thedreamshake.com - 2/14/2009
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Shane Battier - All Star
Here's a really good article from Michael Lewis (author of Moneyball) on Battier. It's a bit long, but it's a great read. One of the more interesting stats is that, when his plus-minus stat from last season is adjusted, Battier contributed as much to his team ...
The No-Stats All-Star
brightsideofthesun.com 2/14/2009 — The No-Stats All-Star
This is a very long, but utterly jaw-dropping look at Shane Battier, probability and the Houston Rockets front office. It's one of the best basketball articles I've ever read. It's by Michael Lewis, who wrote "Moneyball."
Deadspin.com linked to it earlier today, ...
Why I look at the numbers
fiveholefanatics.ca 2/16/2009 — Michael Lewis, author of the seminal book "Moneyball", penned a piece on under-appreciated basketball player Shane Battier for the NY Times recently. It's a long, involved 8 pager that discusses the "new stats" movement in major sports in general, and provides a few quotables on why I - and some ...
Full Court Press
blazersedge.com 2/17/2009 — I'm assuming you already read the NY Times article by Michael Lewis about Shane Battier, but if not here's your link .
Casey's all star work has been non-stop... click here for the latest , a couple of posts about Brandon Roy.
Dwight Jaynes has been dishing story after story ...
Michael Lewis Gives The NBA Its "Moneyball" [Nba]
deadspin.com 2/17/2009 — It took me the entire weekend and most of Monday, but I finally got through Michael Lewis ' epic deconstruction of Shane Battier , also known as "Moneyball: NBA Edition." If you didn't read it, here's the Cliff Notes: • The Houston Rockets are the ...
Shane Battier and the value of LEGO players
detroitbadboys.com 2/17/2009 — I’m guessing a lot of you have seen this already (I’ve received no fewer than five emails from readers telling me about it, which I thoroughly appreciate) but here’s Michael Lewis’ fantastic New York Times article about Shane Battier and the use of advanced statistics in ...
Do the Spurs Play Moneyball?
48minutesofhell.com 2/17/2009 — If you haven’t had an opportunity to read Michael Lewis’ cover story from this weekend’s New York Times Magazine, you probably should. Using the lives and current roles of Shane Battier and Houston Rocket’s GM Daryl Morey as a ...
Statisical analysis in the NBA
fearthesword.com 2/20/2009 — Statisical analysis in the NBA
Fascinating NYT article by Moneyball author Michael Lewis about the Houston Rockets using statistical analysis to study the NBA. Lots of talk about Shane Battier.
I tried to figure out whether or not the Cavs employ such tactics. All I could figure out ...
Shane Battier Fallout Continues —
The Big Lead
Shane Battier: Today’s turn to take a whack at the Michael Lewis profile of Shane Battier - the Wall Street Journal. We’ve lost track - is this kerfuffle more about the author, Battier, or stats and the NBA? ( WSJ )
Lunch Links —
ESPNtheMag.com - MagDaily
What you should read/watch today: The video for Springsteen's Wrestler song; Harper's Index is now online and you can search it; The WSJ 's Numbers Guy takes a second look at Michael Lewis' Shane Battier piece ; Hummers are headed the way of the DeLorean . If you bought one, have fun ...
So Is Shane Battier Any Good Or Not? [Nba] —
Deadspin
As expected, there's been a lot of talk generated by that Shane Battier piece —talk that will continue until Michael Lewis writes a 10,000-word story about how centers are the smartest guys in football. (They are.) It's good to see that most of that talk has risen above the level of ...
Lewis Masterpieces Battier —
East Windup Chronicle
If you haven’t read Michael Lewis’s article on Shane Battier for the New York Times, hop to it. My friend Eric was the second person who raved about it, which finally made me sit down and read the thing (it’s long). Hopefully I can be your Eric. It’s that good.
I was ...
Michael Lewis Gets the Good Quote —
Carolina March
“I hate being out on the floor wasting that time. I used to try to talk to people, but then I figured out no one actually liked me very much.”
That's a quote from Shane Battier, at the start of a long hagiography in the New York Times Magazine about the ...
The No Stats All Star —
Waggle Room
The No Stats All Star
Michael Lewis, author of Moneyball, wrote a lengthy but fantastic piece about former Dukie and current Houston Rocket Shane Battier. As the title suggests, Battier is a player that almost no one in the league respects, but somehow makes any team that he plays for ...
A great read on modern numbers —
Lakers Blog
Some of you have seen this already, but this weekend the New York Times ran a great piece by acclaimed author Michael Lewis about the value of Shane Battier- ethereal, mysterious, and only tangible it seems in conjunction with numbers that appear outside the conventional box score. More fun, the ...
President's Day Link Dump —
Rufus on Fire
It's late on President's Day, I've been in an office working all day, and the NBA is taking the Monday off. Seems like the perfect time for a link dump.
1) If you haven't read the Michael Lewis piece on Shane Battier and basketball's statistical revolution , you're missing out.
2) Bonnell ...
Advanced Stats Meet the Real World —
BallerBlogger.com
I came across this Saturday, and since then it’s been linked to at virtually every NBA site in existance. Michael Lewis, the author of “Moneyball” gave readers an inside look at Rockets GM Daryl Morey’s use of statistics in his New York Times column “The No-Stats ...
Michael Lewis on Shane Battier —
mc79hockey.com
I’m not much of a basketball fan but this is a great story about Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets and the use of statistics in basketball courtesy of, of course, Michael Lewis. He’s done books about baseball and football now, articles on basketball. We should be closing in on a ...
What Does 'Moneyball' Think of Amare? —
FanHouse
by Tom Ziller Earlier, I linked to Michael Lewis' treatment of Houston GM Daryl Morey and "no stats All-Star" Shane Battier. The topic has been all over the basketball blog world all day. Needless to say, fans have thirsted for this type of detailed look into the seedy Underworld of advanced ...
The No-Stats All-Star —
Football Outsiders
Not a football story, but Michael Lewis' story on Shane Battier, Daryl Morey, and the Houston Rockets in the New York Times is as fantastic as you might hope it would be.
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"Manu Ginóbili is a statistical freak" —
San Antonio Spurs Dynasty
Michael Lewis, the author of " Moneyball ," has an interesting piece in the latest New York Times Magazine (" The No-Stats All-Star "). Ostensibly, Lewis is writing about Houston Rockets' forward Shane Battier. But Lewis is really interested in how traditional basketball statistics don't ...
Give this a read —
Liberty Ballers
Give this a read
[From the FanShots. Excellent, excellent article. I strongly recommend you read it. -ed.]
Michael Lewis writes about Shane Battier and Daryl Morey and a
small look at the evolution of basketball analysis in the sunday new york times. As The Authority once said ...
Understanding Shane Battier —
FanHouse
by Tom Ziller The New York Times has published an absolute must-read written by Michael Lewis (of Moneyball fame). The story considers Rockets GM Daryl Morey 's analytical judgment in Houston, with Shane Battier as the central protagonist. Battier, we're told, is one of the best players in the ...
"The No-Stats All-Star" —
Bullets Forever
"The No-Stats All-Star"
Analyzes how Shane Battier is able to stop great offensive players, and why there's a lot more to a player's performance than can be told in points, assists, and rebounds.
Michael Lewis is the author of "Moneyball" and a contributing editor for Vanity Fair. His ...
The Underrated Genius Of Shane Battier [Nba] —
Deadspin
"Moneyball" author Michael Lewis picks apart the Duke legend's unheralded NBA career. It's a long article in the NY Times magazine, but definitely worth a read during your weekend lounging. [ NY Times Magazine ]
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