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Monday, May 09, 2011

Stop the (prediction) insanity!

By Tangotiger

By its nature, punditry craves attention, which is easier to attract with certainties than with equivocation. But that certitude reflects bravado more often than true knowledge.

Maybe Kobe Bryant should take heed, predicting a series comeback after being down 3-0 (i.e., needing FOUR consecutive wins), only to lose the next game by 36 points.

(4) Comments • 2011/05/09 • Sabermetrics • Statistical_Theory

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