... brilliant treatise on the origin, history, and usage of tempo-free statistics, which is required reading once you've finished TOC ... Pomeroy's advanced rankings site, which smashes all of the tempo-free scrap metal you just learned about into shiny, ... to mention its increasing creep into mainstream outlets -- you really should know tempo-free. There. That's my sermon. Resuming regularly ...

... . All three games have been at home so far. Profile: It's hard to determine a team profile based solely on the tempo-free statistics from games against opponents that are so overmatched. Marquette has been very ... 're great shooting from behind the arc, and have done a decent job of getting to the free throw line so far this season. Matchup: For all that they're good ...

... today's links after the jump Local +Jerome Randle vs. Isaiah Thomas: Who's better? +Guide to tempo-free statistics, I talk about KenPom a lot, figure out what exactly it is here: +Ryan Doumit will actually be a name worth keeping an eye on +This post has nothing to do with baseball, yet it makes perfect sense anyways ...

... I’ve been away for a few days. But now, I’m just going to bookmark this great primer from UW Dawg Pound’s post “Your Guide to Tempo-Free Statistics.” If you’re a stathead at all, check this out, and then pour over the stats at StatSheet and Kenpom. Thanks for coming!

... I know? What better way to commemorate the life of the man who ushered in the era of free agency? Why, an auction for his memorabilia on the open market, of course. Jason Varitek ... than in-game decisions. Statistical analysis of basketball is called "tempo-free" statistics. Follow the link for a dummies guide and see here for more background. I absolutely love the name.

... . Basketball Arkansas Expats reacts to the announcement of the suspensions of Razorbacks basketballers. Michigan State blog The Only Colors provides a primer on tempo-free basketball statistics. A terrific Pac 10 hoops preview from UW Dawg Pound. MWC Connection has a comprehensive hoops preview of the Mountain ...

... sports: statistics.   What I found was an article by Dean Oliver* entitled "The Effect of Controlling Tempo".  I ... me that Texas made a conscious effort to push the tempo in the second half.  I would argue they did so at least partially to avoid the ... -- reducing turnovers, making threes, making free throws, playing good defense -- are much more important, and ...

... observations to explain the results, more-so than being the conclusions. I wanted to take a look at some of the statistics to see how we can explain not only the team's improvement, but the players ... possessions can vary from game to game. In a slow tempo game, it might be great to score 75 points ... Rate (15% Weighting): Measures the amount of free throws attempted vs. field goals attempted. ...

... melody to the artist’s pace. Draw fast, and the tempo picks up. Slow down, and so does the music. Four instrument buttons let kids pick ... in a separate comment for each daily entry. Example Tweet (feel free to use):  Win a Crayola Color Explosion Glow Dome from ... of a program for MyBlogSpark and Crayola. Crayola provided me with the free Beginnings Color Me a Song, Color Explosion Dome, and ...

... a reason to lower a contract offer. Really the only way anyone knows if a rookie holding out will be a bust or not is to look at his statistics when he does play. In the case of Michael Crabtree, his first three games as an NFL player ... t reply by holding the ball, running the ball and asserting some control over tempo. Gregg said last week teams running from the shotgun are more effective than ...