One theme we return to again and again in The Wages of Wins is the importance of reference points. Whether we are discussing competitive balance in sports or the consistency in player performance across time, we had to be careful to note our reference point when we made statements like, …
Later today I am going to comment on the 2005 NBA rookie class. For now, I wanted to draw attention to a couple of notes of interest. Sports Biz with Darren Rovell A few months ago Darren Rovell moved from ESPN to CNBC. Somewhere along the way with this move …
The Week Thirteen Quarterback Rankings The Overall Rankings The Worst Performance, Times Three Back in week six Rex Grossman of the Chicago Bears posted a QB Score per play of -7.12. Up until week 13 this was the worst performance by an NFL quarterback in 2006. The Bears defense apparently …
After Sunday’s games the NBA had completed about 20% of its regular season schedule. With this sample of games on the books, we now have some evidence that many NBA teams might not be too happy with their choices during the 2006 NBA draft. So far Adam Morrison is the …
My rule for The Wages of Wins Journal is one post, and only one post, per day. This schedule allows me to keep my focus on my academic research (at least, that is the general idea). Today, though, there is more than one topic I want to discuss. The list …
TrueHoop posted a letter from a reader weighing in on the discussion of how to measure performance in the NBA. The title of the post – Let’s See the Proof – and the following statement, pretty much summarizes the argument. …the only way to prove if Berri’s model is accurate …
Sports Economics is not just about The Wages of Wins. To make that point, I am starting a new feature that spotlights the empirical work of other sports economists, similar to our discussion of the work of Beck Taylor and Justin Trogdon in the book. My first review in this …
Yesterday the Wages of Wins Journal’s Blog Stat passed the 100,000 mark. So let me start by thanking everyone who is making our thoughts on sports a part of their day. In looking at what to write about today I thought about commenting on King Kaufman’s column at Salon.com yesterday. …
The performance of the rookies is always an interesting story in the NBA. Veteran players have an established track record. Although a few will deviate from this record, for the most part the deviations we observe are relatively small. Rookies, though, are the great unknown. We know what these players …
The Week Twelve Quarterback Rankings The Overall Rankings Jake Plummer is Benched The Denver Broncos are making a bold move, sitting veteran Jake Plummer in favor of rookie Jay Cutler. Plummer has not played particularly well this year. His QB Score per play is 0.54, which is below the mark …