Posted by Andy McGeady on March 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
I wrote about the flaws in Kicking Percentage for the Irish Times, and how some people are doing a better job at rating place kickers.
Posted by Andy McGeady on March 11, 2015 · Leave a Comment
An Irish Times column about Paul O'Connell's test debut in 2002 and his long test career to follow. Also reference to some other Irish sporting centurions.
Posted by Andy McGeady on March 8, 2015 · 2 Comments
The second part. Kirk Goldsberry on breaking the game he loves and the NHL's Brian Burke on, well, everything. And some final thoughts on how Sloan is changing.
Posted by Andy McGeady on March 4, 2015 · 3 Comments
As promised. And it is indeed stupidly long. This is just part one. Grab a cuppa, settle in. It's time to Sloan.
Category Sport · Tags #ssac15, chris anderson, daryl morey, Edward Tufte, michael lewis, michael niemeyer, Opta, shane battier, Sloan, Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, stats
Posted by Andy McGeady on March 4, 2015 · 2 Comments
There was a decent Irish turnout at Sloan 2015 but a serious lack of European soccer presence. A report for the Irish Times.
Posted by Andy McGeady on March 1, 2015 · Leave a Comment
The human missile... the shoulder torpedo... I talked to former and current referees, players and medical staff about the dangerous practice of players clearing out without using their arms.
