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Kostya Medvedovsky on the DARKO NBA player projections
FromThe Football Analytics Show by The Power Rank and Ed Feng
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Kostya Medvedovsky on the DARKO NBA player projections
FromThe Football Analytics Show by The Power Rank and Ed Feng
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Length:
68 minutes
Released:
May 26, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Kostya Medvedovsky joins the show to discuss DARKO, a well respected NBA player projection system. He begins with how a lawyer developed the data and math skills to develop DARKO. Then Kostya describes the two predictive systems that form the basis of DARKO, one of which was initially used in rocket science. Then he talks about how machine learning techniques combine these two factors. He uses Brandon Ingram of the New Orleans Pelicans as an example of how the system works. Finally, Kostya discusses the applications of DARKO to sports betting.
Released:
May 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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