HSAC Blog

I just came across an article that was written on RBIMagazine.com about a month ago, predicting that the Rays wouldn’t win the division because they have been lucky this season, while the Red Sox have been unlucky.  The writer uses the Bill James Pythagorean Win/Loss formula, a formula widely known in the baseball statistics community and even beyond at this point, to […]

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Mike Zarren, JD ‘04, Assistant Executive Director of Basketball Operations/Associate Counsel of the NBA Champion Boston Celtics, spoke to a group of HSAC members this past Wednesday night in Winthrop House.
Mike spoke about his role with the team, the use of statistical analysis in professional basketball, and also provided advice and background regarding the process […]

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Growing up, I always had a special affinity for point guards.  They were the “floor generals,” or the quarterbacks of the basketball team, and were thus in the driver’s seat for every offensive possession.  I was somewhat indifferent to the other positions, as I knew for a fact that the point guard was the most […]

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Are the Patriots the best team ever? Does it even matter? Does anyone care? Will what they do this Sunday change your opinion? Does this make sense? They’re 18-0 now, so losing this game would make them 18-1. Do they still belong in the discussion of best team ever? […]

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 We have an expression, “In the right place at the right time,” that many people use but so few people take seriously.  Or, maybe people do take it seriously, but they just choose to ignore it whenever they want.  This discussion could also be expanded to argue whether a success or failure is due to […]

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A quick note on the receiving touchdowns record that Randy Moss recently broke: the, previous holder, Jerry Rice, only played 12 games in the year he caught 22 touchdowns (A 24-day players’ strike reduced the 16-game season to 15. The games that were scheduled for the third week of the season were cancelled, and the […]

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I know, I know: more undeserved attention for a steroid-using, egotistical, big-headed (literally) 43-year-old, who used to steal 40 bases and play a great left field. I agree: that wouldn’t be too interesting. But what is interesting is the travesty that’s currently taking place. No, the travesty I am referring to is […]

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Randy Moss surpassing Jerry Rice’s single-season receiving touchdown record, Tom Brady breaking Peyton Manning’s single-season passing touchdown record, the Patriots scoring the most points in a season, the Patriots becoming 16-0… all of the above could take place on Saturday. Three of the four records above could be broken, even if the Patriots lose. But […]

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