Over at Freakonomics and Huffington Post, Dave has commented on what Jeff Van Gundy said about changing coaches in the NBA. Dave will also be on the radio today around 11am EST. Tune in to The Beat of Sports on 740 The Game to hear it live!
Dave applies the “clone argument” to baseball and football, proving that Miguel Cabrera, Adrian Peterson, and Peyton Manning can’t be great players.
Dre examines one of the most common myths in modern day basketball lore: the 2004 Championship Detroit Pistons won without a star.
Josh Weil shares all the data you could ever hope for and shines a light on the best and worst NBA players of the box score era.
Dre discusses stars, Iguodala and Kobe vs. Smush on the weekly videocast.
Ari Caroline reveals the blind side of NBA teams when it comes to evaluating centers.
Dre looks at how emotions and first impressions may have impacted free agency.
James reviews another hidden draft gem: William Mosley
Dre looks for tandems that managed to put up a 50 point game and a 20 rebound game and still come out behind.
This post uses the Wins Produced metric. For longtime fans we’ve made a few changes in the offseason, you can read up on them in the walkthrough. For all fans you can find up to date numbers at the NBA Geek. I listened to a very enjoyable video cast over …