Swimmer Sprinter Steeler(s) *Sigh*
Jill Harris connects recent athlete misbehavior to some interesting academic research.
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Bill James is Not a Fan of WAR
Bill James recently offered some very interesting thoughts on baseball stats. And apparently he is not a fan of WAR.
Jonathan Weiler — of theESPNwatch — explains the Wainstein Report of the UNC scandal
Jonathan Weiler reviews the recent academic scandal at the University of North Carolina.
Weekend Update from Jonathan Weiler and theespnwatch
Jonathan Weiler commented this weekend on Jameis Winston, Kobe Bryant, and Blake Griffin. The piece from Blake Griffin — as Jonathan notes – is definitely worth reading (and should impact your view of Griffin).
Talking Football at Advanced Football Analytics and Basketball at Time.com
Yesterday I talked football at Advanced Football Analytics. And I posted an article on the competition over shot attempts at Time.com.
Two Interviews and Two Articles
Here are a few quick links to two interviews I recently did at MarketPlace and two articles I recently wrote.
Kobe and The Knicks: Seamless Fit?
After a brief break, the Wages of Wins Journal is back! This first post in our return comes from Joshua Marquez, who explores what might happen if Kobe joined Phil Jackson and Derek Fisher in New York.