Back in October, our Brian Fleurantin asked Mikhail Prokhorov what he thought about the wave of analytics sweeping the NBA.
"I think analytics are becoming more and more refined throughout the league. But I am not convinced you can calculate your way to victory. I do believe there are intangibles that no stat sheet will show you," he responded, seemingly dismissing the need for a lot of statistical deep divers.
That's not stopping the Nets from beefing up their analytics operations. Until recently, Glen DuPaul, the 20-something Director of Analytics, was the only full-time numbers cruncher.