{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fd2bf33a8-d7fa-48c3-a7a8-661c30b0f5d7","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 137: Simon Gerszberg, Optimizing a Player and Teams\u2019 Shot Selection\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/d2bf33a8-d7fa-48c3-a7a8-661c30b0f5d7\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 137: Simon Gerszberg, Optimizing a Player and Teams\u2019 Shot Selection","description":"Guest: Simon Gerszberg, Founder and CEO of ShotQuality\n\n\n\n\nIn this week\u2019s basketball coaching conversation, founder and CEO of ShotQuality Simon Gerszberg joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss optimizing a player and teams\u2019 shot selection.\n\n\n\n\nSimon Gerszberg, a data analyst for Colgate Basketball, founded a product that calculates the quality of shots on a play-by-play basis. The goal of the website is to create actual change for coaches by optimizing their player and teams\u2019 shot selection. www.shotquality.com is now used by over 40 NCAA teams and over 5 NBA teams.\n\n\n\n\nShot Quality is calculated by multiplying the percent chance a shot has of going in, i.e. the probability that the basket is made and the type of shot, denoted by the no. of points that shot entails - either a 2-pointer or a 3-pointer.\n\n\n\n\nOver 90 disparate variables are incorporated to output the overall ShotQuality. The most important aspect of calculating ShotQuality is computing the individual player's shot-making ability, and there are a plethora of factors involved in quantifying this.\n\n\n\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - Why ShotQuality.com\n\n3:00 - Calculating Shot Quality\n\n5:00 - Independent of the Outcome\n\n7:30 - Creating Paralysis by Analysis\n\n11:30 - Game Strategy\n\n14:30 - Shot Quality Defense\n\n16:30 - Quality of Opponent Affecting Metrics\n\n20:00 - Conversation about Player Development\n\n24:00 - Improving Shot Quality\n\n28:00 - Evaluating Shot Selection into Intuition\n\n31:00 - Dribble Threes\n\n33:30 - High School Coaches on Shot Quality\n\n36:00 - Offense vs Defense on Shot Selection\n\n40:00 - Assessment of Coaches\n\n42:00 - Pythagorean Theory Expectation\n\n44:00 - Unconventional Offensive Philosophy\n\n48:00 - Quality Rebounders\n\n51:00 - Conclusion\n\n\n\n\nSimon Gerszberg\u2019s Bio:\n\nBio: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-gerszberg\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/shot_quality\n\nEmail: simon@shotquality.com\n\nContact Number: 914-715-5337\n\n\n\n\nBasketball Immersion\n\nWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion\n\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion\n\n\n\n\nBetOnline Website:\n\nWebsite: www.betonline.ag\n\n\n\n\nBest in the West Video Series\n\nBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/23ce4c45-f4b4-4a60-bba7-2a757644a299/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}