MAKING YOURSELF INVALUABLE WITH SBC GM LARRY COON (EP. 036) In this episode of the Sports Business Classroom Audio Experience, host Beau Estes sits down with the GM of SBC, Larry Coon. Larry is a computer scientist and member of the IT department at the University of California, Irvine, [Read More]
The historic team that’s somehow slipped our minds By: Devin Zanskas They have a top-three pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, significant players returning from injuries, and NBA Finals experience from just last season. Indeed, the team responsible for the three seasons before the 2019-2020 NBA campaign being commonly referred to as a “foregone conclusion”, [Read More]
Explaining the true meaning of analytics By: Daniel Lubofsky To many, analytics can best be described as the route the NBA has taken towards the 3-point revolution it currently resides in. Though the league-wide increase in 3-point attempts certainly falls under the umbrella of the analytical impact, the reason why is far more complex than [Read More]
The Process By: Evan Siegel "The process", as it's been labeled, was among the most polarizing managerial decisions in recent basketball history. The Philadelphia 76ers plunged themselves into an almost expansion team-like rebuild that yielded relatively underwhelming results. Where has the entire operation left the team now? Sam Hinkie's goal was to assemble a super [Read More]
SEKOU SMITH - LIFE INSIDE THE NBA BUBBLE (EP. 035) Sekou Smith is an award-winning writer, reporter, and multimedia specialist who has spent two decades covering basketball around the globe, from the grassroots level to the NBA as well as at the Olympics and World Cup competitions. Smith has [Read More]
