tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post4834703831000097430..comments2009-06-18T05:16:57.255-04:00Brian Burkenoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-52298573263983317102009-06-18T05:16:57.255-04:002009-06-18T05:16:57.255-04:00Brian, thanks for your work throughout the NBA playoffs. I tried to hype your charts as much as I could. <br /><br />Do you think there is a way to apply your leverage index and your formulas to devise something like a pro basketball version of the &quot;Player Win Average&quot; statistic the Mills Brothers created for baseball back in the 70s or whenever? That would be interesting.Ty Willihnganzhttp://www.mvn.com/bucksdiarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-29777542249541864962009-04-29T11:01:00.000-04:002009-04-29T11:01:00.000-04:00Sky-thanks. Great idea. Yup, that's exactly what I'm going to do. Someone had actually suggested that back in my post on the Super Bowl. Right now the "EI" is pretty worthless.Brian Burkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12371470711365236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38600807.post-40307228206902745152009-04-29T10:02:00.000-04:002009-04-29T10:02:00.000-04:00Just finding this, and think it's awesome. Have you thought about defining something like the EI as the sum of the absolute values of all the changes in win probability? Near a win expectancy of 50%, lots of changes will really add up. At the extremes, the changes are small, and won't be that large.Skyhttp://www.beyondtheboxscore.comnoreply@blogger.com