tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post2633594825086137052..comments2023-11-05T04:16:44.937-05:00Comments on Advanced Football Analytics (formerly Advanced NFL Stats): Stumbling on Wins GiveawayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-6324264311331190842010-04-23T23:52:09.233-04:002010-04-23T23:52:09.233-04:00Thanks for all the requests. I didn't anticipa...Thanks for all the requests. I didn't anticipate such a big response. The books are on the way.Brian Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371470711365236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-68757013368879891332010-04-19T10:02:35.093-04:002010-04-19T10:02:35.093-04:00The 5 lucky winners have been emailed, so if you h...The 5 lucky winners have been emailed, so if you haven't heard back you're not among the winners. Congrats to Dan L, Charles P, Brian B, Tom A, and Stanton N.Brian Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371470711365236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-21730603935439875632010-04-19T03:22:17.182-04:002010-04-19T03:22:17.182-04:00"The theme of Stumbling is that decision-make..."The theme of Stumbling is that decision-makers in sports often make sub-optimum and even irrational decisions"<br /><br />How right you are. I'm always amazed at how often professional football (read- soccer) games end in a one goal difference. Teams seem content to protect their goal difference (a tie-breaker) rather than go all out to try to score, risking conceding another goal, and tie the game up. <br /><br />If you increased your chances of getting a draw even slightly it would be worth it, because one draw is worth far more over the season than conceding loads of goals at the death.Iannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-11710361962136307672010-04-19T01:20:55.622-04:002010-04-19T01:20:55.622-04:00This book looks pretty interesting. I've been ...This book looks pretty interesting. I've been following the shift in the use of statistics in Baseball for sometime now and recent interest in other sports has led me to places like this or the wages of wins blog. I'd be very interested to see how approachable the book is for friends less likely to be sympathetic to its premise.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346228074011060547noreply@blogger.com