So I am trying to gather all sorts of data for my NBA system and it amazes me how difficult it is to get 1H and 2H stats (FG Pctg, 3PT Pctg, etc). It seems that the only thing readily available are score totals.
So 2 questions:
1. Does anyone know where is a good place to collect this data, even if I have to screen scrape (better than going play-by-play off ESPN.COM)?
2. Do you think that it is by design that these stats are so hard to get? I mean every damn NBA game always shows a halftime breakdown of the stats, why is this not available to the public besides in real time? Is the league making sure the books stay full of cash?
I don't have any real leads on a system yet, just want to test some things out as I enjoy data analytics.
Thanks in advance!
So 2 questions:
1. Does anyone know where is a good place to collect this data, even if I have to screen scrape (better than going play-by-play off ESPN.COM)?
2. Do you think that it is by design that these stats are so hard to get? I mean every damn NBA game always shows a halftime breakdown of the stats, why is this not available to the public besides in real time? Is the league making sure the books stay full of cash?
I don't have any real leads on a system yet, just want to test some things out as I enjoy data analytics.
Thanks in advance!