I've temporarily uploaded to the Files section an Excel file of current/recent players' careers. In a couple of days, probably, I'll download it to my...
Hi Mike, Pretty interesting file. What are you using it for? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! ...
... Well, Leo, I like to see how the course of players' careers go. Whether they look to be peaking, nearing the end, etc. I also like updating my list of the...
I was using a scaled replacement level when I was woring on my NBA stuff last year. Replacement level for a player that played very little was about league...
As recently as 1999, the East was winning 55% of inter-conference games. The West took over and beat the East down to 39% in 2001. The East rebounded to 45%...
... wrote: remember around December of this season when the East ... flurry of postings ... could be an artifact of ... the season things ... advantage. ...
To me the amazing thing about the disparity this year was how *complete* it was in terms of teams....it was very much like two distinct leagues, one clearly ...
There are players who seem to hang around forever, never having a huge impact, but being just good enough to earn a roster spot every season. Guys like Will...
... (Would someone please Unsubscribe this guy?) ... about the disparity this year was how *complete* it ... leagues, one clearly ... Can the league prohibit...
Interesting stuff. Also, 5 of the Top 10 and 11 of the Top 20 by my count fall into a subcategory of Stiff: BWS (Big White Stiffs, i.e. centers who are (a)...
... <mlaybr@y...> ... I just got back from a sports economics and SABR meeting. Lots of interesting stuff to talk about... later. For now, that guy is...
I am not sure exactly what is being computed when you subtract offensive ratings from defensive rating and get values in the 90s. Effectively this represents...
Interesting. I did this analysis for my book to some degree actually. There were a lot of rookie coaches on the bad teams. There was a lot of player turnover...
I have the Nuggets rated as the worst offense of recent history. Relative to the league average in offensive efficiency, as I measure it, they are far, far...
As I'm now a couple weeks removed from the meetings in Denver, where I attended both the SABR conference and the sports economic sessions of the Western...
This sounds like they were very interesting--and very brain-taxing conferences--but that many ideas went out both ways to stimulate new thinking. Very ...
Another thought occurs, about the similarity of the rise of Green Bay in the late 50s to league dominance in the 60s, to the rise of the Bulls in the 80s to...
... This is all important stuff, naturally, but I do believe you've saved the best for last here, DeanO. For me, it was impossible to read _Moneyball_ without...
... So if baseball goes belly-up, we can expect some of these people to jump into basketball ? ... about 5 ... partially true ... Analysts have a field day...
... Baseball ain't going belly-up. Another of the sessions was about what baseball will be like in 20 years. Some think there will be 45 teams. But only one...
... I talk about the draft part with the Sonics every so often. They obviously took more seasoned ballplayers this year, but would have gone for LaBron or...
... From: Dean Oliver [mailto:deano@...] Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 11:43 AM ... wrote: [...] ... [...] ... This repeats some things we've discussed...
... <kpelton08@h...> ... impossible to ... (only in ... games in ... His athleticism ... which was a ... probably ... (compared ... to the ... the study ... ...
... wrote: lots of good stuff... ... issues, ... players ... and ... predicted ... sure ... such ... and ... What ... that ... his ... MJ is a very interesting...
