Nothing unites communities quite so well as sports.
The MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference at the Boston Conventention and Entertainment Center brings competitive, information-driven sports professionals, intellects and aficionados from all over to discuss their beliefs, theories and findings with people who share their love of sports.
As Celtics assistant general manager Mike Zarren illustrated early in the day when he asked attendees whether sending a scout to a game counted as analytics, or if it only counted it they sent 10 scouts and aggregated their findings, the only arguments left to be had regarding the place of advanced statistics in today's sports' landscape are semantic ones.
New baseball commissioner Rob Manfred was arguably the biggest name at Sloan. Of the major American sports leagues, Major League Baseball is generally considered by fans to be the most in need of a retooling with an eye toward modernity. Though he is early in his tenure, all signs indicate that it's a challenge Manfred has welcomed.
"I think debate, discussion, conversation and analysis gets you to a better answer, at the end of the day, and I think it's very important to run an organization in a way that fosters that kind of exchange," said Manfred at the Commissioner's Perspective panel.
Manfred also admitted baseball is looking to innovate its fantasy sports product, exploring ways where MLB fantasy sports would not be a 162-game, 183-day commitment.
Of course, it wasn't long before the conversation turned toward the week's hot-button issue – length of games and pace of play.
"What I really hope to accomplish this year on pace of play is to take out some of the dead time," Manfred said. "You don't want to interfere with players' performing at their absolute best.
"By the same token, we need to be cognizant of the fact that we live in a society that's pretty fast-paced, and we want to keep the game attuned with society."
During the 2014 season, the on-field movement of every NFL player was digitally tracked. With the help of league partner Zebra Technology, each receiver route, rush and defensive formation was charted and itemized, to be used by all 32 teams as they evaluate player performance, strategy and opposing personnel.
Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, Harvard grad and current NFL director of football development Matt Birk, and Super Bowl-winning New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton were all featured during the NFL's Next Generation Statistics panel, where they discussed the ways teams are incorporating comprehensive player data into franchise strategies.
Payton said the Saints wanted to use the data to find ways to minimize injuries, helping to make practices run even smarter. That's something that Faulk strongly believes in.
"I believe (player-tracking) is going to extend careers," said Faulk. "I think a lot of my talents were used up in practices, not games."
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