A College Lesson for the NBA?
Refreshingly, the NBA playoffs so far have escaped the 75-point clutch-and-grab purgatory of the past decade. Still, according the Nielsen data reported on Zapt2it, 3.3 …
Brian Goff
NCAA Competition
Gregg Doyle of CBS’ Sportsline writes The gap between the No. 1s and No. 16s continues to shrink, reaching an all-time low this season. In …
Who Controls MLB Product?
While many in the media jumped on ump Joe West for his pushing of MLB’s speed of play initiative, Yahoo’s Tim Brown applauded: Umpires don’t …
What’s in a Conference Name … Increasingly Less
The latest round of conference shifting creates many angles for discussion. One question that a business school colleague posed is, why even have conferences anymore? …
Passing, Winning, and Optimization
One of my favorite sites, Advanced NFL Stats, recently posted compelling evidence on “Passing = Winning” in the NFL. As ANS observes, announcers, including former …
Astros Agony and Pinella v. Brenly
Skip’s post accurately reflects my feelings as part of Astro-dom (aka Astrodumb). When your main teams are the Rangers and Astros, these opportunities come around …
Belechick Understands Probability Better than Media
Like him or loathe him, Bill Belechick flies his own path. His late fourth quarter decision to go for a first down rather than punt …
Optimizing Isn’t Easy Even for Belichick
Long time followers of TSE know that I have an ongoing interest in decision making in sports and how it may relate to decision making …
Does NFL Success Matter for Communities?
Maybe only steroid discussions stirs the blood of sports economists quite like questions about the impacts of sports on communities, largely because of the tie-in …
Economics of Sportsmanship
Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski blasted LeBron James for his behavior after the Magic series and his “explanation” of it the next day: I’m a winner, …