
Though Sloan may have preferred the eye test to the math test, it’s not like the Jazz weren’t playing the percentages each time they had the ball on offense.

When the ball moves, the scoreboard moves when the ball sticks, the scoreboard sticks.”

It’s a huge component as far as successful teams. “The system of ball sharing and playing help to helper defense. “The science was the system,” Chiesa said. Chiesa elaborated on what made Sloan such a successful leader, even if he wasn’t observing the nitty-gritty of analytics-driven basketball.

However, when I think about modern coaches, analytics, and front offices filled with statisticians rather than former basketball players, I don’t know how Sloan fits in.
