On Saturday, I attended the New England Symposium on Statistics in Sports (NESSIS). Compared to the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, I found NESSIS much smaller, focused, and academically rigorous. The presentations revealed fascinating dimensions to analytics in a variety of sports, and the small size afforded me the opportunity to speak with many of the presenters. I even talked to some statistical legends I've been following for years. I will certainly be returning; unfortunately NESSIS only occurs every other year.