Characterizing the Spatial Structure of Defensive Skill in Pro Basketball [pdf](arxiv.org)
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Characterizing the Spatial Structure of Defensive Skill in Pro Basketball [pdf]
http://arxiv.org/pdf/1405.0231v2.pdf
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One of the authors wrote a nice article in Grantland about this paper with some more cool visualizations: http://grantland.com/features/department-of-defense/