With so much craziness happening yesterday, we figured we’d give you a two-for-one special, featuring the record levels of trades and the epic tank job by the Sixers.Ā Harrison Chase:Ā The 2015 NBA trade deadline was the...
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By Adam Gilfix Recently, my fellow HSAC contributor and friend Carlos Pena-Lobel put up an article on the most pivotal plays in Super Bowl history, using the basis of win probability added.Ā That got me thinking, and with...
By Bill Lotter In case you havenāt heard, people have been scrutinizing a recent play call by Pete Carroll.Ā Donāt worry, Iām not going to talk about that.Ā But I thought it would be interesting to take a step back and...
By Brendan Kent Just last season, Borussia Dortmund placed second in the Bundesliga. The year before that, they also placed second and reached the Champions League final. And in the two seasons before that, they won the...
by Evan Zepfel Since the advent of free agency in 1975, certain Major League Baseball teams have benefited from the ability to acquire talented players through free agency.Ā This system, however, rewards the teams with the...
by Kurt Bullard It seems like thereās never a time in the NBA season without critics of the league calling to improve the fairness of the league. Last season, it was all about tanking. Several teams ā such as the 76ers...
by Barrett Hansen and Brendan Kent In the final phase of the 2013-2014 UEFA Champions League Group Stage, Manchester City beat Bayern Munich 3-2 at the Allianz Arena in Munich. As stunning as Cityās defeat of the reigning...
By Julian Ryan There isnāt a person in New England today who isn’t proclaiming Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. the QB G.O.A.T.. There is a strong statistical case for Brady and Manning to be the first two names on the...
By Harrison Chase Full disclosure: I am a Boston fan. As many of you may have heard, the Patriots won the Super Bowl last week, their 4th since 2001, and cemented their place as one of the best football teams ever. While some...
by Adam Gilfix A few weeks ago, an article by Grantland writer Bryan Curtis addressing the prevalence of sportsā most dreaded question, the Talk About, was sent around our groupās mailing list.Ā Watching a press conference...