When it comes to the minor detail of winning a championship, Popovich made a prudent decision by sitting his starters. Christopher Romaguera explains.
Remember when we were all poking fun at Sam Presti for taking James Harden over Tyreke Evans? How quickly things can change. Evans has seen his numbers regress since his rookie campaign as his coaches have struggled how to best utilize his skill set. Since they’ve failed so miserably, we figured we’d give it a shot.
Is Carmelo Anthony a superstar? The instinctual answer most basketball fans would likely give to this question would be “of course.” But the Nuggets got better when Carmelo left. The Knicks have been better when Carmelo has been out with an injury. Dowsett spent a week staring at numbers, let him tell you what he found.
Near the end of any given season in major American sports, debate begins to rage about which player will be named the MVP of the league. Some years, there really isn’t much question who will win (See: Tom Brady, 2010). In others, there are several viable candidates, such as the [...]
In this new series, we take a Moneyball approach to find the latest trends in sports.
