Analytics Evolution; Chris Copeland; Timberwolves Barometer

-From Dean Oliver at ESPN:

How numbers have changed the NBA

"Everyone is hungry for it -- an impending landslide of data that tells us where every player and the ball is during every point in every NBA game. It's a data set that answer these questions, among other things:

• Who can shoot a jump shot with defense in his face?

• Who isn't getting back on defe…