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While I thought the articles were decent, I was disappointed by the actual lack of stats in the book. I know you can get stats off the internet, but when I'm watching a game on my couch, I like a book. Compared to the Baseball Prospectus, this is very weak, which was surprising. Most of the magazine annuals have more numbers.
John Gasaway might be the best sports writer out there (check out his old blog, Big Ten Wonk, or his new space, Basketball Prospectus, for a taste), and it's clearly on display in this new annual. Down by 5, shoot a 2 or 3)., offers thoughts on moving the 3 point line back (by looking at data when this occurred briefly in the past), and drops small pieces of information casually throughout the book. In terms of quality, this is just as good, though less focused on individuals and more focused on teams (though there is plenty of individual discussion for major players). This book is worth picking up for the prose alone. Ken & John have stats from those conference in this book, but not many words. Ken Pomeroy is something like the Bill James of the basketball statistical universe (at least, on the college level). Outside of the numbers, predictions, findings, etc., he's just fun to read. If you've reached this page, you're probably at least aware of the Baseball Prospectus series.
He's been putting together his numbers for years, and he's starting to dip his toe into the really interesting stuff, like play-by-play data. In this book, he considers some coaching axioms (ice a free throw shooter. The downside - if your team is a mid-major not playing in the A10, MVC, Conference USA, or Mountain West, there won't be many words on them. Overall, it's a great start to the series.
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