Remembering the Mamba and Rethinking his Metrics
14,481. That’s how many shots Kobe Bryant missed in his career. For many critics, this lone statistic is a looming shadow on the legacy of a man who left basketball as the last great isolation player. But to Kirk Goldsberry that number is nothing more than a misunderstood metric. In 2012, Goldsberry published an article in Grantland titled the Kobe Assist. I know, an oxymoron right? But to summarize Goldsberry’s… Read More »Remembering the Mamba and Rethinking his Metrics