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The NBA Offseason List part 4: The Last Dress Rehersal 27 Aug 2013 | 04:57 am
“No plan of operations extends with certainty beyond the first encounter with the enemy’s main strength”-Helmuth von Moltke the Elder We are about two months away from the first basket taken in anger...
The History of NBA Scoring: the reigns of Wilt, Kareem and Dantley 26 Aug 2013 | 09:32 am
Who have the best scorers in the NBA been? Sure, players like Allen Iverson gets lots of accolades for scoring lots of points, but what happens when we factor in misses? I decided to look at the NBA t...
The Uselessness of Usage 23 Aug 2013 | 11:11 am
I don’t like the Usage statistic to be honest. Usage is a pretty popular stat in basketball used to defend various flaws in players games. Usage is used as a proxy for how often the player handles the...
Collective Bargaining, Healthcare and the NBA 22 Aug 2013 | 09:13 am
Ben passed along this great video about the healthcare costs in the United States. Oddly, while watching it, it got me thinking of the issue in the NBA and the recent labor woes of the players. The la...
Putting the Bad NBA Players in Perspective 21 Aug 2013 | 12:54 pm
We’re often critical of NBA players here. Overrated players, overpaid players, bad players — we love pointing all of them out. The thing about any domain is that it’s easy to get tunnel vision. It tur...
Houston is Stocked 20 Aug 2013 | 12:32 pm
The Rockets recently picked up Ronnie Brewer. Side note - the fact that Corey Brewer got a contract earlier than Ronnie and for more money is a freaking crime. A cursory glance by Dave Berri got him t...
Paying College Athletes? It’s about Time! 19 Aug 2013 | 11:21 am
Paying college athletes is something our own Dave Berri has spoken about quite a bit. He follows his already stellar work in the area with a great piece that appeared at Time.com This past weekend th...
Stacey Brook breaks down Nebraska Football 16 Aug 2013 | 12:54 am
Nebraska under Bo Pelini With five years under his belt, Stacey figured it was time to give Bo Pelini a “report card”. Using the NCAA FBS Production Model, how have the Huskers looked? 2008 - FBS Ra...
Of Ice and Data 14 Aug 2013 | 10:53 am
xkcd.com/762 A post explaining a tweet you ask? Well, it’s the NBA offseason. And frankly, given the heart attack any random Nuggets rumor gives me, I’m fine with slow news days. So with that in mind...
Thanks YouTube! Wilt vs. Kareem 13 Aug 2013 | 01:01 pm
Ben Gulker (@brgulker) of Pistons by the Numbers shared this great video showing off Wilt Chamberlain vs. Kareem. In terms of statistical giants, these two are up there. In the realm of basketball thi...
