Stumbling On Wins in Basketball

Nonfiction, Sports
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Author: David Berri, Martin Schmidt ISBN: 9780132120982
Publisher: Pearson Education Publication: April 8, 2010
Imprint: FT Press Language: English
Author: David Berri, Martin Schmidt
ISBN: 9780132120982
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication: April 8, 2010
Imprint: FT Press
Language: English

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Like what you've read?  Get more in Stumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports (9780132357784) by David J. Berri and Martin B. Schmidt. Available in print and digital formats.

 

In basketball, spending explains less than 10% of the variation in wins. Discover what explains the other 90%!

 

In basketball, success takes more than money. From 1997-98 to 2003-04, the Knicks finished either first or second in payroll—and won only six more games than they lost. Their “averageness” led them to hire Isiah Thomas. Few people knew more about basketball. Thomas’s path to disaster began with his first move: sending several players and draft picks to the Suns for players, including Stephon Marbury.

 

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This is the eBook version of the printed book.

Like what you've read?  Get more in Stumbling On Wins: Two Economists Expose the Pitfalls on the Road to Victory in Professional Sports (9780132357784) by David J. Berri and Martin B. Schmidt. Available in print and digital formats.

 

In basketball, spending explains less than 10% of the variation in wins. Discover what explains the other 90%!

 

In basketball, success takes more than money. From 1997-98 to 2003-04, the Knicks finished either first or second in payroll—and won only six more games than they lost. Their “averageness” led them to hire Isiah Thomas. Few people knew more about basketball. Thomas’s path to disaster began with his first move: sending several players and draft picks to the Suns for players, including Stephon Marbury.

 

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