A piece of the puzzle that should tie NBA.com and the game together

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http://www.popsci.com/brett-zarda/ar...ba-footage-all


This is pretty important and could very well be the easiest way for us to relay signature moves and player styles for the roster updates.

I'm hoping this thread can stand alone and not be merged or locked.


Breaking news

Couch potato coaches and fantasy folks, hold onto your hats. A new agreement between Synergy Sports Technology and the NBA will provide the average fan the ability to break down game footage like never before. Synergy employees log standard broadcasts of every NBA play creating a catalogued database that’s searchable by every conceivable basketball statistic or description. At least 24 teams pay between $50,000-$75,000 annually for the service but this season the public will have access to the same technology on NBA.com.

For NBA teams, clips are on Synergy’s website 40 minutes after the buzzer so that teams can break down what went wrong or scout what’s upcoming. The continuous log means every Kobe Bryant isolation, turnover or post-up, in any quarter, against any team, with any specific lineup, for the entire year, is four clicks and four seconds away. The options are endless, almost overwhelming, and nearly instantaneous. Games or clips can be downloaded to laptops for offline editing before posting highlights to the site for coaches in different cities.

The fan content might be scaled down slightly, but more importantly made user-friendly for the average user including some specific tailoring for fantasy folks. Synergy says the “sky is the limit” on content and how many ways they can slice and analyze the data. Specifics on access are still being worked out but most content should be free with some premium data requiring a subscription.

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Woah, that's awesome... I've always wanted a Synergy subscription, but they were crazy expensive even for the individual/press level access. I love this kind of stuff... the stat nerd blogs will have a field day with this information as well. And yeah, that kind negates the advantage that EA had with the data, because the majority sounds like it will be available through nba.com, which has been incorporated into 2K9.

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Sometimes I wonder if the NBA mandates certain features. This being one of them. DNA and Living Rosters are very similar. So similar that I wouldn't doubt the NBA having a hand in it.

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Quote: Originally Posted by trav402

Sometimes I wonder if the NBA mandates certain features. This being one of them. DNA and Living Rosters are very similar. So similar that I wouldn't doubt the NBA having a hand in it.

Alright by me. I think the NBA's influence in making a game better is great, so much better than the NFL's exclusive license!