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The Wages of Wins Journal
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Taking aim at the lies and damned lies in sports with stories written by the numbers.
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How did the Spurs get a player like Kawhi Leonard?
posted to The Wages of Wins Journal on Tue 21st May 13
The Spurs’ best player, along with Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Tim Duncan Over at Grantland, Andrew Sharp has written an article lamenting the fact that the Spurs were able to get a player as good as Kawhi Leonard with the 15th pick. Sharp, who
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The Playoffs are for fun, not science
posted to The Wages of Wins Journal on Mon 20th May 13
Over at 3 Shades of Blue, the Memphis Grizzlies’ blog in the TrueHoop Network, Dave Berri has written a post about the Grizzlies and their rather improbable run into the Western Conference Finals. In it he provides Playoff Wins Produced numbers for the
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Larry Brown probably likes some Advanced Stats; he just hasnt met them yet
posted to The Wages of Wins Journal on Mon 20th May 13
Don’t worry, Larry; we’re not going to talk about adjusted plus-minus…too much. A few days ago, Larry Brown declared that for basketball, advanced stats “don’t work”. But when you read what he has to say, you get the
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How did the Spurs get a player like Kawhi Leonard?
posted to The Wages of Wins Journal on Tue 21st May 13
The Spurs’ best player, along with Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Tim Duncan Over at Grantland, Andrew Sharp has written an article lamenting the fact that the Spurs were able to get a player as good as Kawhi Leonard with the 15th pick. Sharp, who
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The Playoffs are for fun, not science
posted to The Wages of Wins Journal on Mon 20th May 13
Over at 3 Shades of Blue, the Memphis Grizzlies’ blog in the TrueHoop Network, Dave Berri has written a post about the Grizzlies and their rather improbable run into the Western Conference Finals. In it he provides Playoff Wins Produced numbers for the
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Larry Brown probably likes some Advanced Stats; he just hasnt met them yet
posted to The Wages of Wins Journal on Mon 20th May 13
Don’t worry, Larry; we’re not going to talk about adjusted plus-minus…too much. A few days ago, Larry Brown declared that for basketball, advanced stats “don’t work”. But when you read what he has to say, you get the