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Assigning credit to Team USA
During the NBA Finals, I made an effort to estimate player contributions to the final score, using Model-Estimated value, and a metric which I unimaginatively called “Credit.” MEV is a lin… more →
The Arbitrarian
LeBron James will wear #6 starting next season
mmwyley wrote 2 weeks ago: NOTE: Neither the Nets or the Knicks have retired #6 for anyone. I already checked. … more →
Shannon Brown beasts on Mikki Moore
mmwyley wrote 2 weeks ago: Haha, look at Lamar Odom lookin like PASS ME THE BALL, MAN!!! I smell a repeat. … more →
Don't Crown The King Just Yet
mmwyley wrote 3 weeks ago: The Cleveland Cavaliers are still the most overrated team in the NBA, despite the Orlando Magic expo … more →
Assigning credit to Team USA
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: During the NBA Finals, I made an effort to estimate player contributions to the final score, using M … more →
Change of venue
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: Folks, starting today, I’ll be writing a weekly post on Thursdays, over at Hardwood Paroxysm. … more →
Estimating team chemistry
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: I posted recently to introduce a new method of characterizing basketball playing styles, which I cal … more →
Mr. Consistency
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: Who are the most consistent scorers in the NBA? This is a question of some interest for those who pa … more →
Anything's possible.
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: Huge game. I’d like to point out, that despite seemingly everyone picking the Lakers to win th … more →
Improving Brand's Image
d sparks wrote 1 year ago: If the BoxScores methodology and the Scorer-Perimeter-Interior playing style trichotomy is new to yo … more →
Paul Pierce: An MVP performance in a losing effort
d sparks wrote 1 year ago: Last night, Paul Pierce made a strong case to be finals MVP–unfortunately for him, the Celtics … more →
Ray Allen, finals MVP?
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: He certainly seems to have found his stroke in this series, and has been arguably the most consisten … more →
The Grizzlies were good, once
d sparks wrote 1 year ago: And not too long ago, either. It may seem hard to believe today, but the Memphis team once featured … more →
Making Pierce a liability
d sparks wrote 1 year ago: … is what the Lakers managed to do last night. Garnett, had he not rebounded well, would have … more →
Just how bad was the free throw discrepancy in Game 2?
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: An inquisitive reader asked me to examine just how bad was the home/away free throw attempt discrepa … more →
Credit where credit is due
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: Last night’s game was awesome–I admit a pro-Celtics bias on account of a pro-Kevin Garne … more →
Carrying the burden
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: There has been some discussion lately as to whether the Lakers are better when Bryant scores a lot v … more →
The Road to the NBA Finals
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: Using a modification of the BoxScores formula, and applying it to single games, I’ve developed … more →
Most Underappreciated: The Sonics of the 1990s
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, Hersey Hawkins, Detlef Schrempf: between 1992 and 1998, each of these playe … more →
Hardaway : Mourning : Brown :: Wade : O'Neal : Haslem
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d sparks wrote 1 year ago: Seriously. The first trio, in 1996-97, had the winningest regular season in Heat history. The second … more →
