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Scott Howard vs. Teen Wolf or Steve Nash vs. ‘Nique Wilkins

March 28, 2011
by harvardsports
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by Alex Koenig The debate over Teen Wolf is at bottom a debate over the soul of basketball, and that’s one reason even people who are not Bill Simmons talk about the movie today. Let’s just state the question...

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Ohio Basketball Streaks: Which Was More Improbable?

February 16, 2011
by harvardsports
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By Arjun Modi and Daniel Adler Going into this past weekend, two Ohio basketball teams were streaking, but within just 24 hours, both streaks were over.  On Friday evening, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 26 game losing streak...

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Back to Back Blues? The Effect of Road Trips in the Ivy League

January 18, 2011
by harvardsports
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By John Ezekowitz Basketball coaches do not universally agree on much, but I think there are two things they would all agree on: if given the choice, they would rather play at home, and would rather play with more rest. Home...

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Late Game Timeouts Part II: What Happens When Trailing

September 13, 2010
by harvardsports
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By John Ezekowitz Two weeks ago, I published the first part of my late game timeout study from the 2009-2010 season. I found that when the score was tied, not calling a timeout was more effective than calling a timeout. In this...

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Late Game Timeouts: If the Game is Tied, Let Them Play

August 30, 2010
by harvardsports
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By John Ezekowitz Last week I began my analysis of intentionally fouling while up three at the end of college basketball games with the story of Tom Izzo’s split second decision not to call timeout with his team down in a...

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How to Draw Fouls and Win Close Basketball Games: Don’t Call Timeout?

August 27, 2010
by harvardsports
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By John Ezekowitz After first writing about the decision to intentionally foul when up three, I’m continuing my analysis of the very end of close college basketball games by examining how calling a timeout affects whether...

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Up Three, Time Running Out, Do We Foul? The First Comprehensive CBB Analysis

August 24, 2010
by harvardsports
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By John Ezekowitz Back in March, Maryland and Michigan State played one of the best final minutes of an NCAA Tournament game in recent memory. Down two points with a timeout left after a Greivis Vasquez layup, the Spartans pushed...

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The Most Unlikely College Basketball Result of 2010

August 6, 2010
by harvardsports
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I have been working on a long term project to create a database of results of college basketball teams on what Ken Pomeroy has called “high leverage” possessions. Namely, possessions in which a team is at best tied...

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Not a Post About LeBron…Sorta

July 9, 2010
by harvardsports
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Let’s try a thought experiment. Imagine that we still have a salary cap, but no maximum salary (similar to the NFL). Would LeBron, Bosh, and Wade be so willing to take A LOT less money to play together? True, they may...

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In Which an Infinite Number of Monkeys Brag About Picking Northern Iowa

March 24, 2010
by harvardsports
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By David Roher There are over nine quintillion ways to fill out your bracket, and over four hundred trillion ways to predict the first two rounds alone. Based on the craziness of the first four days of the tournament, I bet you...

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