Here is a post entirely (well, almost entirely) devoted to future posts. Over the next few days we are going to have
- a two-part post on the Memphis Grizzlies from Jamie Vann Struth.
- a post from Arturo Galletti on the spending habits of the Phoenix Suns (and every other NBA team).
- a post from Benjamin Gulker evaluating the notion that the Pistons should re-sign Rodney Stuckey.
- a post addressing the link between quarterback performance and the NFL draft (yes, I am addressing that issue again).
- and finally, I think there should be a post on the relative merits of Derrick Rose. Not sure who will be writing this post, but if no one volunteers I might put something up on this topic next week.
These should all appear in the next week (I think), with the first post (from Jamie) appearing later today (hopefully by high noon in the West).
While everyone waits, let me note that I was interviewed by Tim Trushel of Sports Memo Radio today. The interview was nearly 40 minutes long, and you can hear the entire discussion at the Sports Memo website (see the archive from May 20 and click on my name). Tim comes at sports from the perspective of Las Vegas gambling. So he and I had an interesting discussion on the subject of interpreting the numbers from professional sports.
– DJ
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Chicago Tim
May 21, 2010
So far the experiment of letting audience members write content seems to be working quite well. We are getting quality posts and more of them, because you are still contributing posts as well. That’s great! I must admit I was a bit skeptical, and I’m glad I’m wrong. Thanks for all the hard work, I hope the books are selling well.
I know Rose isn’t as great as the fans and media think, but he’s still young, right? And he was playing through injury this year. And weren’t Rondo and Willams late bloomers?
I’m still hoping he can improve to the level of genuine star, even if he is never a superstar. One thing is for sure, he will be given plenty of playing time, and sometimes that results in improvement, right? At least for someone who is only 22 years old?
At any rate, I sincerely hope LeBron James thinks Rose is a budding superstar and doesn’t read this blog!
dberri
May 21, 2010
Chicago Tim,
I have been very pleased so far. My sense from reading the comments is that we had a population of people more than capable of writing the posts. All they needed was the data.
As for Rondo…Andre’s numbers say he was almost a 0.200 WP48 player his rookie season. Deron Williams did take a season to develop, so there is hope for Rose. But I think there is also reason to think his pre-draft evaluation was off the mark. Hence the need for a post on this.
Chicago Tim
May 21, 2010
I can hardly wait.
By the way, I am quite amazed at the venom with which you are criticized on some websites. I was doing some research on Derrick Rose and saw this link:
http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1012702&start=15
These are people who seem very interested in other statistical analysis, and yet there is something about Wages of Wins and Dave Berri that just sets them off. Maybe it’s your refusal to bow, or even doff your hat, to conventional wisdom. Anyway, I hope you don’t mind too much. People can get so worked up about this stuff!
That’s right, I can look these things up myself now! I have to get used to this.
Rondo has a higher upside, but he still improved quite a bit the last couple of years. If Rose improves as much I’ll be happy, even if he is never quite as good as Rondo.
On the other side of the coin, looking back made me realize how much Kirk Hinrich has regressed since 2007. Sometimes information is depressing. :-(
Dre
May 21, 2010
Wow, some harsh stuff. Do have the common arguments of
1) That clearly isn’t true, no need for explanation. 2) Rather than address those stats, I’ll use other stats that are clearly superior.
3) I can come up with a clever insult, ergo I am smart.
Dre
May 21, 2010
Tim,
Rondo – young and above average
Taj Gibson – young and above average
Noah – young and awesome.
Heck if Noah stays healthy, and you get a good free agent (here Lebron!), your future is way bright.