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'''Computer-aided sports scouting''' is the use of data analysis by computer to assist sports [[Scout (sport)|scouts]] to identify and recruit new talented players. Pioneers like [[Bill James]] began to analyze the data and apply mathematical principals and new non-conventional formulas to predict success and failures of a baseball player or team, a development called [[sabermetrics]]. The foundation of computer-aided scouting is statistics.

'''Computer-Aided Scouting :''' - While human scouts are far more recognized throughout the history of sports. Computer-Aided Scouting is being noticed for being far more accurate and predictable and is being used in the NBA, MLB, and the NFL for over a decade. Computer-aided Scouting allows far more data, information, and organization on the simpliest and convienant levels for a scout, or professional. Software programs allow all of the important information and statistical data to project and separate one potential NBA player from the next. ScoutingGurus is a familiar term which is associated with the in depth accuracy of '''Computer-aided Scouting'''.

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Computer-aided scouting began as a means for scouts and managers to log mass amounts of player and team information compiled from [[box score]]s, stat-sheets and personalized specific information pertaining to players and teams. This information was interpreted through mathematical formulas created from research studies of each sport. Once this information was tabulated, team personnel begin to implement these results into the game. After early positive results, many professional teams adopted mathematical tools for player and game management.

ScoutingGuru is also been a term loosely used to describe GMs or scouts that find talent that defies the main stream scouts and media. When a player is brought in as a free agent there isn't much fanfare, but if he is drafted the critics come out in droves to criticize that teams scouting department for not taking a mainstream hyped player. The criticism is mainly created by the media and fans to support their lack of understanding or knowledge of a players potential. These players are also known as '''flying under the radar''' if suddenly other teams take a late interest.

[[MLB]] and the [[NBA]] begin to employ these analysis and move them into prominent roles inside their teams as Scouts to even General Managers. The marriage between Computer-aided Scouting and human eye Scouting has been at odds for over a decade. Both ways of scouting have proven to be as viable and valuable as the other.{{Citation needed|date=July 2014}} The NCAA has adapted a rating system produced by [[Jeff Sagarin]] that uses computer-aided scouting to a science to better understand the strength and weaknesses of a team as a rating.

Computer-aided Scouting that uses any formula less than 4 years has to be deemed at best analytical more than scientific. Simply because most computer aided scouting is done by a measure of success and/or failures of players during that particular span of time. Due to the fact the game statistically changes every 15–20 years it is important for the methods use to analyze and project evolve with the game.

Computer-aided scouting has adapted mathematical formulas by taking into account an existing or potential players value to his team, his physical attributes, and even projected success/failures against a variety of situations and potential opponents. Some of these methods have been published by members of [[sabermetrics]] for [[baseball]] and [[APBRmetrics|APBR]] for [[basketball]].

==References==

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*[http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/oct00/10-17pockethoops.mspx Microsoft.com]

* [http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/03/980309041942.htm Science Daily]

==External links==

* [http://www.hoopsworld.com/ HoopsWorld]

* [http{{webarchive |url=https://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20070930070741/http://scoutingthenba.com/index.htm/ |title=ScoutingtheNba] |date=2007-09-30}}

* [http://82games.com/ 82games]

* [[Johnhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080817032744/http://search.espn.go.com/john-hollinger/ Hollinger|John Hollinger Espn]]

* {{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20011116033513/http://www.kiva.net/~jsagarin/sports/sports.html |title=Jeff Sagarin |date=2001-11-16}}

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