The Use of “Synergy Sports Technology” for the Collection of Basketball Game Statistics

Abstract

Basketball games have been analyzed in great detail, providing valuable information for coaches and team scouts to tactically prepare the team for the upcoming games. "Synergy Sports Technology" company provides one of the greatest databases for basketball coaches. Regarding the basketball game, there are 10 standardized play-types in offense and 2 standardized play-types in defense. Using Synergy, every basketball game is logged separately, storing data in a general database from which scouts and coaches or researchers select specific information or video for further data analysis. In basketball, there is a large number of data collected and processed all the time, regarding the great number of games played. Applicability of these data presents a great tool for detailed analysis and creating scout reports. Using this program for further research could be very helpful and can contribute to a better, more accurate, and detailed analysis.

Analysis of the effectiveness of different play types in the end of game possessions of close EuroLeague matches

“…The categorization of every offensive possession by play type and the variables examined are presented in Table 1. Those play types are actions that are considered standardized and cover all the possible scoring attempts in the game, while they can translate the team's tactical decisions into accountable data (Christmann et al, 2018, Chen et al, 2023, Božović, 2021, McBasketball, 2017.…”

Modeling the influence of basketball players’ offense roles on team performance

“…Synergy, a sports data science company, offers play-type data and game footage access. They also provide advanced visualization tools for coaches and analysts to analyze opponents' playing styles, monitor player development over time, and gain insights into player and team performance (Božović, 2021;Fu and Stasko, 2022). There are 11 standardized play types in offense, such as spot-up, transition, isolation, off-screen, and so on (Božović, 2021).…”

“…They also provide advanced visualization tools for coaches and analysts to analyze opponents' playing styles, monitor player development over time, and gain insights into player and team performance (Božović, 2021;Fu and Stasko, 2022). There are 11 standardized play types in offense, such as spot-up, transition, isolation, off-screen, and so on (Božović, 2021). Basketball offensive tactics are aimed at creating optimal shot selection within a 24-s period.…”

“…For example, poor pick-and-roll use is recognized as a significant cause of team failure (Vaquera et al, 2013); the most effective finishing moves in the Euroleague are isolation, pick-and-roll, spot-up, and cut (Matulaitis and Bietkis, 2021), while the finishing actions that contribute the least to scoring are off-screen and hand-off (Zukolo et al, 2019). The applicability of these data presents an excellent tool for detailed analysis and creating scout reports (Božović, 2021). Scholars have utilized this data to investigate team styles, player roles, and the influence of various game types on team performance (McBasketball, 2017;Božović, 2021), thereby providing basketball statisticians with a novel perspective for player observation.…”

“…The applicability of these data presents an excellent tool for detailed analysis and creating scout reports (Božović, 2021). Scholars have utilized this data to investigate team styles, player roles, and the influence of various game types on team performance (McBasketball, 2017;Božović, 2021), thereby providing basketball statisticians with a novel perspective for player observation. It is worth noting that player play type is a relatively understudied topic, with minimal research focused on it.…”