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The Jason Kidd Nets
During the early part of the 2000s, the Eastern Conference was in flux.
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Market Advantage
New York vs. L.A.
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Which Rate Stats Correlate More With a Player’s Role Than His Skill?
Here's a quick-n-dirty study I ran this morning...
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Which Offensive Rate Stats Stay Consistent When a Player Changes Teams/Roles?
You'd better read this post from August if you haven't yet.
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Which Offensive Rate Stats Stay the Most Consistent When a Player Changes Roles?
Last October, Jason Lisk published two great studies at PFR about which passing stats are the most situation-independent, looking at the year-to-year…
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How the 1994 Chicago Bulls Won 55 Without MJ
Just when you thought the offseason chatter was finally going to die down, the most recent salvo in the aftermath of LeBron James’ controversial…
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Championship Usage Patterns and “The Secret”
In basketball perhaps more than any other sport, the concept of team-building -- creating a cohesive group that fits together and may be greater than…
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Optimizing the Rockets II
As if everyone isn’t already tired of this debate (one which will never be satisfactorily settled, I’m sure), here’s a final note on who contributed the…
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Optimizing the ’95 Rockets
Over in the comments of an earlier post about the 1990s Knicks, a discussion is raging about who the best player on the 1995 Houston Rockets was …
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Mailbag: ’90s Knicks
It’s time for a very special edition of the Mailbag, since the questions come from my colleague Chase Stuart of the PFR Blog:
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Tim Thomas
Dallas Mavericks newcomer Tim Thomas had arthroscopic surgery on his knee this week, and apparently it went well, which means he will be back on the…
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