 Racist Refs? |
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 May 2 2007, 05:11 PM
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Superstar  Group: Administrator Posts: 3,736 Joined: 12-March 06 From: Chicago, IL Member No.: 12  |
Uh oh... Racist Refs
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May 2 2007, 05:29 PM
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Superstar Group: Administrator Posts: 3,914 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 23 |
The NBA responds angrily and appears to have some valid points.
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May 3 2007, 12:21 AM
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 84 Joined: 21-April 07 Member No.: 782 |
I was watching a segment on it this afternoon on ESPN. It seems like these people just sat in a room and compared stats and box scores. It seems pretty ridiculous.
QUOTE Chicago Bulls veteran forward P.J. Brown said: "Somebody's got too much time on their hands." I definitely agree with that. I guess they just want to get something published. |
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May 3 2007, 08:27 AM
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All-Star Group: Administrator Posts: 2,568 Joined: 13-March 06 From: Michigan City, IN Member No.: 21 |
As a statistical analysis, my 18 month old baby could put together something that has less holes in it.
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May 15 2007, 06:54 PM
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Superstar Group: Administrator Posts: 3,914 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 23 |
The NBA finally shared their data with the authors of the study. The author claims the NBA's data backs him up. Another, independent analysis conducted on the behest of ESPN also seems to support the "refs support their own race" version of events. Full Story.
QUOTE An independent analysis of the two conflicting studies requested by ESPN.com confirms Wolfers' findings that referees favor their own race when they blow their whistles. Thomas Miles, who has a Ph. D. in economics from the University of Chicago and is a graduate of Harvard Law School, dissected the massive study completed by Wolfers, and compared it with the smaller study by an NBA consultant.
"I believe [Wolfers] has the better points," said Miles, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School. "His study focused on the interactions of the race of the referee and the race of the player. The NBA was more concerned with the number of fouls called on black players and comparisons with the number of fouls called on white players." |
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May 16 2007, 06:13 AM
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Bench Group: Members Posts: 239 Joined: 13-March 06 Member No.: 14 |
That's hilarious because if you have more black players you will have more fouls called regardless of the ref. The percentages will even go up. Funny stuff.
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