Stats are changing the way a lot of coaches examine basketball. This can be seen in the NBA with the new analytical statistics that are being used and have led to some coaches being fired and hired. The main example of this was when Lionel Hollins got fired from the Memphis Grizzlies after leading the team to the Western Conference Finals so the organization could hire David Joerger. Hollins was seen as an old school coach who wanted to pound the ball inside while Joerger was said to be of the new school analytical coaches who relied on new stats to coach his team. I do not necessarily agree or disagree with the Memphis Grizzlies because they are being successful with Coach Joerger as well as with Coach Hollins. I think that stats are changing the game of basketball and all other sports with the amount of stats that are available to coaches for use in evaluating their players. I think it is very important for a coach to be able to use stats to help and understand what they mean. However stats are just one of the tools a coach must use and cannot fully trust stats above all else.