On Newsstands Friday: ESPN The Magazine’s Analytics Issue
On the cover: The Mag’s Pulitzer-prize winning contributing writer J.R. Moehringer was granted exclusive access to Alex Rodriguez over the last several months for a feature story entitled “The Education of Alex Rodriguez”.
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Alex Rodriguez is returning to baseball after his suspension and J.R. Moehringer gives an exclusive look into A-Rod year away from baseball—what he did while he was gone, what’s he’s learned and where his career is going now. Six months, four cities, two coasts and one Batman suit – he chronicles the fallen slugger’s winding road back to pinstripes.
Analytics Issue Features
Rich Data, Poor Data
Take it from their king, Nate Silver: Sports nerds have it easy compared with the statheads who tackle real-world problems.
The mystery behind Sixers GM Sam Hinkie and the Philadelphia 76ers’ slow march back to relevance is revealed. By Pablo Torre
Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive is racing to re-imagine basketball — and ultimately the NBA – one head coach at a time.
The Great Analytics Rankings
The best and worst teams, based on the strengths and shortcomings of their analytic strategy.
On being the inside man in NBA analytics
A first account of spending seven years working in the NBA and how teams are shortchanging analytics. By Ben Alamar
Additional Analytics Issue Highlights:
- NBA: An anonymous NBA scout breaks down Heat center Hassan Whiteside’s ridiculous start in Miami in “There’s a new big in town.”
- NBA: The Mag’s Sam Alipour explores Amar’e Stoudemire’s off-day recovery ritual – bathing in red wine: bathing in red wine.
- Action Sports: The Mag polled 45 action sports stars to get their inside take on everything from sponsorships to Shaun White in Action Sports Confidential.
- The Ticket: In her new column, America needs a sports czar, Mina Kimes argues that stadium fights in Milwaukee and St. Louis show it’s time to regulate sports.
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