... There seemed to be some interest in what the odds were on the various teams to iwn the title before the playoffs, so now is a good time to post the updated...
2052
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 6, 2003 7:24 pm
Watching the Laker game last night, a lot of people left the bar with 2 minutes to go and the Lakers down 6. Shaq had just fouled out and they considered it...
2053
bchaikin@...
May 6, 2003 7:43 pm
Watching the Laker game last night, a lot of people left the bar with 2 minutes to go and the Lakers down 6. Shaq had just fouled out and they considered it...
2054
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 6, 2003 8:56 pm
... game theory ... seen journals ... to see ... sports would ... Game theory comes about from sports, but also from politics. It often focuses on political...
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igorkupfer@...
edkupfer
May 6, 2003 9:28 pm
... From: aaronkoo To: APBR_analysis@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:18 PM Subject: [APBR_analysis] Re: When to leave a game? <snip, on game...
2056
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 6, 2003 10:35 pm
... on the article, but ... Will do. Hopefully tonight, but life/work may get in the way. Generally, they assumed that the percentage of possessions on which...
2057
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 7, 2003 2:55 pm
... something ... on the article, but ... p. 43: "We remark that for simplicity we will think of a team's unconstrained mode as its best scoring offensive...
2058
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 8, 2003 6:33 pm
Anyone want to tackle this one from ESPN: EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- MIT could break down the data and provide an insightful statistical analysis, but you don't...
2059
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 8, 2003 6:38 pm
And here's another one to study. What is consistency? And was Amare more consistent (presumably consistently good)? ... Maybe it's just me, but Amare was...
2060
igorkupfer@...
edkupfer
May 8, 2003 7:18 pm
... From: "aaronkoo"; <deano@...> To: <APBR_analysis@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 2:11 PM Subject: [APBR_analysis] Walker's Boston...
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aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 8, 2003 11:20 pm
... provide an ... Nash ... above/below average, ... performance -- the r squared ... performance from ... Wow. That's pretty strong already. That implies...
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Mike G
mikel_ind
May 8, 2003 11:51 pm
... an ... I'd be very surprised if the Celtics can beat very many teams with a bad game from Walker OR Pierce. Pierce seems more consistent (without checking...
2063
igorkupfer@...
edkupfer
May 9, 2003 12:26 am
... Yeah, that doesn't seem to be happening here. Bad games from Walker do not seem to translate into good games for other players. Does this mean that ...
2064
Michael Tamada
tamada2
May 9, 2003 6:20 am
... From: igorkupfer@... [mailto:igorkupfer@...] Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 5:26 PM ... above/below average, ... [...] Yeah, that doesn't seem...
2065
nik
nikoz6
May 9, 2003 1:00 pm
... All of the above make sense. Also... Amare came "out of nowhere" (in some people's opinion) and impressed, while Yao underachieved, compared to some...
2066
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 9, 2003 3:05 pm
... That's what I felt happened, too. ... Dave Berri at CSUB has pointed out that Bob Belotti's points created method (and probably other linear weights...
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aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 9, 2003 5:20 pm
... poss ... - ... 68.8 ... 65.6 ... 71.9 ... 62.6 ... 67.2 ... 67.1 ... dependant on Walker's performance - I'd hate to think that he alone is just as...
2068
igorkupfer@...
edkupfer
May 9, 2003 5:29 pm
... From: "aaronkoo"; <deano@...> To: <APBR_analysis@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 1:20 PM Subject: [APBR_analysis] Re: Walker's Boston...
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aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 9, 2003 5:37 pm
... Celts' ... in ... below- ... has ... interesting, ... Francis. ... like to see? I don't ... In Philly, supposedly Van Horn was going to be the 2nd guy that...
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John Hollinger
alleyoop2
May 9, 2003 11:22 pm
I'd be interested to see the data from the year before and see if it held up. One thing that may be producing a larger 'effect' than expected is that Walker...
2071
igorkupfer@...
edkupfer
May 10, 2003 3:26 am
... From: "John Hollinger" <alleyoop2@...> To: <APBR_analysis@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 7:22 PM Subject: [APBR_analysis] Re: Walker's...
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Ludovic LE MOAL
ludovic_lemoal
May 10, 2003 6:59 am
Le vendredi 9 mai 2003 à 14:40:08, nik a écrit news:20030509124008.54997.qmail@... ... I think Bobby Jackson is a strange choice : he has...
2073
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 10, 2003 11:17 pm
As I've finally gotten a chance to compile some numbers from this past season, these are some of the interesting questions I haven't had a chance to follow up...
2074
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 10, 2003 11:43 pm
Adding some detail as I'm getting a chance. ... player ... posting ... I had him with a net win-loss record of 2.9-5.0 in 2002 and 0.2-8.8 in 2003. Both his...
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igorkupfer@...
edkupfer
May 11, 2003 12:01 am
Watching the Pistons/Sixers game, Brent Mussburger expressed confusion as to why players shot FTs worse on the road. Seems to me that before you wonder about...
2076
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 11, 2003 12:10 am
... confusion as to why ... wonder about something ... the road and at home, ... same number had their ... home, was not ... I was thinking about the same...
2077
John Hollinger
alleyoop2
May 11, 2003 3:26 am
I think Walker is as overrated as any player in the league, but I couldn't possibly disagree with your numbers any more. I had Walker with a PER of 14.40 --...
2078
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 11, 2003 7:27 pm
... All- ... a ... I've been looking for another independent way to evaluate Walker. I do calculate everyone's different linear weights techniques and none of...
2079
aaronkoo
HoopStudies
May 11, 2003 7:55 pm
You see baseball starting pitchers like Mike Hampton going 7-15 one year (the equivalent of the worst team's win %) and are still viewed as valuable for being...
2080
Mike G
mikel_ind
May 12, 2003 1:11 am
... believe ... The fact remains, that the Boston coach gives Walker 40 minutes every night, so he apparently doesn't consider him 'pitiful'. As for assigning...
