America's Socialist Sports League: The NFL
Because revenues are spread evenly across franchises, owners don't gain much financially when their teams win.
David Berri
David Berri is a professor of economics at Southern Utah University. He is the co-author of The Wages of Wins and Stumbling on Wins, and serves on the editorial board of both the Journal of Sports Economics and the International Journal of Sport Finance.
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Elisa Glass/The Atlantic Why Top NBA Draft Picks So Often Disappoint
Managers seem to think that youth, points scored, and Final Four experience predict college players' pro performance. History tells a different story.
NFL Scouts Have No Clue How to Predict the Next Great Quarterback
Research indicates that the factors that make college football players early-round draft picks are useless at predicting success in the NFL.
Carmelo Anthony: Way Overrated
The star NBA foward isn't as valuable to the Knicks as their fans—or their front office—think.
Matt York / AP If We Paid NCAA Basketball Players What They're Really Worth, This Is What They'd Earn
And here's a cockamamie plan to get it for them.
AP The Brooklyn Nets: How to Build a Disappointing NBA Team, Exhibit A
Some blame rookie coach Jason Kidd for the Nets' poor season, but there's not much any coach can do about a roster full of aging players or an unproductive combination of skills.
