Sports Economists Getting Press

Darren Everson of the Wall Street Journal asked the question: Is Joe Torre Worth the Money?   At the end of this article is the following: “I think managers are a bit overrated in terms of the impact that they have on their players,” says J.C. Bradbury, an economist and associate professor at Kennesaw State University and author of “The Baseball Economist.” To make a team better, he says, “get better players.” This sentiment is consistent with the following statement I posted a few days ago : Again, coaches get far too much blame (and credit) for the outcomes we observe in the NBA.   It’s the general manager - the person picking the players - that ultimately determines the fate of a team.  This point needs to be remembered next time you visit fireavery.com  or FireGeorgeKarl.com .  Firing the coach -without changing the players - is not likely to change much for your favorite NBA team.  And if your team’s g...