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The Wages of Wins: Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport

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Paper title
The Wages of Wins: Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport
Authors
David J. Berri, Martin B. Schmidt, Stacey L. Brook
Year
2006
Main topic
Player value metrics and sports myths
Sport / context
NBA focus with other pro sports
Key idea in one line
Box-score data can tell a very different story about who actually drives wins.
Level to read
Easy to intermediate – more arguing than equations.
My take
Feels like watching film with a numbers coach who hates volume scorers. Even if you don’t buy every metric, it upgrades your bar-argument toolkit.

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