"thwomp"? The Rockets are a good team but haven't won a championship and haven't been that competitive in the playoffs.
The "moneyball" idea doesn't translate quite as well in basketball. One, it's a significantly less statistical game than baseball. Athleticism doesn't translate perfectly to numbers and individual stats can be largely effected by teammates.
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"thwomp"? The Rockets are a good team but haven't won a championship and haven't been that competitive in the playoffs.
The "moneyball" idea doesn't translate quite as well in basketball. One, it's a significantly less statistical game than baseball. Athleticism doesn't translate perfectly to numbers and individual stats can be largely effected by teammates.
To answer your first point, though I haven't read the book, I suspect it's about a baseball team and GP didn't want to reveal the ending.
Almost certainly, in the most competitive professional league other teams will also be armed with statisticians.