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The Sonics Play Moneyball: Part Two - The Outsider

 
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Kevin Pelton
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:53 pm    Post subject: The Sonics Play Moneyball: Part Two - The Outsider Reply with quote
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What would you do to follow your passion? What risks would you take? What sacrifices would you make?

Dean Oliver quit his job.

At the age of 34, Oliver gave up his comfortable work as an environmental engineer for Environ in order to try to make a living out of what had formerly largely been a hobby, statistical analysis of the NBA. But Oliver's journey to the NBA began long before he went out looking for a new job in January 2004.


Also: http://www.nba.com/sonics/news/ratings050127.html
http://www.nba.com/sonics/news/factors050127.html
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice article and kudos to DeanO. My only question is the following. When is the movie version coming out?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm more curious who will play Dean. ...
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good work Kevin.

A couple editing notes -- Isn't Dean's site the Journal of Basketball Studies? I think you have it as JoB Statistics.

And, there's a "talk" in there where I think you meant "take".

A very good article though. I thought you summarized well one of the key things I've learned from Dean -- useful player evaluation isn't about rankings, but about the ability to fill roles within the team's design.
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