The annual Sloan Sports & Analytics Conference was held March 3-4, 2017 at MIT, bringing together thought leaders and practitioners in sports analytics, focusing on off-field and on-field topics. This is a collection of the best quotes, images, insights, and observations shared via Twitter from Day 1 of the event (See the day 2 recap, too!) Thanks to all whose tweets helped fuel this recap! For more, visit www.dsmsports.net and follow me on Twitter @njh287.