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Hot hands, draft hype, and DiMaggio's streak : debunking America's favorite sports myths /
Proof that everything you thought you knew about sports is wrong.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lebanon NH :
ForeEdge, an imprint of University Press of New England,
[2017]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Baseball
- 1. Myths
- DiMaggio's Hitting Streak Is Overrated
- More Ado about Zero
- It's So Easy to Find a Goat
- Are Today's Players Better Athletes Than Ever?
- 2. Misunderstandings
- Media Misses
- Baseball's Exaggerated Demise
- Too Much Tommy John in Baseball
- Causation versus Luck
- 3. Analytics
- Evaluating Baseball Statistics
- Reevaluating Players from a Modern Perspective
- Additional Modern Insights
- Modern Statistics: Different Perspectives
- Future of Baseball Analytics
- pt. II Basketball
- 4. Answering Basketball's Critics
- Prodigies, AAU Ball, and "One and Done"
- College Coaches: Saints or Sinners?
- More Problems with the College Game?
- Problems with the NBA?
- 5. Myths and Misunderstandings
- Narrow Thinking about Wins and Losses
- LeBron James's Odyssey
- More Media Hysteria: The Chris Paul Affair
- Danny Ferry Deserves Praise, Not Exile
- Do Hot Hands Exist?
- Larger Issue behind Derrick Rose's Alleged Softness
- Concussed Warriors Should Not Have Returned
- Wrong Conclusions from NBA Finals
- Kobe Got It Right (Twice)
- 6. Best and the Brightest
- Would Wilt Dominate Today?
- Will the Great Phil Jackson Succeed with the Knicks?
- Is Krzyzewski the Greatest College Coach Ever?
- Are Stephen Curry and the Warriors Really That Great?
- Ernie Vandeweghe Did the Impossible
- Almost the Best: The Agony of Near Victory
- pt. III Football
- 7. Nfl Violence
- Is Playing in the NFL Worth Dying For?
- Costas Misfires on NFL's "Gun Problem"
- 8. Nfl Rules and Misrules
- Why Are NFL Coaches Scared of the Two-Point Conversion Attempt?
- NFL Needs Seven-Point Touchdowns
- Why We Don't Know What a Catch Is
- 9. Nfl Stars (Unfortunately) In the Courtroom
- Real Problem behind Adrian Peterson Smoking Pot
- Only Tom Brady Can Exonerate Himself
- 10. Heroes From Long Ago
- Why Unitas Won and the Seahawks Lost
- Homer Jones Was Better Than Frank Gifford
- 11. Overrated
- NFL's Draft Impact Is Mostly Hype
- Tebow's Failed Comeback.