Monthly Archives: July 2011

Weekend Podcast: Replaying Thoughts on the NBA Lockout

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Sports economist David Berri’s previous conversations on the NBA lockout with Wages of Wins bloggers debunked two myths being propagated by NBA writers and analysts – 1) player salaries are too high and 2) fans need players and owners to work together.

You can listen to these conversations one of three ways:

  1. By clicking on the links below,
  2. Subscribing to the RSS feed or
  3. Going to iTunes

Clip 1 – Why is there a lockout?
Recorded February 18th, Runtime is 21:34

Dave, Arturo Galletti, Devin Dignam and Mosi Platt discussed why the NBA owners would lockout the players, how long it would last and what it would take for the lockout to end. This discussion also covered free agency, contraction and competitive balance. The audio quality for this podcast could be better but it lays a good foundation for the lockout discussions.

Clip 2 – Do players get paid too much?
Recorded May 6th, Runtime is 23:15

On June 30th, Arturo explained why player salaries aren’t the problem in the NBA’s financial system despite what David Stern and the owners claim. Dave, Andres “Dre” Alvarez, Arturo and Mosi touched on this topic two months ago. They also discussed how drafts limit player salaries; the impact of competitive balance on fan interest; and the difference between the hobby and business of NBA ownership. See the original post for more info.

Clip 3 – What is the solution?
Recorded March 18th, Runtime is 46:00

On July 1st, Arturo tossed out the idea that the players start their own league as a solution to the lockout and Dave ran with that idea in his latest for the Huffington Post. Most of Dave’s ideas were discussed with Dre, Arturo and Mosi during an earlier podcast on collective bargaining and socialism in sports. See the original post for more info.

The conversation doesn’t have to end when the podcasts stop playing. Who do you think will blink first in the lockout – players or owners? Are NBA players overpaid by the owners? Is profit-sharing the best solution to the NBA’s labor problems or should the players just cut the owners out completely? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

Let’s Talk Team Adjustments

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Here’s a basic rundown of how the Wins Produced metric works (see Calculating Wins Produced for the full rundown)

[Player Box Score Stats] + [Team Defense] – [Team Help] – [League Average for their Position]

  • Player Box Score Stats is just the weighted box score numbers for any player.
  • The League Average compares the player against all other players at the same position.
  • Team Defense looks at how good the player’s team’s defense was and assigns the player a percentage of that based on how many minutes they played.
  • Team Help looks at how good the player’s team was at helping (assisting and blocking) and either rewards the player if they played on a bad team (the player was better than they looked) or ding them if they play on a good team (the player was worse than they looked).

Most people are ok with Player Box Score Stats and League Average. The Team Defense and Team Help is where some claim that we wave our hands to make everything right. Today I’ll be reviewing Team Defense and Team Help with the 2011 Season to help alleviate this fear.

Team Defense

Team Defense relies on five separate team stats.

  • Three Pointers made by the opponent
  • Two Pointers made by the opponent
  • Opponent Turnovers that weren’t a result of a steal.
  • Team Turnovers – these are turnovers not directly attributed to a given player (e.g. shot clock violation, or in other words, turnovers that are not steals)
  • Team Rebounds — these are rebounds not directly attributed to a given player that resulted in a change of possession.

As we can see, Team Defense primarily checks how good the team is at impacting the opponent’s made shots and forcing turnovers. Let’s see the impact of the Team Defense on each team.

Team MP WP WP48 TeamDef. TeamDef.48
Chicago Bulls 19830 60.5 0.147 10.8 0.026
Milwaukee Bucks 19830 38.5 0.093 10.2 0.025
Boston Celtics 19780 55.0 0.134 9.9 0.024
Portland Trail Blazers 19805 44.9 0.109 6.9 0.017
Orlando Magic 19830 55.7 0.135 6.4 0.016
Memphis Grizzlies 19880 47.3 0.114 4.1 0.010
Miami Heat 19780 61.1 0.148 3.6 0.009
Utah Jazz 19880 36.0 0.087 2.7 0.006
Atlanta Hawks 19730 38.4 0.093 2.1 0.005
Philadelphia 76ers 19930 44.9 0.108 1.9 0.005
Charlotte Bobcats 19805 30.2 0.073 1.7 0.004
New Jersey Nets 20005 24.4 0.059 1.6 0.004
New Orleans Hornets 19830 43.3 0.105 1.5 0.004
Los Angeles Clippers 19855 32.6 0.079 1.1 0.003
Indiana Pacers 19780 37.9 0.092 0.5 0.001
Los Angeles Lakers 19830 57.5 0.139 -0.4 -0.001
Dallas Mavericks 19705 51.9 0.127 -1.5 -0.004
Detroit Pistons 19880 31.3 0.076 -1.6 -0.004
Washington Wizards 19930 21.0 0.051 -1.9 -0.005
Sacramento Kings 19855 26.6 0.064 -3.7 -0.009
Oklahoma City Thunder 20005 51.8 0.124 -3.8 -0.009
San Antonio Spurs 19780 56.3 0.137 -4.3 -0.01
Houston Rockets 19880 46.9 0.113 -4.5 -0.011
Denver Nuggets 19705 53.8 0.131 -4.5 -0.011
New York Knicks 19780 42.9 0.104 -5.2 -0.013
Golden State Warriors 19830 34.1 0.082 -5.5 -0.013
Toronto Raptors 19780 23.9 0.058 -5.6 -0.014
Phoenix Suns 20005 38.9 0.093 -6.7 -0.016
Minnesota Timberwolves 19780 22.8 0.055 -7.0 -0.017
Cleveland Cavaliers 19755 16.9 0.041 -8.8 -0.021

Table 1: Team Defenses for 2010-2011 Season


Team Defense can certainly make a difference. A large part of Chicago’s surge in the East can be attributed to it. Some of the downright terrible teams in Cleveland, Minnesota and Toronto had atrocious defenses. What is important to note is that all of the defensive wins fall within 11 Wins Produced, and for a majority of teams (19) it’s less than five wins. The responsibility for a good or poor defense is also shared across many players. Kevin Love for instance earned over 25 wins this season. He was credited with -0.7 wins as a result of his defense (he played roughly 13% of the available minutes). If somehow we blamed him for all of the Wolves terrible defense he’d still be worth over 18 games.

Team Help

Team help relies on two stats

  • Team Assists
  • Team Blocks

This actually works the opposite way as Team Defense. If you’re on a team that passes a lot and has good shot blockers your numbers are slightly inflated. Players lucky enough to play with the likes of Steve Nash and Jason Kidd fall under this category. Here’s a rundown of how teams are affected by team help numbers.

Team MP WP WP48 TeamHelp TeamHelp48
Utah Jazz 19880 36.0 0.087 -5.1 -0.012
Dallas Mavericks 19705 51.9 0.127 -3.7 -0.009
Houston Rockets 19880 46.9 0.113 -3.6 -0.009
Phoenix Suns 20005 38.9 0.093 -2.8 -0.007
Chicago Bulls 19830 60.5 0.147 -2.8 -0.007
Boston Celtics 19780 55.0 0.134 -2.6 -0.006
Golden State Warriors 19830 34.1 0.082 -2.0 -0.005
New York Knicks 19780 42.9 0.104 -1.5 -0.004
Los Angeles Lakers 19830 57.5 0.139 -1.3 -0.003
San Antonio Spurs 19780 56.3 0.137 -1.2 -0.003
Los Angeles Clippers 19855 32.6 0.079 -1.1 -0.003
Philadelphia 76ers 19930 44.9 0.108 -1.1 -0.003
Denver Nuggets 19705 53.8 0.131 -0.5 -0.001
Atlanta Hawks 19730 38.4 0.093 0.0 0.000
Charlotte Bobcats 19805 30.2 0.073 0.0 0.000
Toronto Raptors 19780 23.9 0.058 0.1 0.000
Oklahoma City Thunder 20005 51.8 0.124 0.7 0.002
Memphis Grizzlies 19880 47.3 0.114 0.9 0.002
Portland Trail Blazers 19805 44.9 0.109 1.3 0.003
New Jersey Nets 20005 24.4 0.059 1.6 0.004
Cleveland Cavaliers 19755 16.9 0.041 1.9 0.005
Minnesota Timberwolves 19780 22.8 0.055 1.9 0.005
Washington Wizards 19930 21.0 0.051 2.0 0.005
Miami Heat 19780 61.1 0.148 2.0 0.005
Indiana Pacers 19780 37.9 0.092 2.1 0.005
Sacramento Kings 19855 26.6 0.064 2.2 0.005
Detroit Pistons 19880 31.3 0.076 2.2 0.005
New Orleans Hornets 19830 43.3 0.105 2.4 0.006
Orlando Magic 19830 55.7 0.135 3.1 0.008
Milwaukee Bucks 19830 38.5 0.093 4.8 0.012

Table 2: Team Help for 2010-2011

Not a bunch of surprises here. If your team had good playmakers and defensive stoppers the team numbers take a slight hit. It was surprising to see Utah at the top of this list but they did have Deron Williams for part of the season and were in the top five both in assists and blocks. We can also notice that this adjustment is much smaller than team defense, and all teams pretty much stay within 5 wins.

Putting It All Together

Team MP WP WP48 TeamAdj TeamAdj.48
Milwaukee Bucks 19830 38.5 0.093 15.1 0.036
Orlando Magic 19830 55.7 0.135 9.5 0.023
Portland Trail Blazers 19805 44.9 0.109 8.2 0.020
Chicago Bulls 19830 60.5 0.147 8.0 0.019
Boston Celtics 19780 55.0 0.134 7.3 0.018
Miami Heat 19780 61.1 0.148 5.7 0.014
Memphis Grizzlies 19880 47.3 0.114 5.0 0.012
New Orleans Hornets 19830 43.3 0.105 3.9 0.009
New Jersey Nets 20005 24.4 0.059 3.2 0.008
Indiana Pacers 19780 37.9 0.092 2.6 0.006
Atlanta Hawks 19730 38.4 0.093 2.1 0.005
Charlotte Hornets 19805 30.2 0.073 1.8 0.004
Philadelphia 76ers 19930 44.9 0.108 0.8 0.002
Detroit Pistons 19880 31.3 0.076 0.6 0.001
Washington Wizards 19930 21.0 0.051 0.1 0.000
Las Angeles Clippers 19855 32.6 0.079 0.0 0.000
Sacramento Kings 19855 26.6 0.064 -1.6 -0.004
Los Angeles Lakers 19830 57.5 0.139 -1.7 -0.004
Utah Jazz 19880 36.0 0.087 -2.4 -0.006
Oklahoma City Thunder 20005 51.8 0.124 -3.1 -0.007
Denver Nuggets 19705 53.8 0.131 -5.0 -0.012
Minnesota Timberwolves 19780 22.8 0.055 -5.0 -0.012
Dallas Mavericks 19705 51.9 0.127 -5.1 -0.013
Toronto Raptors 19780 23.9 0.058 -5.5 -0.013
San Antonio Spurs 19780 56.3 0.137 -5.5 -0.013
New York Knicks 19780 42.9 0.104 -6.7 -0.016
Cleveland Cavaliers 19755 16.9 0.041 -6.9 -0.017
Golden State Warriors 19830 34.1 0.082 -7.5 -0.018
Houston Rockets 19880 46.9 0.113 -8.1 -0.020
Phoenix Suns 20005 38.9 0.093 -9.5 -0.023

Table 3: Total Team Adjustments for 2010-2011

When we put the numbers together only one team manages to get 10 wins from the team adjustment. Turns out Milwaukee was great on defense and terrible on help, and as a result had the biggest swing in team adjustment. Here are some fun teams to note.

  • Chicago was in the top five for most helpful team and team defense. This reinforces the notion that Chicago was a really good team and it wasn’t all Derrick Rose.
  • Orlando and Milwaukee were in the top five for defense and the bottom 5 for team help.
  • Phoenix was in the bottom five for defense and top five for help.

Summing Up

When looking at the team adjustments for wins produced it is clear that they do matter. Many of the fears people have (adjusting for pace on teams like the Suns, accounting for defense) are taken care of with these. To be fair these adjustments aren’t perfect, but what’s key to notice is that at the player level these adjustments are not large. In the worst case scenario — such as Phoenix and Milwaukee — even a player getting more than 2,000 minutes won’t notice a boost or hit of much more than 1.0 Wins Produced. To be a truly great player (such as Kevin Love) or a truly terrible player (such as Andrea Bargnani) it requires a lot of heavy lifting on the player’s part themselves (and no team adjustment will fix that).  And this is why the correlation between the adjusted and unadjusted production numbers (as noted in this forum since 2006) is around 0.99.

Hope that answered some questions and I’m sure there may be more. Feel free to leave them in the comments (just make sure they are polite and we can continue explaining how things work).

-Dre

Looking back at Yao and his Achilles’ Heel

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The following is from Greg Steele, the Rockets writer for the Wages of Wins Network. Greg has kindly offered to look over the career of Yao Ming and done so with a comparison to Greek literature. How many other basketball blogs can say that? Without further ado, here’s Greg!

“Hear me, sister Nereids, in order that you all
know well, hearing how many cares I have in my heart.
Alas how I am wretched, alas how unluckily I was the best child bearer
since I bore a child that was faultless and strong,
outstanding of heroes. And he shot up like a sapling.
After nourishing him like plant on the hill of an orchard
I sent him forth in the hollow ships to Ilion
to fight with the Trojans. But I will not receive him again
returning home to the house of Peleus.”
Homer, Iliad, 18.50-60; a lament for the impending death of Achilles

Getting the top pick in the draft can change the face of your franchise. Of course, it doesn’t always work out (Andrea Bargnani, Kwame Brown and Michael Olowokandi) . The draft has gotten scarier. With more international players — four of the top ten picks in the 2011 were foreign players — NBA teams are essentially guessing or taking a risk on a prospect. In 2002 the Houston Rockets took such a risk by selecting 7’6” Chinese center Yao Ming. Was he worth it?

Yao as a Number 1 Pick

One way to answer the question, “How much is a no. 1 pick worth?” is by looking at the average no. 1 pick’s production for their first four years in the league (under the rookie pay scale). Arturo has demonstrated that the average top pick produces 34.6 wins over their first four years in the league, a level of production deserving of $58.8 million (see here)  Here are Yao Ming’s career numbers, with his first four years highlighted:

Year Status Min. WP WP48
02-03 Healthy 2382 9.8 .198
03-04 Healthy 2692 10.3 .184
04-05 Healthy 2449 10.7 .209
05-06 Injured 1949 10.7 .263
06-07 Injured 1624 7.8 .231
07-08 Injured 2044 10.0 .235
08-09 Healthy* 2589 14.1 .262
09-10 Injured - - -
10-11 Injured 91 .4 .194
Total   15820 73.8 .224

*Yao was healthy during the regular season but unfortunately injured himself in the playoffs.

Across his first four seasons, Yao produced 41.5 wins, which is to say that he was 6.9 wins better than the average no. 1 pick. Put differently, Yao Ming was 119.9% as productive as the average no. 1 pick during his rookie contract. Of course, Yao’s fourth season in the league was not only the end of his rookie contract; it was also the beginning of the second half of Yao’s career.

Yao’s career splits rather neatly into two sections. As it turned out, the mighty young star was not completely invincible, and an injury soon crippled him. Like Achilles, Yao’s vulnerability to injury cut short his prime. After the age of 28, Yao played in only five games across the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons. Like Achilles, though, the early demise of Yao should not overshadow his passing brilliance. Yao was a legitimate star, at least when healthy.

Yao Ming the All Star

Yao as a Number 1 Pick for the Rockets

Still, one of the main tenets of the Wages of Wins network is that numbers without context mean little to nothing. What was the no. 1 pick in the 2002 draft worth to the Houston Rockets? The Rockets have something of a history with selecting centers with the no. 1 pick in the draft. How does Yao stack up against Hakeem Olajuwon (1984) and Ralph Sampson (1983)?

Player WP WP48
Ralph Sampson 35.4 .125
Hakeem Olajuwon 283.5 .308
Yao Ming 73.8 .224

It’s fair to say that the footsteps of Hakeem are very hard to follow in. That being said, when it comes down to it, Yao finishes a respectable second amongst the Rockets’ number one picks. It’s a shame to note that two of the three number one picks the Rockets have gotten have had careers shortened due to injury.

Somewhere between these two.

Yao as a Super Giant

How about another kind of context? Bill James introduced the concept of “similar players” to the baseball world. While James originally focused on statistically similar players, the concept is easily applicable to other kinds of similarity. Most Monday-morning quarterbacks would say that the Rockets should have forseen Yao’s injury woes; after all, he’s 7’6”. Super-tall guys like that always have injury problems. Their bodies just can’t take the rigors of the NBA. So, how does Yao compare with a specific group of similar players (supergiants)?

Player Height WP WP48 Min
Manute Bol 7’7” 19.4 .080 11,698
Shawn Bradley 7’6” 50.9 .125 19,531
Gheorghe Muresan 7’7” 28.6 .204 6,729
Yao Ming 7’6” 73.8 .224 15,818

Yao played the second-most minutes of the four supergiants. Shawn Bradley played almost 4,000 minutes more than Yao, but Yao was 179.2% as productive as Bradley per 48 minutes (.224 WP48 for Yao, .125 for Bradley), so Yao’s total production eclipses Bradley’s by a margin of 22.9 wins. Gheorghe Muresan produced at a level similar to Yao (although not quite as good), but played less than half as many minutes as did Yao. As a result, Yao produced 258% as many career wins as did Muresan (73.8 for Yao, 28.6 for Muresan). In the end Yao ends his career as the best Supergiant to play the game.

He's up there as far as Super Giants go.

Summing Up

So, what’s a no. 1 pick worth? The Rockets didn’t get a Hall-of-Famer or a championship, but they did get a star, oft-injured though he was. Still, it’s hard to bicker with the Rocket’s choice; one Achilles is worth a dozen average warriors. The Trojan army wasn’t going to slay themselves. When you’re attacking a mighty city, you’d rather have one Achilles, a shining star for a brief moment before being cut down in his prime, than a thousand Parises (the man who shot Achilles) or Andrea Bargnanis, lesser men who never had the ability to enter the fray in the first place. The inevitably and totality of his injuries do not obscure Yao’s very real contribution to several playoff teams. What could have been, or what might have been, or what every Rockets fan hoped would be are all irrelevant now. We are left to remember the player Yao was: a star for a few years, for whom injuries prove to be an Achilles’ heel.

If the metaphorical shoe fits the weak foot. . .

-Greg

Free Agency: The Best Wings in Town

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Hey all,

As you know James Brocato has been working on Free Agency to help figure out the best players to go after to improve your team. He looked over Point Guards (or lack there of), and in today’s episode he’ll be going over Guards and Forwards (Wings) with a little help from Devin and myself (Dre, for those who are wondering). Let’s start out looking over who’s available.

The Talent Pool

2011 Free Agents - Guards and Forwards.*Avg. Wins Produced, Avg. WP48, and Value are based on a weighted average of those statistics for the last three seasons, with the most recent season being worth the most. Value is calculated by multiplying average wins produced by $1.58 million

To help out, here’s how who the restricted free agents are tied to:

Arron Afflalo (Denver), Marcus Thornton (Sacramento), Wilson Chandler (Denver), Reggie Williams (Golden State), Ben Uzoh (New Jersey), Othyus Jeffers (Washington), Derrick Brown (New York), Daequan Cook (Oklahoma), Marco Belinelli (New Orleans), Sonny Weems (Toronto), Gary Forbes (Denver), Larry Owens (Sacramento), Nick Young (Washington).

Rather than simply — and objectively — listing in order the Free Agents each team should go after, we decided it would be more fun if a few of us just gave a quick take on the three Free Agents we’d pursue and three we’d avoid like the plague. Here’s our takes.

James’ Targets

James picks his free agents based on if they look like movie villains.

Who I’d pursue:
  • Andrei Kirilenko. Perhaps the best overall player in the group, he’s getting older, but he’s not that old. Productive veteran role players are very important in the league, and Kirilenko could be a valuable asset to any team trying to compete for a championship – think Shawn Marion.
  • Arron Afflalo. He’s just entered his prime and he’s been improving steadily. He has all the tools to be a good shooting guard, which is important since the 2 is such a weak position in the NBA. Assuming he can be bought at a decent rate, he’s a good choice for any team looking to improve.
  • Marcus Thornton. Super young, not even in his prime yet, and already playing above average. His high points per game average last season at Sacramento might make him expensive, but if the price isn’t super high, it’s probably worth it.
Who I’d avoid:
  • Jamal Crawford. His high scoring numbers attract naïve general managers, but the truth is he’s never really been productive. Now that he’s getting older, we can expect his production to drop even further below average.
  • DeShawn Stevenson. He was a starter on a championship team, and that might increase his market value. However, he’s very unproductive (and has been so throughout his career) so he should be avoided.
  • One dimensional three-shooters (Vujacic, Stojakovic, Kapono, Butler, Mason, Cook). While these guys can be enticing, they’re unproductive since they don’t create possessions and they’re defensive liabilities.

Devin’s Targets

I'm back!

Who I’d pursue:

  • Tracy McGrady had a good season last year and, after several seasons of injuries, looks to be back.
  • Mike Dunleavy Jr. had a nice comeback season as well, and I don’t think there will be that much demand for him. Even given his injury concerns, I’d sign him to a two or three year deal.
  • Reggie Williams is young, productive, and will probably come relatively cheap. The only problem is that he’s a Restricted Free Agent and the Warriors might decide that they want to keep him (after all, who knows what those crazy Warriors will do?).
Who I’d avoid:
  • Michael Redd is done, but some team will offer him a decent sized contract just to confirm this.
  • Likewise for Josh Howard.
  • Marco Belinelli hasn’t amounted to anything after four years, and I don’t expect him to in the next four either. Avoid him like Andrea Bargnani avoids the boards.

Dre’s Targets

Hey it's worked before.

Who I’d pursue:

  • Arron Afflalo. He’s young and has been playing great and showing improvement. I’m psyched the Nuggets made sure to give him the qualifying offer. As a scorer that can shoot from three there’s a risk he may end up overvalued. Still for anything close to $10 million or less, it’s worth going for.
  • J.R. Smith. It’s hard to believe J.R. is only 26. He’s got massive skill and talent and is usually a good player. His bad attitude problems keep his market value lower. I think his time in Denver is done but he’ll definitely help out some team (Chicago perhaps?)
  • Marcus Thornton. As a second round pick his value will always be lower than it should. His value really is in areas other than scoring, where he is marginal. He’s really just a player in need of more minutes and can definitely help a team out.
Who I’d avoid:
  • Caron Butler. In his heyday he was a productive player. He’s older and battled through injury and worse still has a decent market value. He’ll be overpriced for whoever picks him up. Think Ron Artest for an example of similar thinking recently.
  • Tayshaun Prince. Another player that used to be much more productive but has steadily declined. Many teams will view his championship pedigree and defense and overpay. There’s much cheaper and better options out there.
  • Jamal Crawford. Over thirty and overrated are a bad combo. His salary is still high and some team will overpay for his services. I’d consider him the typical Wages of Wins Network landmine. He looks good to some teams but will suck their cash and leave them with very few wins.

Summing Up

While this season’s crop of wings doesn’t come close to last year’s, which included Wade and LeBron, there are still many productive players to be had. On the flip side there are more than a few deceptively bad players that can certainly hurt your team. If your team is in search of Wing there is both hope and dismay depending on your front office. Of course, until the lockout ends most of this will just be speculation.

-James, Devin and Dre

Thanks to Everyone!!

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Regular readers of the Wages of Wins Journal may have noticed a few changes recently.  There is a new logo at the top (thanks to Nicholas Yee).  The format makes navigation from post to post easier.  In fact, the entire blog looks better than ever.

Beyond these important cosmetic differences, another change has escaped the notice of some people (including members of the media linking to the stories offered in this forum).  After posting more than 1,400 columns since April of 2006 – or about five to six columns per week – I have not actually written anything since June 26th (I have been at the Western Economic Association meetings, where I was part of seven presentations). That means that each of the past 17 posts have been authored by the other fine writers we have added to the WoW Journal roster.

In terms of page views, these posts have ranked among the best columns ever offered in this forum. But despite what I occasionally read when these stories are noted elsewhere, I did not write these columns (although given the outstanding quality of these posts, I wish I had).

As we go forward, I expect that most of the posts that appear in this forum will be written by Arturo Galletti, Andres (Dre) Alvarez, Devin Dignam, Jeremy Britton, and Mosi Platt (and this roster will certainly expand).  Yes, I will continue to write.  But the days of five to six columns a week are over.  And to help people know which posts are mine, I am thinking of adding the above picture to each of my posts (people can let me know if this is a good idea or not).

So thanks to everyone for reading these past five years.  And with Arturo, Dre, Devin, Jeremy, and Mosi now on board, look for the Wages of Wins Journal to get better and better in the years to come. One important change you should see is that we hope to have new content posted every single day (weekends included).  And often we hope to have more than one article posted each day.  So hopefully readers get into the habit of checking in on the WoW Journal every day (and more than once during the day).

And with all that new content, we hope everyone can see that we are just getting started at the WoW Journal.

- DJ