A Starting Point for Analyzing Basketball Statistics
Posted by Sean Forman on December 3, 2008
Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports: A Starting Point for Analyzing Basketball Statistics
Justin is too modest to toot his own horn, but this paper which he co-authored with Kevin Pelton, Dean Oliver, and Dan Rosenbaum is currently the most downloaded paper at JQAS. It gives a good starting point for the statistical analysis of basketball. It appears BE Press will let you download it in exchange for some contact info.