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  • NBA Basketball

Not a Post About LeBron…Sorta

July 9, 2010
by harvardsports
4 min read
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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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  • NBA Basketball

The Value of an NBA Playoff Seed

April 21, 2010
by harvardsports
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By David Roher More than half of the teams in the NBA make the playoffs year. This makes a lot of the drama at the season’s conclusion about seeds. Having a 3 instead of a 4 or a 6 instead of a 7 could dramatically alter...

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Where Every Team Is Above Average: Home-Field Advantage and its Effects on Revenue

March 7, 2010
by harvardsports
4 min read
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By David Roher Had an incredible time at the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference yesterday. I got to tell so many people how long I’d been reading their books and blogs, or how important they were to my becoming interested in...

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  • NBA Basketball

Jordan Eludes Defenders, and Three-Game Losing Streaks

February 17, 2010
by harvardsports
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By Ben Blatt See the updated math below the original post. There’s no shortage of ways to describe Michael Jordan’s greatness. But here’s a particularly astonishing one: MJ was never part of a three-game losing streak from...

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  • NBA Basketball

Short Man Syndrome: The Advantage of Being Short in the NBA Dunk Contest

February 14, 2010
by harvardsports
3 min read
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By Neil Curran Spud Webb over Dominique Wilkins. Jordan from the free throw line. Dwight Howard as Superman. The NBA Slam Dunk Contest is a place where legends are both made and made greater. It’s the appeal of the act itself:...

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  • NBA Basketball

What is the chance of an NBA comeback when down by 35?

December 25, 2009
by harvardsports
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By Professor Carl Morris The Sacramento Kings came back to win on Monday night (Dec 21), when down by 35 points against the Bulls in Chicago with 20 minutes and 50 seconds (20:50) left.  When two even NBA teams play the...

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What Do Professional Athletes Have in Common With Bankers?

December 22, 2009
by harvardsports
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By Daniel Adler Today, we will examine two industries.  Neither produces a tangible product.  Both have close ties to the government and receive billions of dollars in government assistance.  Both pay their top performers...

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  • NBA Basketball

The Iverson Gap: Why Valuing Players Is Even Harder Than You Think

December 17, 2009
by harvardsports
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By David Roher Note: This article originally appeared in the Huffington Post. The value of Allen Iverson is one of the most contentious topics in the world of basketball statistics. HuffPost’s own Dave Berri is well known...

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  • NBA Basketball

Consistency: The One Thing The Nets Are Good At? Part 1 of a Series.

December 8, 2009
by harvardsports
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By David Roher Consistency is funny. We usually consider it a good thing to have, and we remember prolonged, steady excellence for a long time. Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hit streak. Cal Ripken’s 2,632 consecutive games...

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Committed To Losing

November 20, 2009
by harvardsports
3 min read
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By Daniel Adler This article also appears on the Huffington Post. In last week’s New York Times, economist Richard Thaler discussed Swoopo.com, a so-called “entertainment shopping” site.  The premise is relatively simple...

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