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title: "Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis Paperback – November 1, 2004"
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# Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis Paperback – November 1, 2004

**Brand:** dean oliver
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- **What is this?** Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis Paperback – November 1, 2004 by dean oliver
- **How much does it cost?** $34.77 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This book changed how I watch college basketball
*by T***S on May 8, 2010*

While Oliver's methods and approaches are all applied to the NBA game in this book, they nevertheless can be applied in whole to the collegiate game. After reading "Basketball on Paper" over the last year and watching the 2009-2010 college basketball season, I can truly say that this book has revolutionized how I view a basketball game -- all for the better.Without giving away key premises, Oliver truly dives deep into the fundamentals of how a basketball game works to determine tools to evaluate how teams and players do just past the final score. Typical cliches are challenged -- some proven, some shown to be irrelevant -- as he puts a statistical and logical argument behind why the proposed approaches are superior. And I agree with his results. After focusing on them over the past year, I can truly say that this book has helped me further understand how and why a team wins just behind the final score. Diving into the box score alone can reveal hidden gems that you might not have thought about otherwise. If you're a stat nut, a basketball fanatic, or some sort of a combination of the two, this book is a definite must read.Considering that this is one of the greatest books I've ever read, I'd say it is worthy of a five star rating.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Valuable Tool
*by P***Y on August 17, 2007*

I have been using the formulas and ideas presented in Dean Oliver's book for the past three years. I was never a math fan, but my spreadsheets for calculating basketball statistics are the most complicated I have ever created and it was this book that started my obsession. The book inspired me with a fascination over a new way to look at the game and the players that bring it to life. Mr. Oliver's work was just a starting point and over the past few years I have added other formulas and other mathematical approaches to looking at the game, but I would not have gotten anywhere without this book. It is an essential tool in my toolbox for evaluating and enjoying the game of basketball.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Service by Amazon was perfect, on time and brand new condition
*by R***I on September 16, 2014*

Service by Amazon was perfect, on time and brand new condition. The book is interesting as I expected, and I beleive Oliver adds some wit and humor that helps in the drier sections, but the book tends to get a little listy. For example, it will show you the scorer's sheet for an entire game, when maybe only a half is necessary. Or it will give you the top 30 offenses of all-time, when a list of ten might be more managable. There are also some typos in the book that the editor should not have missed. All in all though, it's a great purchase and a very educational and interesting read.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis
- Basketball beyond Paper: Insights into the Game's Analytics Revolution
- Thinking Basketball

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