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A Tribe of Goats

2021; Springer International Publishing; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-030-79032-5_2

2191-5458

Arilova A. Randrianasolo,

Sports Analytics and Performance

One of the most unresolvable debates in the NBA revolves around the question of who the greatest player of all time is. Some argue Jordan, others Lebron, and others argue for Kareem or Bill Russell. This chapter analyzes the criteria to be the G.O.A.T. and makes arguments for who the real G.O.A.T. is. Team level statistics from 1956 to 2020 were collected to conduct a multiple regression analysis on what contributed to winning in (1) the overall period of 1956–2020, (2) throughout three different eras of the NBA, and (3) just in the playoffs rather than the regular season. The significant predictors of winning from the regression analysis were used to calculate G.O.A.T. score for players in the aforementioned three categories.