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.
Critics Circle
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.
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.
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