APBRmetrics

GM's have staffs of scouts and analysts who study this stuff for a living. It's unlikely any of them are told to "get a sexy name, even if we have to give up more than we're getting". Agreed no one (except maybe the Knicks/Nets) trade for players b/c of cachet and no one is trading more f...

In light of the recent paper about the existence of the Hot Hand submitted to the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, I wrote a piece that I thought this community would enjoy about the overvaluation of the hot hand and its negative effect on player performance. Whether you agree or disagree with...