What’s your position on fancy metrics? David Castillo joins Wes Lawrence for a deep dive into hockey math.
Some of us just like to enjoy a beverage and watch a Dallas Stars game – and that’s just fine. But others want to understand how players affect the game and the team around them…and that’s where math comes in.
For this edition of Stargazing, D Magazine‘s David Castillo – who’s also a longtime DBD contributor – sat down with Wes Lawrence to take the fear out of #fancystats. In this episode, they discuss:
- how stats like Corsi and Wins Above Replacement affect a team’s makeup,
- what coaches may see in that player you hate (or love),
- why analysis and intuition can, and should, work hand in hand,
- and what’s on the horizon for the quant crowd.
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