Tag: Dennis Lindsey

Instead of looking at the changes as …

Instead of looking at the changes as shackles that are holding the team back, Lindsey is looking at ways the Jazz can take advantage of the situation. Part of that effort has fallen heavily on the Jazz analytics team, led by coordinator of analytics Cory Jez, whose group of consultants are working on draft modeling informed by statistical work and analysis.

“By definition, if you’re in management …

“By definition, if you’re in management or you’re in scouting, a good percentage of your job is remote work, is video work, it’s database work, whether it be the scouting database or the statistical database,” Lindsey said. “We’ve had an opportunity to shift those percentages and using technology to a greater degree versus the in-person scouting and hopefully we can tip a few of the odds in our favor relative to the draft and free agency moving forward.”