CHASING PERFECTION: A BEHIND- THE- SCENES LOOK AT THE HIGH- STAKES GAME OF CREATING AN NBA CHAMPION

The Washington Post headlined its review of this book, “How data geeks are taking over basketball.” Indeed, this book takes Moneyball, last decade’s baseball bible, to an entirely new level with a new set of acronyms. It may be too much for the casual fan, but for the stats geeks and basketball diehards out there, it offers an interesting examination of how camera-tracking technology has allowed teams to collect data in real time to better manage all aspects of the game.