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SHAWN BRADLEY AS A BLACK SWAN.
SHAWN BRADLEY AS A BLACK SWAN. Jody Genessy in the Deseret News summarizes the study’s explanation of Shawn Bradley’s height: Bradley “simply had “nearly every common genetic variant that positively affects height.” As I understand it, if you think of … Continue reading
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SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS.
SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS. I had always thought that there were only a few genes which affected height. I assumed, if I thought about it, that a person’s height would be some kind of average of the heights of their parents … Continue reading
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DEFENDING AGAINST A HOT HAND.
DEFENDING AGAINST A HOT HAND. Nate Silver, in this interview with Tyler Cowen, says that new statistical evidence suggests that there is something to the hot hand theory. He refers to this paper by Jeffrey Zwiebel and Brett S. Green, … Continue reading
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CHILDREN SHOULD PLAY MORE PICK UP BALL GAMES.
CHILDREN SHOULD PLAY MORE PICK UP BALL GAMES. I posted here about how a cross country coach won a lot of state championships by encouraging as many runners as possible to be on the team. The more participants, the greater … Continue reading
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THE KENDRICK PERKINS NINE STEP TRAVEL.
THE KENDRICK PERKINS NINE STEP TRAVEL. Nick sent me this video of a nine step travel by Kendrick Perkins. (For nonfans, it is enough to know that if a player isn’t dribbling, he must keep one foot fixed (the pivot … Continue reading
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EXPLAINING REFEREEING DECISIONS.
EXPLAINING REFEREEING DECISIONS. A benefit of the NBA reports is that they explain the guidelines which are used to apply the rules with much more clarity than any of the announcers do. I learned from reading them. Some examples from … Continue reading
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CHECKING A SAMPLE OF THE NBA’S REPORTS ON REFEREEING.
CHECKING A SAMPLE OF THE NBA’S REPORTS ON REFEREEING. I decided to look at the NBA’s new reports on every call in the last two minutes of close games. I posted here about the NBA’s new policy. I chose the … Continue reading
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HERE IS WHAT A REVIEW OF REFEREEING LOOKS LIKE.
HERE IS WHAT A REVIEW OF REFEREEING LOOKS LIKE. It occurred to me to check one of the new NBA Last Two Minute Reports. Here it is. Notice that there is a comment by the NBA explaining the league’s conclusion … Continue reading
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IT HAPPENED! THE NBA ADMITS ERROR.
IT HAPPENED! THE NBA ADMITS ERROR. I posted here four days ago about the NBA’s announcement that it would make public its review of calls by referees in the last two minutes of a game. I said that: “I always … Continue reading
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THE NBA WILL MAKE PUBLIC ITS REVIEWS OF CALLS IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF CLOSE GAMES.
THE NBA WILL MAKE PUBLIC ITS REVIEWS OF CALLS IN THE LAST TWO MINUTES OF CLOSE GAMES. I have made a number of posts arguing that sports leagues should make public their reviews of every call made by referees during … Continue reading
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