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Efficiency in the National Basketball Association: a stochastic frontier approach with panel data
Author(s) -
Hofler Richard A.,
Payne James E.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
managerial and decision economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1099-1468
pISSN - 0143-6570
DOI - 10.1002/mde.1252
Subject(s) - frontier , basketball , panel data , association (psychology) , econometrics , economics , geography , psychology , political science , law , archaeology , psychotherapist
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. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.