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Buys and Sells: NHL Lottery Predictions

Each Friday throughout the season, I'll provide you with my predictions on whose stock is on the rise and whose is failing miserably like the American job market pretty much everything these days. It's a neat little segment entitled Buys and Sells. There are a few teams/players/issues to buy and a few to sell.It's that...

Jerry West Has a Right to Be Upset About the Draft Lottery

After reading Brian Berger's Sports Business Radio Blog yesterday, I became a little bit upset. In the post Mr. Berger criticized current Memphis Grizzlies GM Jerry West for these comments following the draft lottery: "It's like pitching pennies. It's grossly unfair to the team, but I've said it before, I don't think the...

Is Making the Playoffs Overrated?

One thing that's been troubling me with all these lousy teams trying to sneak into the playoffs: is it worth it? Yesterday, I linked to a Hollinger article on some useful versions of tanking. Well, if an Eastern team is facing certain elimination, and desperately needs to re-up their talent, are the playoffs the best...

When Tanking Is Worth It

Talk of the Celtics or Hawks tanking for the top pick is kind of ridiculous. After all, in the last twelve lotteries, the first overall pick has only twice gone to the team with the worst record. That doesn't mean, though, that teams don't sometimes have an incentive to lose down the stretch. Today in The New York Sun,...