, and may level criticism at parts of them. As there are a number of subjects that must be broached prior to the review proper, this introductory post will be shorter than its successors.

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