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Re:The NBA's Problem Is Economics, Not Basketball by itsdrewmiller on Saturday December 21, 2024 @12:11PM (#42480820)
I don’t see any probability analysis in that at all. If there is something about a team composition and strategy that leads to a large free throw differential you’d expect that to persist across consecutive seasons. Going back further you see other teams with similar strategies and free throw differentials.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/s/yNKebuc8V7

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Re:The NBA's Problem Is Economics, Not Basketball by Me001 on Saturday December 21, 2024 @01:41PM (#42481340)
What the fuck are you saying that’s such a huge disparity nothing can explain it.
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Re:The NBA's Problem Is Economics, Not Basketball by itsdrewmiller on Saturday December 21, 2024 @05:43PM (#42482931)
Do you think the refs are nearly as biased against the Warriors as they are for the lakers? Or is it more likely that the warriors shoot from outside a lot and play fairly aggressive defense?

https://www.reddit.com/r/bostonceltics/s/XYebFfWAMd

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Re:The NBA's Problem Is Economics, Not Basketball by walr000s on Saturday December 21, 2024 @01:53PM (#42481430)
Your link doesn't have any probability analysis either. Just supposition that the raw data isn't valid because it looks similar to a 2 year run the Hornets had.

Is it wildly inconceivable that the refs propped up the Hornets for a couple of years? No. Does the only quantitative evidence presented in this thread suggest the refs are propping up a below average Lakers team? Yeah.

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