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11.10.09

Basketball Goes 3D

First live public broadcast in February
By Sean Captain Posted 12.10.2008 at 9:19 am 2 Comments

Just a week after the NFL screened a live game in 3D to an invite-only audience, the NBA announced that it will broadcast its All Star Game to public theaters. The February 14 game will reach up to 160 screens in 80 locations around the US, including Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Detroit, LA, New York, San Francisco and Seattle.

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NBA Footage For All

Couch potato coaches rejoice: private footage gets publically released
By Brett Zarda Posted 09.09.2008 at 1:39 pm 1 Comment

Couch potato coaches and fantasy folks, hold onto your hats. A new agreement between Synergy Sports Technology and the NBA will provide the average fan the ability to break down game footage like never before. Synergy employees log standard broadcasts of every NBA play creating a catalogued database that’s searchable by every conceivable basketball statistic or description. At least 24 teams pay between $50,000-$75,000 annually for the service but this season the public will have access to the same technology on NBA.com.

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The Celtics Will Win

Or will they? It all depends how much faith you put into a flawed stat tool
By Brett Zarda Posted 06.11.2008 at 10:39 am 0 Comments

Forget last night. According to the statheads the Celtics have this thing wrapped up despite losing game three of the NBA finals yesterday to the Lakers. Lenovo Stat tool uses a plus-minus algorithm to calculate the best individual players and combination of players.

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