... <schtevie@h...> ... advantage I ... hit, ... recognizing a ... statistical ... OBP in ... more ... Walter ... that ... Boston-centric in ... totals of ... ...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Aug 1, 2003 6:04 pm
... apparent ... Just wait until someone writes the book about Google. Same story. The ideas had been public for many years. They actually read the ...
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John Hollinger
alleyoop2
Aug 2, 2003 2:40 am
At this point, I have to point out that the Lakers haven't drafted a good player since Kupchak took over. Too often we use "role player" for somebody on a good...
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John Hollinger
alleyoop2
Aug 2, 2003 2:50 am
The discussion of pace is interesting. I did a study in my last book which looked at slow-paced teams and found that they usually did slightly better than the...
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lilnemoinslumber
lilnemoinslu...
Aug 2, 2003 5:32 pm
... a ... At this point, I have to point out that a lot of times "role players" on good teams that we would otherwise call as you say a "worthless pile of...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Aug 2, 2003 7:14 pm
... This aspect of not going to the offensive boards to keep getting back on D is fairly strong and a clear strategic move. There are teams that don't have to...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Aug 2, 2003 7:18 pm
... And I think there is good reason for this. Derek Fisher is a good role player on those Lakers, but wouldn't be worth much on the Clippers because they...
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doc319
Aug 3, 2003 7:27 am
Another point to consider is that the Lakers are generally drafting toward the end of the first round while the Nuggets are usually in the draft lottery, so...
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John Hollinger
alleyoop2
Aug 3, 2003 10:46 pm
True that they've drafted late, but other teams (notably San Antonio) have drafted in similar spots and done much better. Couple of corrections: First, Kupchak...
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doc319
Aug 4, 2003 4:55 am
You make a good point about San Antonio, but that does not change the thrust of what I said: the Lakers' drafts should be compared to teams that selected from...
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doc319
Aug 4, 2003 5:14 am
Here is a link to a story from a couple years ago that alludes to the well known fact that the Lakers' personnel moves in recent seasons (including not getting...
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doc319
Aug 4, 2003 5:18 am
Those ads on the side are really annoying! I'm going to leave some space here and type in the link again; hopefully the whole link shows this time... ... ...
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harlanzo
Aug 4, 2003 6:16 pm
... the ... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/marty_burns/news/2001/07 / ... The article did not come up for me when I clicked on it but I do recall...
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Gary Collard
gmcollard
Aug 4, 2003 9:00 pm
I'm perpetually behind on this list, apologies for replying six days late: ... I'm not sure why that was so controversial. The concept of market size in the...
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Gary Collard
gmcollard
Aug 4, 2003 9:14 pm
... I think that baseball would have to start actually losing money as an industry to go belly up, but the answer is no for the most part. I know a lot of...
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Gary Collard
gmcollard
Aug 4, 2003 9:29 pm
... They are almost nonexistent for offensive players, but there are a fair number of pitchers who take steps forward relatively late. I'm not sure how much...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Aug 4, 2003 9:39 pm
... Packers are not a small market, but that ... to fit the theory). ... size in ... shared ... Come to think of it, I'm surprised this wasn't raised either....
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John Hollinger
alleyoop2
Aug 5, 2003 12:55 am
Not surprising on specialization. I think you would find the same thing in football or basketball. Unfortunately you almost have to specialize to keep up with...
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doc319
Aug 5, 2003 5:18 am
... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/marty_burns/news/2001/07 ... It won't come up for me either when I click on the link in the message that I...
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Kevin Pelton
thedawgsareout
Aug 5, 2003 7:40 am
... In the name of accuracy, blaming the Spurs for whatever problems Smith and Salmons may or may not have is pretty unfair, given that both of them were...
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John Hollinger
alleyoop2
Aug 5, 2003 9:38 pm
The Spurs also used a late second-rounder on Luis Scola, who hasn't made the jump yet but is one of the best players in Europe. It's a bit unfair holding L.A....
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Gary Collard
gmcollard
Aug 6, 2003 3:50 am
... The Mets hamstrung themselves by agreeing to a long term deal (20 or 30 years or something ridiculous like that) right before baseball's popularity ...
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doc319
Aug 6, 2003 5:26 am
Essentially the Spurs got Speedy Claxton for Salmons. Claxton played in only 30 regular season games this year. The Spurs traded Leon Smith for Giricek and...
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Daniel Dickey
danthestatma...
Aug 7, 2003 1:40 am
... I'll try to get on this - I work on all DI stats, I'll try to find a decent correlation for rebounding/pace/strength of competition. I should be able to...
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Jim Armstrong
jarmstrg_world
Aug 7, 2003 3:06 pm
... Actually, if you look at the distribution of team player payrolls, the NFL and the NBA are quite comparable (see standard deviation in data below). This...
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Gary Collard
gmcollard
Aug 7, 2003 4:13 pm
... That is why I specifically said "over a period of years, letting spikes in bonus payments wash out" in the case of the NFL. The one year payroll numbers...
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ankurvdesai
Aug 7, 2003 9:48 pm
How do you know that the worst west teams are the worst teams in the league? isn't it possible that their records are only worse than those of the east because...
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igor eduardo küpfer
edkupfer
Aug 7, 2003 9:54 pm
... From: ankurvdesai To: APBR_analysis@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 5:48 PM Subject: [APBR_analysis] Re: East - West imbalance How do you...
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wimpds
Aug 7, 2003 10:50 pm
In any event, the biggest problem is that all the best teams are in the West. The NBA finals have become completely anticlimactic. We already know that the...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Aug 7, 2003 10:55 pm
... the ... more ... record ... the West had worse records against East teams than the worst East teams had against Western teams. Note that Sagarin and Massey...
