Basketball on Paper Quotes

“You should file this under 796.32 for basketball and under something between 500 and 510 for science.”
― Dean Oliver, Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis

“The way you’ll “watch” the game is through a score sheet that follows the passes, the dribbles, the shots, the rebounds, the steals, the fouls—most everything that happens with the ball. By following these most basic elements of offense, the score sheet will highlight the important aspects of the ebb and flow of the game. It will be like a broadcaster’s play-by-play transcript of the game. The”
― Dean Oliver, Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis

“If your local team is Golden State and they win three straight, it might mean that the Warriors at least may be getting better than their typical twenty-win season. If your local team is the Lakers, a three-game win streak is ho-hum.”
― Dean Oliver, Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis