About the Author

EXPERIENCE:

Director of Quantitative Analysis, Denver Nuggets, 2006-Present.
Statistical consultant to Seattle Supersonics management, 2000-2006, Full-time beginning 10/1/04.
Author, Basketball on Paper
- The basic handbook for doing basketball analysis worldwide
- Endorsed by Dean Smith, Bill James, and the Seattle Supersonics
- Available through the publisher, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and major bookstores
Coordinator of WNBA Project Defensive Scoresheet
- Collected new defensive statistics through series of volunteers
- Identified volunteers to ascribe player/team responsibility for scores and stops
- Worked with Charlotte Sting to organize project
Scout, Bertka Views, 1990-1994 in North Carolina
Assistant Coach, Caltech, 1988-1990
Point Guard, Caltech, 1986-1988
Ph.D., 1994, University of North Carolina – using statistics to make forecasts

EXPERTISE:

Dean Oliver (not the former Iowa Hawkeye point guard) is an expert at the scientific evaluation of assembling players into a team, including quantitative evaluations of player quality, game strategy, and team chemistry. Some examples of his contributions over more than 15 years of work:

Points scored and allowed per 100 possessions analyses
- Team and individual versions
- Surveyed best offenses and defenses for what made them successful
Offensive skill curves for players
- Methods that show how well players do with different scoring responsibilities
Career forecast tools for players
- Can predict player future and suggest means of improvement
Incorporation of play-by-play data with basic statistics and coaching input
Rules of thumb for applying zones, presses, and when to call (or force) timeouts
Evaluation of effect of new rules (zone, 8-s rule, etc.) implemented in 2002

Also a member of Association of Professional Basketball Research and Society of American Baseball Research (very familiar with Bill James sabermetric methods)

TO CONTACT ME:

By Email: author@basketballonpaper.com