| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 231 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 09, 2017). |
| Summary |
Proof that everything you thought you knew about sports is wrong. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Baseball -- 1. Myths -- DiMaggio's Hitting Streak Is Overrated -- More Ado about Zero -- It's So Easy to Find a Goat -- Are Today's Players Better Athletes Than Ever? -- 2. Misunderstandings -- Media Misses -- Baseball's Exaggerated Demise -- Too Much Tommy John in Baseball -- Causation versus Luck -- 3. Analytics -- Evaluating Baseball Statistics -- Reevaluating Players from a Modern Perspective -- Additional Modern Insights -- Modern Statistics: Different Perspectives -- Future of Baseball Analytics -- pt. II Basketball -- 4. Answering Basketball's Critics -- Prodigies, AAU Ball, and "One and Done" -- College Coaches: Saints or Sinners? -- More Problems with the College Game? -- Problems with the NBA? -- 5. Myths and Misunderstandings -- Narrow Thinking about Wins and Losses -- LeBron James's Odyssey -- More Media Hysteria: The Chris Paul Affair -- Danny Ferry Deserves Praise, Not Exile -- Do Hot Hands Exist? -- Larger Issue behind Derrick Rose's Alleged Softness -- Concussed Warriors Should Not Have Returned -- Wrong Conclusions from NBA Finals -- Kobe Got It Right (Twice) -- 6. Best and the Brightest -- Would Wilt Dominate Today? -- Will the Great Phil Jackson Succeed with the Knicks? -- Is Krzyzewski the Greatest College Coach Ever? -- Are Stephen Curry and the Warriors Really That Great? -- Ernie Vandeweghe Did the Impossible -- Almost the Best: The Agony of Near Victory -- pt. III Football -- 7. Nfl Violence -- Is Playing in the NFL Worth Dying For? -- Costas Misfires on NFL's "Gun Problem" -- 8. Nfl Rules and Misrules -- Why Are NFL Coaches Scared of the Two-Point Conversion Attempt? -- NFL Needs Seven-Point Touchdowns -- Why We Don't Know What a Catch Is -- 9. Nfl Stars (Unfortunately) In the Courtroom -- Real Problem behind Adrian Peterson Smoking Pot -- Only Tom Brady Can Exonerate Himself -- 10. Heroes From Long Ago -- Why Unitas Won and the Seahawks Lost -- Homer Jones Was Better Than Frank Gifford -- 11. Overrated -- NFL's Draft Impact Is Mostly Hype -- Tebow's Failed Comeback. |
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Sports -- United States -- Miscellanea.
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Sports. (OCoLC)fst01130432
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01423854
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hirsch, Sheldon, 1955- Hot hands, draft hype, and DiMaggio's streak. Lebanon NH : ForeEdge, [2017] 9781512600636 (DLC) 2016049144 |
| ISBN |
9781512600643 (electronic bk.) |
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1512600644 (electronic bk.) |
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