Reaction has been mixed on the Jordan comeback. Many have argued about whether MJ's decision was "right" in terms of how it might threaten his historical...
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Mike Goodman
msg_53@...
Oct 2, 2001 1:52 pm
... This list is quite impressive in what does not show up, which is any quality production from a 38-year-old guard in the NBA. Ever. So, If Jordan can get...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Oct 2, 2001 3:19 pm
... don't ... seeing ... Well, since you showed that there really weren't good 38-year old comparisons to be made, I took a slightly different tack. I ...
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harlanzo@...
Oct 2, 2001 11:55 pm
I agree with much of what is said on Jordan. I would pose one question. Do you think the fact that MJ will be allowed to play zone under the new rules might...
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Mike Goodman
msg_53@...
Oct 3, 2001 2:01 am
... Definitely...
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Dean Oliver
deano@...
Oct 3, 2001 3:57 am
... Something else to add. The player-seasons most similar to this average are shown below: Player Team Season SimScore chambers,tom pho 1991 898* ...
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nikoz6@...
Oct 3, 2001 8:28 am
... I'm also sure it will help him. Watching European basketball, I always took zone defense for granted. It's more about being clever than being too athletic....
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McKibbin, Stuart
thefiend42
Oct 17, 2001 1:35 am
Over the summer I've charted the Lakers-Sixers Finals series like an assistant coach would, trying to analyse how the Lakers played Al Iverson. Maybe it's a...
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NYFan@...
raymondcosta
Oct 17, 2001 2:14 am
This can be seen two ways. A)Lue played more aggressively knowing he was getting help... B) Lue played more aggressive FORCING Al into more double teams. I...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Oct 17, 2001 4:12 pm
... Iverson. ... defensive ... Potentially useful stuff, especially if we start comparing/contrasting players and the defenses that work on them. ... AL shot ...
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McKibbin, Stuart
thefiend42
Oct 17, 2001 8:22 pm
Dean: Thank you for your interest. Maybe I should explain what I charted. I kept track of his touches, whether they were in half court, advancing the ball, in...
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McKibbin, Stuart
thefiend42
Oct 17, 2001 8:22 pm
Dean: Thank you for your interest. Maybe I should explain what I charted. I kept track of his touches, whether they were in half court, advancing the ball, in...
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McKibbin, Stuart
thefiend42
Oct 22, 2001 12:25 am
I've been kind of busy but here's the complete summary of Lue defending Iverson: First I miscounted. Iverson had 82 touches but had 36 shots, not 35 as I ...
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McKibbin, Stuart
thefiend42
Oct 22, 2001 1:37 am
Perhaps a summary of Iverson is in order. 452 possessions. 328 touches. 86 of the touches came from Iverson advancing the ball. 67 of the touches were in...
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Mike Goodman
mikel_ind
Oct 22, 2001 1:40 pm
... touches ... overlapped 30 ... 45.3%. He ... jumpshot. He was ... Stuart, have you broken down the FT attempts resulting from these 3 categories of shot...
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McKibbin, Stuart
thefiend42
Oct 22, 2001 8:45 pm
"Stuart, have you broken down the FT attempts resulting from these 3 categories of shot attempts? My guess is that adding in those points and attempts will...
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McKibbin, Stuart
thefiend42
Oct 23, 2001 1:51 am
"Is it possible to break down the offensive rebounding resulting from the 3 categories (outside jumper, pullup jumper, layup)? And how did you classify those...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Oct 23, 2001 5:38 am
... offensive ... or Al ... effect as 87 ... I'm completely swamped at work these days, so I don't have much time, but I do have one comment on this. It's...
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lk_maxwell@...
lk_maxwell
Oct 27, 2001 3:07 am
Although I don't have them up on the site just yet, look for my collection of nearly 40,000 pro basketball scores to be posted sometime this weekend at...
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lk_maxwell@...
lk_maxwell
Oct 28, 2001 9:43 pm
Finished! 36,000+ games and more on the way. Please take a look and let me know what you think! Loren Maxwell ... click ... 1983 ... will ... know...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Oct 30, 2001 2:30 am
With the season upon us, I'd like to turn to measuring some new stats. I have posted under Files a spreadsheet that I often print out for tracking some other...
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bchaikin@...
Oct 30, 2001 2:51 am
dean - i agree...one stat i'd really like to see compiled by the league is for "turnovers forced" - a stat for any turnover where a steal is not given credit...
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Michael K. Tamada
tamada2
Oct 30, 2001 9:49 am
... Thanks for uploading the data. I was confused by the "scoreboard" page -- maybe some labels or column titles were obscured by same-colored background...
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lk_maxwell@...
lk_maxwell
Oct 30, 2001 10:00 am
I know the navigation needs some work, so hang tight and it will be coming soon. Also, from the sound of things, I am guessing you may be using Netscape....
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lk_maxwell@...
lk_maxwell
Oct 30, 2001 10:03 am
Actually, I just checked the site in Netscape, and (albiet not attractive) it was legible. What browser are you using? Loren Maxwell ... click ... 1983 ... ...
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Michael K. Tamada
tamada2
Oct 30, 2001 10:32 am
On Tue, 30 Oct 2001 lk_maxwell@... wrote: [...] ... Ah, the highlighting trick worked. Now I see the basketball, baseball, soccer, etc. labels....
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Oct 30, 2001 9:04 pm
... for ... given ... a ... given ... these "turnovers ... given credit ... that do ... forced i'd ... the ... forced to ... credit a ... but a ... of it ... ...
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lk_maxwell@...
lk_maxwell
Oct 30, 2001 11:13 pm
I haven't worked on making the site more friendlier to Netscape, but I have added some better means of determining what data is being viewed, i.e. what sport,...
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McKibbin, Stuart
thefiend42
Oct 31, 2001 12:14 am
I'm in California and watch the Laker games. During the coming year I am hoping to have the discipline necessary to close what I feel are gaps in the existing...
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Dean Oliver
HoopStudies
Oct 31, 2001 10:59 pm
... Stuart -- Very good choices of projects. Every single one of them is on my list of things I'd like to get. Some comments follow, based on my experience. ...
