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Re: Celtics just lucky?
Is it just me or this guy trying to be a basketball Bill James?
I haven't quite figured the whole Win Shares thing of James' either.
Date sent: Tue, 25 Mar 2003 12:04:39 -0500 (EST)
From: DJB <dajubo@earthlink.net>
To: celtics@igtc.com
Subject: Re: Celtics just lucky?
What a stupid article.
-David
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From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
Sent: 03/25/03 01:14 PM
To: "'celtics@igtc.com'" <celtics@igtc.com>
Subject: Celtics just lucky?
>
> That's the conclusion of this SI writer/stat guy:
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href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2003/03/24/statitudes_0324/">http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2003/03/24/statitudes_0324/</a>
<http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/statitudes/news/2003/03/24/statitudes_0324
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The thing that isn't really taken into account is the historic
losses---the
40- and 50-point losses--- the Celts have suffered this season. They skew
the point differential a little. Still, I think you can make a pretty good
case that this team has been both a) a little lucky in terms schedule and
opponents' injury and b) good, usually, at winning close games.
But I also think with some coaching changes, the team could exceed its
current level of play.
Anyway, makes for interesting reading.
Mark