NBA Stats Like Never Before by Timo Elliott.
From the post:
The National Baseball Association today unveiled a new site for fans of games statistics: NBA.com/stats, powered by SAP Analytics technology. The multi-year marketing partnership between SAP and the NBA was announced six months ago:
“We are constantly researching new and emerging technologies in an effort to provide our fans with new ways to connect with our game,” said NBA Commissioner David Stern. “SAP is a leader in providing innovative software solutions and an ideal partner to provide a dynamic and comprehensive statistical offering as fans interact with NBA basketball on a global basis.”
“SAP is honored to partner with the NBA, one of the world’s most respected sports organizations,” said Bill McDermott, co-CEO, SAP. “Through SAP HANA, fans will be able to experience the NBA as never before. This is a slam dunk for SAP, the NBA and the many fans who will now have access to unprecedented insight and analysis.”
The free database contains every box score of every game played since the league’s inception in 1946, including graphical displays of players shooting tendencies.
To the average fan NBA.com/Stats delivers information that is of immediate interest to them, not their computers.
Another way to think about it:
Computers don’t make purchasing decisions, users do.
Something to think about when deciding on your next semantic technology.