The Role Analytics Plays in Sports Today

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Teams investing hundreds of millions of dollars in athletes are more cautious and think long-term when it comes to the health and availability of their star players. Teams are more reliant on analytics and slow play bringing the stars back from injuries to make sure that, come playoff time, they can be as healthy as possible.

Are analytics ruining sports? CV is on the side where he thinks athletes today are coddled and that teams are too reliant on analytics and Marc explains that while he doesn't 100% agree with analytics, he understands that it isn't going anywhere.


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