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82games timeline
- Founded in 2002 by Roland Beech
- Popularized or created much of the 'first wave' of NBA analytics
- ...including +/- and adjusted +/-, lineups, shot charts, drives/paint attacks, contested rebounds, passing nuance, individual and team defensive stats, contests, touches, clutch stats, FB stats, ref stats, on court/off court splits, etc etc
- Consulted/provided custom data for a number of teams, until becoming exclusive with the Dallas Mavericks in the 2005-06 season
- Through valiant efforts of Game Charters was able to collect new data to research subtle points of the league
- Had partnerships/contracts with ESPN, NBC Sports, NBA 2k Video Game, etc
- Sparked controversy with the Game Winning Shots article in 2006
- Roland accepted full-time position with the Mavericks for the 2009-10 season as first "Stats Coach" in the NBA
- Mavericks win 2011 Championship!
- 10+ alumni/contributors to 82games have worked with NBA teams
- ...the site largely on auto-pilot with circa 2002 data features until this 2024 relaunch
Sachin Gupta -- Minnesota (GM), Detroit, etc
Dave Lewin* -- Boston (Ast GM)
Jon Nichols* -- Cleveland (VP of BS)
Dean Oliver -- Washington (Ast Coach), Sacramento, etc
Bob Chaikin* -- Miami
Kevin Pelton -- ESPN, Indiana Pacers
Dan Rosenbaum -- Detroit, Atlanta
Gabe Farkas -- San Antonio
Steve Ilardi -- ESPN (real +/-), Phoenix, etc
Aaron Barzilai -- Philadelphia
Sandy Weil -- Denver
Adrian Lawhorn -- Dallas
Eric Wong -- Fantasy expert, The Athletic
* = won NBA championship
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