Kristopher Wayton
Sales professional and sports analytics afficiando hailing from Lake Dallas, Texas.
An interesting anecdote about sports statistics and analytics from VP of Basketball Ops & Team Counsel for the Boston Celtics, Mike Zarren:
"Mike mentioned that the Celtics discovered, using analytics, that Kevin Garnett’s performance dipped dramatically after being in the game for more than four minutes. This led Doc Rivers to play his veteran solely in four-minute sprints. This maximized his time on the floor, and led to measurable increases in both his and the team's performance."
This is the sort of practical outcome I get excited about in sports analytics. Less "Moneyball", and more about really improving the game for the player, the team, and the fans. Using Kevin's talents in this specific way got the most from him, benefiting everyone.
That approach is something I try to weave into my current career in sales...ways to do better not just for myself, but for my customers. Too often, analytics in the sales space focus on extracting revenue from customers without delivering value.
An interesting anecdote about sports statistics and analytics from VP of Basketball Ops & Team Counsel for the Boston Celtics, Mike Zarren:
"Mike mentioned that the Celtics discovered, using analytics, that Kevin Garnett’s performance dipped dramatically after being in the game for more than four minutes. This led Doc Rivers to play his veteran solely in four-minute sprints. This maximized his time on the floor, and led to measurable increases in both his and the team's performance."
This is the sort of practical outcome I get excited about in sports analytics. Less "Moneyball", and more about really improving the game for the player, the team, and the fans. Using Kevin's talents in this specific way got the most from him, benefiting everyone.
That approach is something I try to weave into my current career in sales...ways to do better not just for myself, but for my customers. Too often, analytics in the sales space focus on extracting revenue from customers without delivering value.
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"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process, is its own reward." -Amelia Earhart
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“What makes something special is not just what you have to gain, but what you feel there is to lose.”
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