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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: TallTitan34 on October 10, 2013, 01:30:52 PM

Title: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: TallTitan34 on October 10, 2013, 01:30:52 PM
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520704579127281774259324.html (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520704579127281774259324.html)

The story is about Duke being the first college to use player tracking technology, but as you see in the tweets below Marquette is using it as well.

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Rachel Bachman‏@Bachscore3h
Duke is the first college basketball team to get player-tracking technology. @bzcohen has the scoop: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520704579127281774259324.html …

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Mike Broeker‏@mikebroeker3h
#mubb as well.  Can call us co-first.  Process started over summer. @Bachscore: Duke first college team to get player-tracking technology.
Title: Re: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: MileHigh on October 10, 2013, 01:39:27 PM
My guess is that Marquette is paying some money to the NBA/Bucks/Bradley Center to use the new tracking equipment that is being installed in every NBA arena.  Clearly a benefit of playing on an NBA Arena...

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/09/05/nba-motion-tracking-cameras-ap.ap/index.html (http://www.nba.com/2013/news/09/05/nba-motion-tracking-cameras-ap.ap/index.html)
Title: Duke following Marquette's lead...
Post by: Logi4three on October 10, 2013, 02:11:37 PM
Interesting Wall Street Journal article about Duke acquiring the SportVU system used by NBA teams (oh and Marquette).  Shows another benefit to keeping the Bucks in town and to having MU play in an NBA arena.

"Another team that stands to benefit this season from SportVU is Marquette, whose coach Buzz Williams values advanced statistics as much as anyone in college basketball. Marquette shares with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks the BMO Harris Bradley Center, where the infrastructure existed, so the Golden Eagles will see SportVU data for its 16 home games. "Knowing our coach, two minutes into their presentation, we knew it was something he'd want to pursue," said Marquette deputy athletic director Mike Broeker."

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304520704579127281774259324.html
Title: Re: Duke following Marquette's lead...
Post by: Benny B on October 10, 2013, 02:17:12 PM
Not sure that using SportVU during practice is going to return an applicable set of data, but go for it, Dook.
Title: Re: Duke following Marquette's lead...
Post by: marquette20 on October 10, 2013, 02:39:39 PM
One of things measured is friendly touches. So, they can see when people high five teammates.
Title: Re: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: T-Bone on October 10, 2013, 02:45:12 PM
The subheadline is the key here:
"Cameron Indoor Will Be the First College Arena Equipped With SportVU, a Statistical Movement System Used in NBA"
Title: Re: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: MUMountin on October 10, 2013, 05:26:49 PM
My guess is that Marquette is paying some money to the NBA/Bucks/Bradley Center to use the new tracking equipment that is being installed in every NBA arena.  Clearly a benefit of playing on an NBA Arena...

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/09/05/nba-motion-tracking-cameras-ap.ap/index.html (http://www.nba.com/2013/news/09/05/nba-motion-tracking-cameras-ap.ap/index.html)

Yup--the article actually talks about MU and using the existing infrastructure:

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Another team that stands to benefit this season from SportVU is Marquette, whose coach Buzz Williams values advanced statistics as much as anyone in college basketball. Marquette shares with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks the BMO Harris Bradley Center, where the infrastructure existed, so the Golden Eagles will see SportVU data for its 16 home games. "Knowing our coach, two minutes into their presentation, we knew it was something he'd want to pursue," said Marquette deputy athletic director Mike Broeker.
Title: Re: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: caltruda on October 10, 2013, 07:05:21 PM
Disclaimer: I work for STATS, and while I don't know all the ins and outs of SportVU, I can tell you it creates an amazing amount of data that can be sliced and diced a million different ways and be tailor-made for whatever the end user desires. On my specific end, we're hoping to integrate the NBA info into our previews _ mainly the second-level statistics that would be unique for the reader for the upcoming season that coaching staffs may also use as scouting report/player tendencies. I wouldn't be surprised to see Buzz show up here asking a million questions. The group which operates SportVU has done incredible work in a short amount of time to get the NBA to buy in league-wide.
Title: Re: Duke following Marquette's lead...
Post by: Dawson Rental on October 10, 2013, 11:02:04 PM
It's beginning to seem inevitable that one day soon we will wake up to find that Duke has become the "Marquette of the East".
Title: Re: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: ChicosBailBonds on October 14, 2013, 07:29:21 PM
Duke doing some other things, too.  Their trigger safety class apparently was ignored.

http://www.guns.com/2013/10/14/guns-basketball-duke-basketball-teams-pictured-m4s/
Title: Re: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: forgetful on October 14, 2013, 07:53:43 PM
Duke doing some other things, too.  Their trigger safety class apparently was ignored.

http://www.guns.com/2013/10/14/guns-basketball-duke-basketball-teams-pictured-m4s/

If Duke is letting them play with M4s and M240s we need something to compete with them in recruiting.

Keefe, can you arrange for rides in an A-10 or at least a ride in a trainer like the T-38 for all recruits/players.
Title: Re: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: Dawson Rental on October 14, 2013, 09:23:02 PM
If Duke is letting them play with M4s and M240s we need something to compete with them in recruiting.

Keefe, can you arrange for rides in an A-10 or at least a ride in a trainer like the T-38 for all recruits/players.

How about a ride in a Soviet Era MiG?  It's no problem to bring up to the MU campus.  Just watch:

http://www.guns.com/2013/05/09/meanwhile-in-mother-russia-video/ (http://www.guns.com/2013/05/09/meanwhile-in-mother-russia-video/)
Title: Re: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: forgetful on October 15, 2013, 12:06:15 AM
How about a ride in a Soviet Era MiG?  It's no problem to bring up to the MU campus.  Just watch:

http://www.guns.com/2013/05/09/meanwhile-in-mother-russia-video/ (http://www.guns.com/2013/05/09/meanwhile-in-mother-russia-video/)

I love Russia videos, particularly dashcam videos.  A MiG would work just fine, now we just have to find one and a pilot.
Title: Re: Player Tracking Technology at Marquette
Post by: Spotcheck Billy on October 15, 2013, 10:02:33 AM
Coach K took the team to West Point and they had target practice resulting in that picture