Dirk Nowitzki is NOT an MVP contender in 2013-14
Bill Simmons thinks Dirk Nowitzki is an MVP contender. Jonathan Weiler explains why that is not the case.
To Pay or Not to Pay: Is That the Question?
Jill Harris explains two concepts one needs to understand on the subject of paying college athletes.
The BSG/WoW 2014 NBA Playoff Prediction Contest
Want to participate in the Boxscore Geeks / Wages of Wins playoff prediction contest? Select the team that you think will win each matchup and predict the correct number of games, and you could win*!
*See inside for details (I’ve always wanted to write that!)
Three more items on NCAA
Here are three more thoughts on the NCAA (a popular topic in this forum lately!)
New Writers!
Lately this has been a somewhat odd website. We have some amazingly loyal readers who — judging from the stats WordPress provides — seem to show up on a regular basis. But the content doesn’t seem to be as faithful. Today I am hoping we are going to start making …
Jonathan Weiler Offers Three Comments on the NCAA
Jonathan Weiler recently offered three comments on the NCAA that are well worth reading.
Tanking and Advanced Stats (but not Advanced Stats on Tanking)
Three stories — on tanking and advanced stats — that people might find interesting.
Talking Final Four with Bloomberg Radio — And Some Final Four Numbers!
Here is a link to my interview today on Bloomberg Radio. In addition, here are some Wins Produced numbers for the players you will see.
Billion Dollar Bracket Challenge Revisited
About five years ago, Brian Burke – of Advanced NFL Stats – wrote a post in this forum on modeling win probability in college basketball, demonstrating that Brian Burke can do more than just talk football and stats! Before the tournament started, Dave Collins – host of the Advanced NFL Stats podcast (where he interviews …
Talking Basketball with Three Shades of Blue Radio and More Carmelo Anthony Thoughts
A link to a conversation I had with Three Shades of Blue Radio and some more thoughts on Carmelo Anthony.