http://wagesofwins.com/2008/11/04/did-i-mention-i-was-an-allen-iverson-fan/ Taking aim at the lies and damned lies in sports with stories written by the numbers. Mon, 28 May 2012 16:16:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://wagesofwins.com/2008/11/04/did-i-mention-i-was-an-allen-iverson-fan/#comment-18464 Wizards Won’t Be Good In 2010 – Long Winded Explanation « RoBlog Wed, 30 Jun 2010 05:22:40 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/?p=1050#comment-18464 [...] Now, a lot of people don’t agree with this metric because it doesn’t always agree with popular perception. This is mainly because popular perception (and NBA salary) is almost entirely dependent on a players points per game. This is often regardless of how many shots it takes a player to earn these points. It is important to make the shots you take because there is a finite amount of possessions available in a game. That is why there is a big disconnect between Wins Produced and popular perception, especially in regards to high volume scorers like Allen Iverson. [...] [...] Now, a lot of people don’t agree with this metric because it doesn’t always agree with popular perception. This is mainly because popular perception (and NBA salary) is almost entirely dependent on a players points per game. This is often regardless of how many shots it takes a player to earn these points. It is important to make the shots you take because there is a finite amount of possessions available in a game. That is why there is a big disconnect between Wins Produced and popular perception, especially in regards to high volume scorers like Allen Iverson. [...]

]]> http://wagesofwins.com/2008/11/04/did-i-mention-i-was-an-allen-iverson-fan/#comment-18463 Gordon and Villanueva? « The Wages of Wins Journal Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:16:43 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/?p=1050#comment-18463 [...] to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson.  At the time Dumars argued that Iverson would help.  I disagreed, and even argued that Dumars might also think that Iverson would probably not help the P...  And I went on to argue that Dumars was really motivated to trade Billups by the fact Iverson’s [...] [...] to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson.  At the time Dumars argued that Iverson would help.  I disagreed, and even argued that Dumars might also think that Iverson would probably not help the P…  And I went on to argue that Dumars was really motivated to trade Billups by the fact Iverson’s [...]

]]> http://wagesofwins.com/2008/11/04/did-i-mention-i-was-an-allen-iverson-fan/#comment-18462 EnjoyMedia Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:57:54 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/?p=1050#comment-18462 NIce post. NIce post.

]]> http://wagesofwins.com/2008/11/04/did-i-mention-i-was-an-allen-iverson-fan/#comment-18461 The Billups Trade As It Was, As It Is Imagined, and As It Can Be « The Wages of Wins Journal Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:43:48 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/?p=1050#comment-18461 [...] illustrate, consider the recent trade of Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson.  As I noted when this trade was made, trading Billups for Iverson is not a good move for the Pistons.... Billups has consistently been more productive than Iverson.  To see how much “more [...] [...] illustrate, consider the recent trade of Chauncey Billups for Allen Iverson.  As I noted when this trade was made, trading Billups for Iverson is not a good move for the Pistons…. Billups has consistently been more productive than Iverson.  To see how much “more [...]

]]> http://wagesofwins.com/2008/11/04/did-i-mention-i-was-an-allen-iverson-fan/#comment-18460 Really the Answer is Iverson « The Wages of Wins Journal Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:20:13 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/?p=1050#comment-18460 [...] team traded Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson.  At the time I argued (see Did I Mention I Was an Allen Iverson Fan?) this trade would cause the Pistons to decline in 2008-09 (and the Nuggets to get better).  And [...] [...] team traded Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets for Allen Iverson.  At the time I argued (see Did I Mention I Was an Allen Iverson Fan?) this trade would cause the Pistons to decline in 2008-09 (and the Nuggets to get better).  And [...]

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