Kahn’s Early Bid for Exec of the Year
Patrick shows how Kahn may have changed his ways and turned the Wolves into a contender.
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Should D’Antoni Get Credit for Lin’s Success?
I ran into a post on Marginal Revolution about Jeremy Lin, titled “Is Jeremy Lin a Fluke?”: Nate Silver says no. I say that in Mike D’Antoni’s offensive schemes a lot of point guards reap more than the statistics they would pick up on other teams and from other offenses, and …
Thinking Fast and Slow about basketball
The following is another cross-post from me (@nbageek) on our sister site, The NBA Geek. Since my last post on the Illusion of Validity caused so much discussion in the comments, Dave asked me to re-post my latest article on it. Today, I talk about how the illusion of validity …
“I know what the stats say but…”: The illusion of validity in basketball fandom
The book “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman is fascinating reading; it’s sort of a “greatest hits” of the cognitive fallacies that he and various colleagues (the most famous of whom is Amos Tversky) documented through clever experimentation. I’ve often thought that how we as fans think about basketball falls …
Put ’em in coach, they’re ready to play!
The following is a cross-post from our sister site, The NBA Geek, called “Put Me In, Coach”. In it, I take a look at some of the rookies who have so far played extremely well but don’t seem to be getting rewarded for it with more playing time from their …
The NBA Geeks of the Week, week 1
The following is a cross-post from one of Wages of Wins Network sites, The NBA Geek. In it, Patrick Minton (@nbageek) picks the best win-producers of last week’s games, along with the best rookie. The original article appears here. Also, bear in mind that stats are in per-48 numbers rather …
A Familiar Story Plays Out in Los Angeles
Patrick Minton usually writes on his blog over at The NBA Geek. Today he brings us a familiar story about how NBA Decision makers think. Last week, the Los Angeles Lakers attempted to trade Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol for Chris Paul (a third team was involved, but this was …
Are There No “Stars” for Team USA?
Patrick Minton was born and raised in Minnesota. After graduating with a degree in Psychology, he travelled abroad in Germany. In Germany he did a number of odd jobs to pay the bills, including coaching basketball at all levels. He says he has always been a numbers freak, going so …
Minnesota Discovers it Needs More than Love
Patrick Minton was born and raised in Minnesota. After graduating with a degree in Psychology, he travelled abroad in Germany. In Germany he did a number of odd jobs to pay the bills, including coaching basketball at all levels. He says he has always been a numbers freak, going so …