Podcasting with Chris Yeh on missing Jeremy Lin
Chris and Dre discuss problems in the NBA in regards to identifying talent thanks to things like racism and the eye test.
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March 2012
Introducing Points over Par!
Arturo and Dre put Wins Produced in terms of points to help you understand game by game splits.
A Search For The Next Jeremy Lin Part 2: Marcus Denmon
James finds another stereotype keeping a player from being a top prospect.
Can Michael Beasley fix the Washington Wizards?
Vivek looks at how to improve the woeful Wizards with a little help from the West.
Wayne Winston Simplifies PER
Wayne Winston has a short post on John Hollinger’s Player Efficiency Rating. Hollinger’s PER Ratings Demystified Here is Wayne’s entire post (in case you didn’t feel like clicking over): I have had a great time teaching a sports and math class to Kelley School of Business students at Indiana University. …
A tale from Sloan: Meeting Masai
Dre recounts a tale of meeting a hero at Sloan.
Checking in from Sloan.
Dre checks in from Sloan.
Evaluating Talent in the NFL and NBA is Different
Jeremy Lin has certainly captured people’s attention. And this attention has led people to wonder about how talent is evaluated in professional sports. Recently, both Stephen Dubner in the Freakonomics forum and Jonah Lehrer at Wired Science took essentially the same approach. Each writer began talking about Lin. But then …
An exercise in cruelty: The Detroit Pistons
Dre imagines a world where the Pistons rebuilt their franchise properly.
George Karl is still a bad coach
Dre looks at underplayed big men in the NBA and how Karl is the biggest offender.