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The Wages of Wins sounds like Moneyball,

The Wages of Wins sounds like Moneyball, but for all sports, not just baseball. Gladwell has a review in this week's New Yorker ("We become dance critics, blind to Iverson's dismal shooting percentage and his excessive turnovers, blind to the reality that the Philadelphia 76ers would be better off without him."), Tyler Cowen has a quick summary, and here's the blog for the book ("Most stars play worse in the playoffs."). Also, the formula for the Win Score statistic they refer to in the book.

By Jason Kottke  •  May 22, 2006  •  Allen Iverson   basketball   books   Malcolm Gladwell   Moneyball   sports   wagesofwin

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