✦ LIBER ✦
Efficiency in the National Basketball Association: a stochastic frontier approach with panel data
✍ Scribed by Richard A. Hofler; James E. Payne
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0143-6570
- DOI
- 10.1002/mde.1252
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✦ Synopsis
We investigate how closely NBA teams play up to their potential. We find that shooting, rebounding, stealing the ball and blocking shots raise the number of potential wins while turnovers lower it. We also learn that better coaching and defensive prowess raise a team's win efficiency.