http://assets.espn.go.com/i/tvlistings/tv_espn_original.gif en-us 10 ESPN Inc. http://espn.go.com/ Copyright 2010 ESPN Inc. This year's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference featured a bevy of fascinating papers, panels and discussions, a good grip of them basketball-centric. T...]]> March 09, 2012 06:48:47 PST Bill Simmons headed back to Boston for the 2012 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. At Sloan, he was joined Eric Mangini, who just finished his fir...]]> March 06, 2012 06:45:13 PST AP Photo/Charles Krupa Bill James is the godfather of advanced stats in sports, but he's also one heckuva writer. The pages of my 1984 Bill James Ba...]]> March 01, 2012 20:22:44 PST The MacArthur Foundation awarded its "Genius Grants" again last month. And again, sports got the shaft. How could they overlook the brilliance in our world? Our nominations include ...]]> October 11, 2011 06:19:48 PDT Chad Millman talks with Ken Pomeroy from kenpom.com, whose Bill James-inspired college basketball stats make his site a go-to for hardcore fans and be...]]> December 08, 2010 05:48:25 PST Demi-god of sports stats, taking requests.]]> March 25, 2008 14:51:37 PDT Bill James, statistical Wizard best known for his work in baseball, writing in the Boston Globe: "In the NBA, the element of predetermination is simpl...]]> October 08, 2007 11:19:56 PDT The blog Shea Faithful interviewed the godfather of baseball statistics, Bill James (via Deadspin), who is now a senior baseball operations advisor to...]]> March 27, 2007 07:50:54 PDT The "NBA Countdown" crew discusses the mental mistakes made by Tom Thibodeau and the Bulls in Game 3 against the Heat.]]> May 10, 2013 17:52:48 PDT Miami Heat star LeBron James will be named MVP for a fourth time, according to sources.]]> May 03, 2013 08:45:34 PDT In part 1 of 2, Bill tells Jalen and Jacoby his conspiracy theory of a Jay-Z and Lebron James business merger. Then they talk NBA Playoffs, and Kobe's...]]> April 26, 2013 07:23:11 PDT Grantland's Bill Simmons weighs in on Carmelo Anthony's style of play, the Lakers' future, LeBron James, the criticism of Tiger Woods, the state of ML...]]> April 12, 2013 07:01:40 PDT LeBron explains how he transformed himself into a ruthlessly efficient scoring machine.]]> March 28, 2013 11:00:18 PDT Bill Sharman, who coached the Los Angeles Lakers in 1971-72 when the team reeled off an NBA-record 33-game winning streak, believes LeBron James and the Miami Heat have what it takes to put that mark in jeopardy.]]> March 15, 2013 03:33:48 PDT