I think this is an interesting theory and it is almost confirmed by Phil Jackson in reference to Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. Phil Jackson said that when Kobe Bryant takes too many shots that the team is worse off. In terms from the article, when Kobe Bryant is undershooting his team is worse off. Other than Kobe the idea is pretty simple. When players are taking better shots and really focus on making a shot, their team is more efficient and have a better chance of winning.
This was a fascinating article. This article was able to apply many different economic concepts and sport analogies. These concepts allow the statistics of basketball players to be applied in economic terms. This will be helpful to understand how basketball players over and under shoot.
In class we talked about how we would forget our bond with our partner and do high output for our final. This is because time will be running out and we will be pressured to get as many points as possible before the end of the semester or our "buzzer." However, on a basketball team the bond is greater and wise players do not want to jeopardize the score so they are cautious and take fewer shots at the end of the game.
I found this article to be very interesting. As someone who doesn't follow the NBA at all I definitely recognized some of the names listed. I would never think that Vince Carter for example was an undershooter during shot clock pressure. In times of pressure so many things can happen and the fact that many great players react the same is telling. I honestly feel that the author is reading too much into this though. From an econ standpoint however it does make sense.
I am very ignorant in Basketball and most of the sports lingo that was used here, but I think the concept of the possession versus anticipated "shot" makes sense. If he wants to shoot, he will according to the shot clock, or he would continue to hold the ball.
I do not follow basketball, so some of the terms in the article were unknown to me. I believe basketball players shoot differently under pressure and the demand on sportspersons from their coaches and fans are extreme. The author of this article Devin Kharpertian is not exactly sure about Matthew Goodman statistics, but can appreciate the effort Goodman has put forth into trying to predict particular players’ over shooting and under shooting averages Terrie Hawkins
I think it is very interesting how they determined who over shot and undershot in basketball. This puts in mind the idea that is a player better if he shots a lot or if the player does not shot enough. LeBron James is considered to be one of the games leading players and he is in the under shooting category. Should these all stars be shooting more often to make their teams do better? I think it is better for a player to be first a good team player and be able to be a shooting threat as well as a great passer which this article does not talk much about.
Abdullah Allen
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I think this is an interesting theory and it is almost confirmed by Phil Jackson in reference to Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. Phil Jackson said that when Kobe Bryant takes too many shots that the team is worse off. In terms from the article, when Kobe Bryant is undershooting his team is worse off. Other than Kobe the idea is pretty simple. When players are taking better shots and really focus on making a shot, their team is more efficient and have a better chance of winning.
Kyree Lewis
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This was a fascinating article. This article was able to apply many different economic concepts and sport analogies. These concepts allow the statistics of basketball players to be applied in economic terms. This will be helpful to understand how basketball players over and under shoot.
Michelle Zei
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In class we talked about how we would forget our bond with our partner and do high output for our final. This is because time will be running out and we will be pressured to get as many points as possible before the end of the semester or our "buzzer." However, on a basketball team the bond is greater and wise players do not want to jeopardize the score so they are cautious and take fewer shots at the end of the game.
Samantha Anderson
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I found this article to be very interesting. As someone who doesn't follow the NBA at all I definitely recognized some of the names listed. I would never think that Vince Carter for example was an undershooter during shot clock pressure. In times of pressure so many things can happen and the fact that many great players react the same is telling. I honestly feel that the author is reading too much into this though. From an econ standpoint however it does make sense.
I am very ignorant in Basketball and most of the sports lingo that was used here, but I think the concept of the possession versus anticipated "shot" makes sense. If he wants to shoot, he will according to the shot clock, or he would continue to hold the ball.
ReplyDeleteI do not follow basketball, so some of the terms in the article were unknown to me. I believe basketball players shoot differently under pressure and the demand on sportspersons from their coaches and fans are extreme. The author of this article Devin Kharpertian is not exactly sure about Matthew Goodman statistics, but can appreciate the effort Goodman has put forth into trying to predict particular players’ over shooting and under shooting averages
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I think it is very interesting how they determined who over shot and undershot in basketball. This puts in mind the idea that is a player better if he shots a lot or if the player does not shot enough. LeBron James is considered to be one of the games leading players and he is in the under shooting category. Should these all stars be shooting more often to make their teams do better? I think it is better for a player to be first a good team player and be able to be a shooting threat as well as a great passer which this article does not talk much about.
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