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Steals Are Predictive, But Are They That Important?

This is the final part of my four-part response to questions and comments stemming from my article “The Hidden Value of the NBA Steal.” Here are Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. Near the beginning of my article on steals, I made the following claim: If you had to pick one statistic from the common […]

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The ‘Big Five’ in North American Pro Sports

Yesterday, Ritchie King and I ran the numbers on the most popular teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and the English Premier League, according to the number of Google searches they generate. The rankings compared teams within each league. But we can also make cross-sport comparisons. What’s the most popular North American professional […]

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The ‘Big Five’ in North American Pro Sports

Yesterday, Ritchie King and I ran the numbers on the most popular teams in the NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and the English Premier League, according to the number of Google searches they generate. The rankings compared teams within each league. But we can also make cross-sport comparisons. What’s the most popular North American professional […]

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Wait, the 76ers Get a Ton of Steals, And They Stink

My article “The Hidden Value of the NBA Steal” sparked a lot of debate. I’m responding to several comments and questions in four parts. We posted Part 1 on Monday and Part 2 on Tuesday. Here is Part 3: My original article argued that steals are the box score stat that tells you the most […]

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Wait, the 76ers Get a Ton of Steals, And They Stink

My article “The Hidden Value of the NBA Steal” sparked a lot of debate. I’m responding to several comments and questions in four parts. We posted Part 1 on Monday and Part 2 on Tuesday. Here is Part 3: My original article argued that steals are the box score stat that tells you the most […]

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