Nba Referees

Data Scientist Andrew Fenichel uses data analysis and data visualization tools to test longtime NBA Referee bias myths. — Make sure to like the video and subscribe to Andrew’s channel if you enjoyed the video! To learn more, check out Andrew’s article on his research: https://medium.com/sports-x-analytics/using-data-science-to-breakdown-the-nba-l2-minute-report-8e9c4579243b The NBA Last Two Minute Report dataset used in this video can be downloaded here.

3 habits to improve your play-calling — Last year I started a few new habits that really improved my play-calling when it came down to video review. 1. I watched each game 2–3 times. The first time I watched my floor positioning. The second time was for signals. The third. time if I had a crew chief that I admired, I would look how…

Do NBA referees really “swallow the whistle” ? Does star treatment exist in the last two minutes? Which referees are good and bad? I answer all of these questions using advanced data visualizations. — How many times have you sat on your couch, watching your favorite NBA team, and yelled at the refs for not calling a foul? Or nearly thrown your remote at your TV because James Harden is at the free throw line again (ugh). …

A short story back into the game — By Kyle Bohinc I Love listening to the Crown Refs podcast! The quality of the content and depth of details when discussing officiating principles is first class. So I wanted to start by saying thank you for what you do — keep up the amazing work! I describe myself as…

By Trevor Houle — Perception is a large part of our success in officiating. Coaches, players and fans watch our mechanics, motions effort and demeanor to decide whether they trust on the court o not. These judgments, which very well could have nothing to do with our call accuracy, make the world of difference…

THE BEST WAY TO INTERUPT SOMONE By Alex Bromley The Sword Of Insertion Paraphrasing is one of the most powerful communication tools. In the realm of officiating when you are getting verbally attacked and cannot get a word in edgewise, this technique is a respectful, professional way to insert yourself into the conversation. Interrupting someone is a hard thing to…

By Marco Romano The game at hand is an Under 16 game. The teams are from the same town, and the coach of the away team is usually not very cooperative and nice. I warn my partner during the pregame so that he’d be ready. …

Make this simple addition in your next game and email us the results at crownrefs@gmail.com Ask more questions We need to start asking more questions to the coaches during our in-game encounters. …

An exchange between James Harden and a young fan hit the internet this past friday. And that conversation, though simple in nature, made me realize just how brilliant James Harden really is. Harden was asked “What made you do that traveling step-back?”. To which he responded, “Did they call a…