Sports 4 Dorks

John investigates the merits of less competitive balance

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Is luck the residue of design when teams beat their Pythagorean records? Sal says no.

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I screwed up when I presented the Weibull plots and the consistency numbers last week! Based on reader feedback, I changed the model that I used to compute the Weibull parameters. You can read about the changes in this article. Those changes did impact (pretty signifcantly) the lists I presented previously, so […]

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Not all Fall Classics get this far, but the pressure really starts building at this point.

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Omar Minaya’s reputation as a shrewd wheeler-dealer is diminishing faster than has George Bush’s popularity. The Nationals stole another youngster from the Mets, prying away Lastings Milledge for two players who’ll never have the word “star” associated with their play. He let the Diamondbacks obtain Dan Haren, a pitcher who would have significantly […]

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The Spurs’ apathy towards Beno Udrih was a bit puzzling. I can only assume Gregg Popovich’s love/hate relationship with Beno Udrih began in a comedic sequence of misunderstandings, not unlike a Ben Stiller movie or any episode of Three’s Company. Or maybe it’s difficult to endear yourself to a guy named after a […]

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Brandon Roy had 26 points and 11 assists and Channing Frye scored 20 points as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 116-105 on Sunday night.

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Paul Pierce scored 18 points, Kevin Garnett had 16 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to nine games by beating the Toronto Raptors 90-77 Sunday.

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Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points and Antonio McDyess had 14 points and 11 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons beat the Golden State Warriors 109-87 on Sunday.

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With the Celtics on an eight-game winning streak and with only two losses when every other team has at least five, it’s time again to wonder if they can challenge the ‘95-96 Bulls, and if they have any serious challengers in the Eastern Conference.

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