Wages of Wins Playoff Contest: Conference Finals
Hurry up and submit your picks for the Conference Finals if you want to participate in the Wages of Wins NBA Playoffs prediction contest! Picks are due by Sunday, May 19th at 3:30pm EST!
The Best Players for Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs: The Reign in Spain
Arturo, who is not dead yet, comes forth from the Lab and gives you some visuals for round 2.
For OKC, too much Perky Fish
Devin takes a look at how an abundance of Derek Fisher and Kendrick Perkins hurt the Thunder in their series against the Grizzlies.
A quick update on Carmelo Anthony
Devin gives us a quick update on the historic nature of Carmelo Anthony’s shooting.
The All-Scoring Rookie teams?
Arthur North has written an excellent post about how the NBA’s All-Rookie teams were clearly determined by points per game (PPG).
Send in the clones
Dave applies the “clone argument” to baseball and football, proving that Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Peterson, and Peyton Manning can’t be great players.
What’s Your Wins Produced?
Dave uses the study of sports and economics to help understand why the bonuses given to Wall Street executives were misguided.
A coach is probably the highest-paid public employee in your state
Reuben Fischer-Baum of Deadspin has created an excellent infographic of the highest-paid public employees by state and occupation.
Why George Karl isn’t coach of the year
Dre examines how Karl’s bad coaching has kept a great big three from succeeding.
Best and Worst Games of Round 1
Arturo makes a nice visual for the Best and Worst Round 1 games