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Champagne and Campaign: Do NBA Teams Play Worse on The Road in Party Cities?

November 12, 2014
by harvardsports
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By William Ezekowitz Contrary to popular belief, NBA players are people like you and me. But unlike you and me, NBA players are constantly travelling across the country with, as Nik Stauskas will attest, a fair amount of spending...

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Will The Oklahoma City Thunder Make the Playoffs?

November 6, 2014
by harvardsports
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By Kurt Bullard The Oklahoma City Thunder came into this season already facing adversity, as it was revealed that Kevin Durant would be sidelined with a foot injury for at least the first four-to-six months of the season. But the...

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The Value of Player Movement in the NBA

November 4, 2014
by harvardsports
8 min read
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By Harrison Chase and Carlos Pena-Lobel  In a post we wrote last spring, we looked at the teams with the best passing and movement over the course of the 2013-2014 NBA season. Having done this, we will now attempt to determine...

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Should Alex Gordon Have Been Sent Home?

October 31, 2014
by harvardsports
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By David Freed Everyone saw it—with the Kansas City Royals down to their last out of October, facing the seemingly un-hittable Madison Bumgarner on the mound, Alex Gordon had a strike of luck: his blooper into center field got...

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HSAC’s NBA Predictions: Back of the Envelope Edition

October 28, 2014
by harvardsports
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By Julian Ryan The new NBA season brings promise and hope. Mathematically speaking, any team could be the champion and any player could win MVP (including Jason Kidd, who according to ESPN Fantasy basketball projections is...

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Conference Bias in College Football

October 27, 2014
by harvardsports
5 min read
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By Austin Tymins This past week, four of the top five teams in the Associated Press College Football Poll hailed from the SEC West Division. This has led many, such as Nebraska coach Bo Pelini, to question whether ESPN’s...

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Assessing the Value of NFL Punters

October 24, 2014
by harvardsports
6 min read
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By Austin Tymins In the 94-year history of the National Football League over 14,000 games have been played. And in every game but two a punt has occurred (the recent Packers-Bears game in Week 4 was one of these rare...

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Examining Luck in NFL Turnovers

October 21, 2014
by harvardsports
6 min read
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By Julian Ryan There are relatively few possessions in an NFL football game, so in short, turnovers matter. While a right back on the soccer pitch can be forgiven for a mislaid pass or a point guard in basketball can get away...

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New York Jets Coaching Carousel: Is Rex Ryan Coaching for his Job?

October 17, 2014
by harvardsports
6 min read
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By Harrison Chase and Kurt Bullard Around the middle of the season every year, speculation rises amongst disgruntled fan bases regarding whether the head coach of their beloved team will get the ax by the end of the season. For...

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Mocking Mock Drafts

October 14, 2014
by harvardsports
5 min read
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By Fri Lavey A while back HSAC examined the (in)accuracy of projecting the NFL draft, but how hard is it for the NBA? I decided to find out by analyzing various NBA mock draft sites, including that of the famous Chad Ford, to try...

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