This sports year has been pretty remarkable for the unexpected nature of many of its events. From the rash of no-hitters in baseball (6 thus far, and you’re damn right I’m counting Armando Galarraga’s), the rise of Ghana as a serious World Cup contender, Andy Schleck’s moral Tour de France win to Alcorcon giving Real Madrid [...]
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The NBA, as most professional sports, revolves around extremes. We either focus our attention on juggernauts like Cleveland winning 60+ games or watch with guilty pleasure as we wonder whether the Nets will manage to escape being the worst team in NBA history. Real life, however, makes us focus more on the average, the plain, the [...] Those of us who follow the NBA and try to make it easier for ourselves and our fellow fans to understand the game seem to be on a permanent search for the perfect statistical formula to determine a team’s success. With the increasing attention devoted to poring over numbers, I’m reasonably sure the Mavericks’ staff can give [...] Here's my NBA GM of the Year, Sam Presti of the Thunder. He OWNS my GM Rating formula coincidentally. The Formula ((CurrentSeasonWins * 2) + (CurrentSeasonWins – LastSeasonWins) + (AvgPointDifferential * 5))/ (TeamPlayerSalaries * AllstarPlayerBonus) Let me preface this by stating that I don’t believe I’m an expert on statistical analysis or creating formulas. If anyone disagrees with [...] |
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Ladies and gentlemen, your most ridiculous voting results!
About nine thousand observers have already mentioned that the voting system for the MVP award is flawed. From the fact that the broadcasters who pretty much get only a couple chances to watch the teams they don’t work for to the natural bias that those guys will have, logic makes itself scarce. Thanks to the inherent [...]