Question

Bringing IBM to the industry of sports of entertainment will benefit sports teams such as the raptors to efficiently analyze basketball statistics in order to determine the right players to go with making the ideal definition of what a dream team is to a coach. My only concern is that what if all teams in a sports league uses IBM Watson? If all teams used Watson, would it ruin the love for the game or enhance it? If there's one thing that people hate when it comes to sports, its to see the team that they are supporting are nowhere close in the contention for a championship. Having said that, IBM Watson would be able to help that team, improve that team in order to give them a fighting chance. This will enhance the love for the game. However, if all teams used IBM Watson, it could leave many teams disappointed. The reason why sports teams would use Watson is to improve their team in order to win a championship. The issue with that is that there can only be one champion. It would cost a team about $80 a month to use IBM Watson as a tool assuming that they would require the highest premium account in order to go through so much data regarding many different players. Now, I know that $80 a month is nothing compared to what teams play for players, but it can definitely be costly when the goals of the team are not being met. By spending money for IBM Watson to improve the performance and efficiency of the team, and are unsure whether or not the team will be guaranteed a championship victory, it is a gamble. Anyways, that's my take on IBM in terms of sports.

Please address any concerns for I would like to know what others take on this concern.

Costings for the use of IBM Watson provided here.
https://www.ibm.com/watson-analytics/pricing

Answer 1

IBM Watson would help the teams to perform effeciently by strategizing, game planning, and recruiting with the additional information. It would enhance the level of sports and the way they are played. But the assurance of winning the games by every team which uses is still uncertain because IBM Watson could only enhance the way the game is played, and moreover the opponent teams also would be fully prepared. Hence, the sports would remain sports, and the uncertainty of winning and loosing would always be there. But definitely the efficiency of the teams would improve. If there's a certainity that a particular team would win, then the interest in playing and watching the game would be lost. But watching or playing a good match by the teams, and the thrill of winning-loosing is the factor that keeps up the drive for sports. Thus, IBM Watson is helpful in enhancing the efficiency of performance, and could guarantee a higher level of performance, but could not guarantee a win.