John Hollinger
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 John Hollinger facts

• Prior to December 2012, he was an analyst and writer for ESPN, primarily covering the NBA
• Hollinger grew up in Mahwah, New Jersey, and is a 1993 graduate of the University of Virginia
• Hollinger developed the website Alleyoop in 1996, initially as a hobby and sounding board for his musings on the game
• Touting the site as "The Basketball Page for Thinking Fans," Hollinger followed in the footsteps of noted analysts Dean Oliver and Bob Bellotti in a quest for the ultimate basketball statistic
• During Alleyoop 's early years, Hollinger experimented with offensive and defensive ratings (points created and allowed per 100 possessions) in much the same way as Oliver, as a means of quantifying a player's overall contribution to his team
• While the methods were hardly groundbreaking, Hollinger's writing style and incisive commentary caught the eye of such industry luminaries as Web Magazine, and The Wall Street Journal
• Hollinger spent the next three years as the sports editor at OregonLive
• com, developing an intimate understanding of the inner workings of the NBA, both as a game and a business
• It was during his OregonLive years that Hollinger developed his Player Efficiency Rating (PER), a figure that attempts to combine all of a player's contributions into one number
• PER has been criticized for lacking any consideration of shot defense and for overvaluing shot-taking