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Originally Posted by Stinger88
Hey Bob,
Great well, I'm a huge NBA fan so it's been super fun for me. A couple questions, answer whichever you feel like:
1. A few posters have asked for your opinion of some sources of NBA info online (e.g. Hollinger, Wages of Wins), and in all these cases you seem pretty unimpressed. Are there any sources of basketball info on the internet or in books that you think do a really good job?
2. You said that NBA teams are basically biding their time if they don't have a top player to build around, and would be best served building a competitive team that is fun to watch for the lowest cost otherwise. What do you think of Dallas's approach right now (I guess this could just be a debate of whether Dirk is good enough to be that top player)? Also what do you think of the 2004 Pistons?
I think its unfair to group Hollinger with the Wages of wins guys. I am not a huge Hollinger fan especially when it comes to some of his predictive rankings, but he does do some good work and he does understand basketball on a higher level than most.
The Wages of Wins guys are just clueless.
As for other resources, Victor mentioned a few and they are decent. Their is a certain selection bias amongst people who do stuff on the net. Most of the really sharp people are already working for teams (or get snapped up) or are making money betting. There have been a few blogs in the past that have done some good work that are no longer updated bc they are now doing some work for others and don't want to share the information.
I think Dallas has done a good job, they came very close to winning a title already. They have extended their relevancy longer than most thought they would. I think they have a legit chance to get to finals this year and once you get that far anything is possible. I do think you can build a title contender around a player like Dirk, unfortunately for him he is on bad side of 30 at this point.