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Re:A "Moneyball" statician predicted Jeremy Lin's success 2 ... by jcliff85 on Saturday February 11, 2012 @01:25PM (#3579753)
(Rebounds + Steals + Blocks) / (40 mins)
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Re:A "Moneyball" statician predicted Jeremy Lin's success 2 ... by jimmybot on Saturday February 11, 2012 @01:49PM (#3579831)
I know what you mean, but technically, it's: (Rebounds + Steals + Blocks) * (40 mins) / (minutes played)
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Re:A "Moneyball" statician predicted Jeremy Lin's success 2 ... by GigabyteCoin on Saturday February 11, 2012 @03:18PM (#3580042)
I think he meant that more as an english statement than a mathematical one. It is indeed the number of rebounds, steals and blocks PER 40 minute interval.
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