lies-damn-lies-and-statistics Stories - Team Speed Kills
New York Giants Defy Data and Logic Yet Again
Good morning, class. I hope you had a nice weekend. Now take out your pencils -- it's pop quiz time. Don't worry. This should be a breeze. QUIZ Which team is better in each of the following two scenarios: (1) Team A, which finished a 16-game regular season with an 10-6 record or Team B, which...
Texas back to #1 in poll
The long Longhorn Nation national nightmare is finally over. Texas has returned to its rightful place atop the polls poll. And really, we all knew this would happen right? Gregg Doyel of cbssports.com is probably feeling a bit sheepish, though. That really was quite a nightmare. 2010 did not...
A Look at Real Scoring Defense
Scoring defense is a nice stat, but its name is very misleading. It would seem to indicate how many points a defense allows, but thanks to the way the NCAA calculates it, the stat simply tells how many total points the team allows. Things like defensive and special teams scores are left in, making...
Gator Bowl: Nebraska vs Clemson - Clemson's Pass Defensive Stats Skewed By Lousy Competition
Let's face it, Husker fans know next to nothing about Clemson, other than they're orange, they play in the ACC, and they beat us in 1982 to win their only national title. It's hard to get a handle on a team we're playing only the second time in school history, but in the next couple days I'm going...
Margin of Victory and You
Niall poses an interesting question over at the 247: what "is" a blowout? 15 points? 20 points? 10 points against a really good team? 40 against a really bad one? In my mind, it's a terribly subjective thing, a you say tomato, I say tomato sort of deal. But the whole "margin of victory" issue makes...
Early Isles stats: Guerin shoots, Hunter hits, Tamby lays an egg
When appropriate, I will put stuff like this in table format once we get a better picture of things. But for now, through 16 games, here are some random bits of statitude that probably don't mean much ... yet:It Takes the Shoulder and Puts it on the BodyTrent Hunter, as is his wont, by far leads...
The NBA's 10 Best Point Guards
Basketballjohn's FanPost (below) inspired me to finally do a post I've been pondering all summer. Who are the best point guards in the NBA? I've seen quite a few of these lists floating around the tubes. But most of them involve nebulous terms like "proven leader" or "knows how to win." Very few of...
Nebraska Cornhuskers vs. Baylor Bears - Big 12 Stats Rankings
Granted these statistics are about three games, but after the jump are Nebraska’s and Baylor’s ranking in Big 12 statistical categories. I was looking around, wondering what Baylor does well. Turns out... they don’t do a lot very well. On the other hand, I"m not sure we do either....
@tH Talks to David Berri
Today we have an interview with sports economist and statistician David Berri. He kind enough to give us his thoughts on a variety of topics, including Chris Paul v. Deron Williams, what James Posey brings to the team, and whether Hilton Armstrong may pan out yet. I'd introduce him more thoroughly,...
Devin Brown: On the Ball or Off?
Backup point guard has me feeling pretty apprehensive with training camp approaching. We don't know what kind of production we'll see from the position, let alone who will be responsible for that production. But who should get most of the minutes there? That's a question we can answer. I've...
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