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Interesting 'sabermetric' article about the NBA's Shane Battier


homer
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Michael Lewis (author of Moneyball) wrote a piece in the New York Times about the Houston Rockets' Shane Battier and what makes him so valuable despite the fact he doesn't get the 'glamour' stats of other NBA stars. Interesting read for stat heads:

 

http://www.nytimes.com/20...tml?pagewanted=1&_r=2

"Dustin Pedroia doesn't have the strength or bat speed to hit major-league pitching consistently, and he has no power......He probably has a future as a backup infielder if he can stop rolling over to third base and shortstop." Keith Law, 2006
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