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Two good reads
Gregg Bell on the Sonics trial. The Sonics are making the argument that Seattle pols have been playing dirty pool, which would not be surprising. As I've said before, there ... -
An Economist's Quick Thoughts on the LeBron James Decision
LeBron James is catching a torrent of criticism over his decision to leave his "hometown team", the Cleveland Cavaliers, for the Miami Heat. As an economist, and a sports fan, I ... -
Timeout's and strategy
Jon Wiseman gives the NBA's timeout strategy crown to Nate McMillan and the Portland Trailblazers, based on post-timeout scoring margin. Curiously, guru Phil's LA lakers rank relatively low on this ... -
The Short Supply of Tall People is Getting Longer
From a past entry from Dave Berri's Wages of Wins Journal: The statement about competitive balance reflects an argument offered in The Wages of Wins. Specifically, we argue – following ... -
Sonics & Seattle settle for $45 - $70 million
From the Seattle Times: The city of Seattle will be paid $45 million in exchange for letting the Sonics move to Oklahoma City this year as part of last-minute settlement ... -
NBA on NHL Path, Not NFL
John Chick from Canada's CBC sports nailed the NBA lockout situation: The impetus for the lockout was the owners deciding the league's current financial system was unsustainable. Bettman wanted a ... -
KJ Flunks the TSE Exam
Did he -- Kevin Johnson, ex-NBA star and current mayor of Sacramento -- really flunk the test? Unfortunately, I think he did. USAToday.com records his answers to a series of ... -
Carmelo: Subtraction by Addition (So Far)
Mike Vaccaro of the New York Post doesn't exactly offer a resounding endorsement of the February 21 NY Knicks acquisition of Carmelo Anthony, but he does reply to detractors (Tepid ... -
NCAA Super Slam 2011
93 total points. No, it was not Bowling Green Junior High v. South Warren Middle School, a game from the 1930s, or Dean Smith using the "four corners" offense for ... -
Clippers -- Lessons from Losers
Recently, on the NBA Network I caught the tail end of a conversation between Kenny Smith and another announcer about the LA Clippers. Maybe there are less successful franchises by ... -
$27,028: no sign of recession here!
If you've got a few stacks of bills lying around and an appetite for the NBA Finals, this story in the LA Times reports that twenty seven grand will get ... -
The Sports Page Comes to the WSJ
The WSJ unveiled its sports page today. The lead article is an interesting one on incentives, or the lack of incentives in today's NBA: Beyond the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston ...
