Now that I’m allowed to write about basketball again after my stint as a consultant for the Atlanta Hawks, I wanted to follow up on this Grantland piece by Jordan Conn about the decline of basketball in New York City, the once-great hoops mecca. Conn had a few statistical notes on the downturn — for […]
The New York Knicks have won 55 percent of their games since Carmelo Anthony joined the team in 2011 — a rate that equates to a 45-37 record over a regular season and a first-round exit from the playoffs. Get ready for more of the same. It’s not that Anthony is a bad player. He’s […]
The New York Knicks have won 55 percent of their games since Carmelo Anthony joined the team in 2011 — a rate that equates to a 45-37 record over a regular season and a first-round exit from the playoffs. Get ready for more of the same. It’s not that Anthony is a bad player. He’s […]
The economics of the N.B.A. dictate that there are only two ways to build an elite team: 1. Acquire players who produce above-average value relative to the salaries they are making. 2. Exploit the loopholes in the salary cap so that you spend more money than other teams. This is not merely a rule of […]
The economics of the N.B.A. dictate that there are only two ways to build an elite team: 1. Acquire players who produce above-average value relative to the salaries they are making. 2. Exploit the loopholes in the salary cap so that you spend more money than other teams. This is not merely a rule of […]
