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Listen "Episode 12: Joseph Gill of Mercenary Analytics Part I"
Episode Synopsis
Joe discusses his basketball career, early interest in statistics, his process, and intrinsic values
00:53 Basketball
3:27 High school matchups
5:09 Scouting leading to working in analytics
10:17 Protecting your intellectual property
11:53 Optimizing his process
16:57 Process of working with clients and creating individualized plans
22:10 Gap between analytics community and basketball purists
31:04 Working with someone who likes the game of basketball but plays for money vs player who loves the game of basketball, and plays for the love of the game
41:40 What makes Steph Curry successful
50:08 Most efficient offensive team in history
00:53 Basketball
3:27 High school matchups
5:09 Scouting leading to working in analytics
10:17 Protecting your intellectual property
11:53 Optimizing his process
16:57 Process of working with clients and creating individualized plans
22:10 Gap between analytics community and basketball purists
31:04 Working with someone who likes the game of basketball but plays for money vs player who loves the game of basketball, and plays for the love of the game
41:40 What makes Steph Curry successful
50:08 Most efficient offensive team in history
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