Op-eds

Here are all the articles I have written for the popular press across the years. There are about 280 of these and the first appeared in the New York Times in 2006.

Writing for Forbes

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93. Berri, David J. 2018. “Donovan Mitchell Appears To Have Learned The Wrong Lesson From Friday Night” (October 22) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/10/22/donovan-mitchell-appears-to-have-learned-the-wrong-lesson-from-friday-night/#a39e6ef1fddd

92. Berri, David J. 2018. “For Most Teams, The NBA Season Ends Before It Begins” (October 11)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/10/15/for-most-teams-the-nba-season-ends-before-it-begins/

91. Berri, David J. 2018. “Few Would Take The Nobel Prize Selection Process Seriously If Applied To Sports” (October 11) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/10/11/few-would-take-the-nobel-prize-selection-process-seriously-in-sports/#35b129697e97

90. Berri, David J. 2018. “Can Gregg Popovich Continue The Greatest Run In NBA History?” (October 4) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/10/04/can-gregg-popovich-continue-the-greatest-run-in-nba-history

89. Berri, David J. 2018. “The Challenges And Opportunities Facing The Next WNBA President” (October 3) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/10/03/the-challenges-and-opportunities-facing-the-next-wnba-president/#23202eaa7007

88. Berri, David J. 2018. “Will LeBron James Battle Age Like Kobe? Or Like Bird?” (September 28)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/09/28/will-lebron-james-battle-age-like-kobe-or-like-bird/#706bb8707701

87. Berri, David J. 2018. “The Minnesota Timberwolves Could Learn From The Minnesota Lynx”  (September 21) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/09/21/the-minnesota-timberwolves-need-to-learn-from-the-minnesota-lynx/#687b93e82009

86. Berri, David J. 2018. “The WNBA Could Learn A Lesson About Investment From Major League Lacrosse” (September 20) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/09/20/the-wnba-should-learn-about-investment-from-major-league-lacrosse/#29dc87c81fcb

85. Berri, David J. 2018. “Sue Bird Has Defied Age Like No One In Basketball History” (September 14)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/09/14/sue-bird-has-defied-age-like-no-one-in-basketball-history/#3db016bd7642

84. Berri, David J. 2018. “Who Is The Greatest Basketball Player In Washington D.C. History?”  (September 11) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/09/11/the-best-player-in-washington-d-c-basketball-history/#74b8307d1677

83. Berri, David J. 2018. “Could The NFL Survive Without Tackling?” (September 7)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/09/07/could-the-nfl-survive-without-tackling/#43549db5f37a

82. Berri, David J. 2018. “WNBA Players Are Simply Asking For A Greater Share Of WNBA Revenues” (September 4)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/09/04/what-wnba-players-want/#72e2d54133eb

81. Berri, David J. 2018. “Someday Everyone Will Know Lindsay Whalen Was Amazing.” (August 27)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/08/27/putting-lindsey-whalens-career-in-perspective

80. Berri, David J. 2018. “Can The WNBA’s Many Stars Defy What The Numbers Say About The WNBA Playoffs?” (August 21) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/08/21/can-the-wnbas-many-stars-defy-what-the-numbers-say-about-the-wnba-playoffs/#1ad37d894fea

79. Berri, David J. 2018. “National Pro Fastpitch After 15 Years Is Like Major League Baseball A Century Ago” (August 20) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/08/20/national-pro-fastpitch-after-15-years-is-like-major-league-baseball-a-century-ago/#721c924c60b7

78. Berri, David J. 2018. “A Classic Rivalry Defines The 2018 National Pro Fastpitch Championship”  (August 16) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/08/16/a-classic-rivalry-defines-the-2018-national-pro-fastpitch-championship/#7950d32c714b

77. Berri, David J. 2018. “As Anriel Howard Shows, Underpayment Of Elite Women’s Basketball Players Only Begins In College” (August 12)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/08/12/forbes-underpayment-of-elite-athletes-in-womens-basketball-only-begins-in-college/#719a89cf2c63 (EDITOR’S PICK)

76. Berri, David J. 2018. “The Brooklyn Nets Can Make D’Angelo Russell Into A Star” (August 8)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/08/08/the-brooklyn-nets-can-make-dangelo-russell-into-a-star/#62e0153eb722

75. Berri, David J. 2018. “Now Might Be The Time To Buy A Women’s Professional Sports Team” (August 6)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/08/06/now-might-be-the-time-to-buy-a-womens-professional-sports-team/#2637fec57be9

74. Berri, David J. 2018. “Today’s WNBA Stars Are Very Much Like Yesterday’s NBA Legends” (July 27)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/07/27/todays-wnba-stars-are-very-much-like-yesterdays-nba-legends/#46c67d5e30fb

73. Berri, David J. 2018. “The WNBA — Or The NBA — Should Pay Its Payers More” (July 22)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/07/22/the-wnba-or-the-nba-should-pay-the-wnba-players-more/#433704a040fe

72. Berri, David J. 2018. “Who Is The Best Pitcher In America? Consider Looking Beyond Baseball” (July 18) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/07/18/who-is-the-best-pitcher-in-the-united-states/#58cbfd53788b

71. Berri, David J. 2018. “Devin Booker Followed His Incentives And Won The NBA Free-Agent Game.” (July 13) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/07/13/devin-booker-follows-his-incentives-and-wins-the-nba-free-agent-game/#71880f236009

70. Berri, David J. 2018. “Why Is The Michael Jordan Of The WNBA Paid Less Than Adonis Jordan In 1999?” (July 8) 
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/07/09/why-isnt-the-michael-jordan-of-the-wnba-paid-at-least-as-well-as-adonis-jordan-was/#70fb61e56dce (EDITOR’S PICK)

69. Berri, David J. 2018. “DeMarcus Cousins And The Warriors Are Not Harming The NBA” (July 6)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/07/06/demarcus-cousins-joining-the-warriors-does-not-hurt-the-nba/#6e88319a6ba3

68. Berri, David J. 2018. “Sierra Romero Is Dominating National Pro Fastpitch In 2018” (July 5)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/07/05/sierra-romero-is-dominating-national-pro-fastpitch-in-2018/#32ea8614297b

67. Berri, David J. 2018. “Chris Paul Is Great, But Probably Not Worth $160 Million” (July 1)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/07/01/chris-paul-is-great-but-probably-not-worth-160-million/#5c8e56a042a8

66. Berri, David J. 2018. “Donovan Mitchell Wasn’t As Great A Rookie As Many Believe” (June 29)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/06/29/donovan-mitchell-was-just-okay-as-an-nba-rookie/#40f84933ee59

65. Berri, David J. 2018. “Yes, WNBA Stars Should Be Paid More Than NBA Referees.” (June 24)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/06/24/yes-wnba-stars-should-be-paid-more-than-nba-referees/#13b577086db1

64. Berri, David J. 2018. “Yes, Some NBA Teams Just Drafted Unproductive College Players.” (June 22)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/06/22/yes-some-nba-teams-just-drafted-unproductive-college-players/#746544d1304d

63. Berri, David J. 2018. “Which Potential NBA Lottery Picks Produced Wins In College? Hint: Not All Of Them!” (June 20) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/06/20/which-potential-nba-lottery-picks-produced-wins-in-college-hint-not-all-of-them/#98e47fe7445d

62. Berri, David J. 2018. “Excited About The NBA Draft? Let’s Revisit The Failed Promise Of The Wiggins’ Draft.” (June 18) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/06/18/excited-about-the-nba-draft-lets-revisit-the-failed-promise-of-the-wiggins-draft/#16ab600f73a7

61. Berri, David J. 2018. “Who Is The Best Basketball Player Right Now? Learning A Lesson From Boxing.” (June 13) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/06/13/who-is-the-best-basketball-player-right-now-learning-a-lesson-from-boxing/#d558b8160d52

60. Berri, David J. 2018. “The Disappearance Of The African-American Jockey.” (June 11) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/06/11/the-disappearance-of-the-african-american-jockey/#66cefe803e13

59. Berri, David J. 2018. “The Women’s Professional Lacrosse League Takes Off.” (June 4) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/06/04/the-womens-professional-lacrosse-league-takes-off/#643f8c262287

58. Berri, David J. 2018. “One-And-Done Players Are Worth Millions To Top College Basketball Programs.”  (May 29) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/05/30/one-and-done-players-are-worth-millions-to-top-college-basketball-programs/#16de74b82e98

57. Berri, David J. 2018. “Where To Find Coverage Of Women’s Sports.” (May 23)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/05/23/searching-for-coverage-of-womens-sports/#688dc1943f62

56. Berri, David J. 2018. “The Pareto Principle Sheds Light On The WNBA’s Western Conference Contenders.” (May 16)  https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/05/16/the-pareto-principle-and-forecasting-the-wnba/#5e9d2aae1dbe

55. Berri, David J. 2018. “Wondering Which Team Will Win The WNBA’s East? Take This 112-Year-Old Advice From An Economist.” (May 13) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/05/13/an-italian-economist-from-1906-helps-preview-the-wnba-east/#4aeb18bb269d

54. Berri, David J. 2018. “The Toronto Raptors Appear To Fail A Simple Statistical Test” (May 11)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/05/11/the-toronto-raptors-appear-to-fail-a-simple-statistical-test/#33095f1d1cd2

53. Berri, David J. 2018. “Cavs’ Sweep Is One More Example Of LeBron James Being Unequaled (And Raptors Being Star-Crossed)” (May 10) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/05/10/magic-lebron-and-the-tragic-raptors/#36c33b2c7be5

52. Berri, David J. 2018. “Becky Hammon Never Played In The NBA. Just Like Most NBA Coaches.” (May 7) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/05/07/becky-hammon-never-played-in-the-nba-just-like-most-nba-coaches/#56e34bd56777

51. Berri, David J. 2018. “Women In Sports Coming Together Is Just A Start” (May 3)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/05/03/women-in-sports-coming-together-is-just-a-start/#43f02e3564af

50. Berri, David J. 2018. “The 2018 National Pro Fastpitch College Draft: By The Numbers” (April 29)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/04/29/the-2018-national-pro-fastpitch-college-draft-by-the-numbers/#43c0720292b7

49. Berri, David J. 2018. “Who Is Cheating Who In College Sports?” (April 27)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/04/27/who-is-cheating-who-in-college-sports/#3d89c0077080

48. Berri, David J. 2018. “No One Knows Which Quarterback Is Best On Draft Day.” (April 26)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/04/26/no-one-knows-which-quarterback-is-best-on-draft-day/#36c6069a7b14

47. Berri, David J. 2018. “Previewing The National Pro Fastpitch College Draft.” (April 22)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/04/22/previewing-the-national-pro-fastpitch-college-draft/#5c66108433e8

46. Berri, David J. 2018. “A Simple Stat Forecast Of The First Round Of The NBA Playoffs.” (April 14)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/04/14/a-simple-stat-forecast-of-the-first-round-of-the-nba-playoffs/#e915ffa43151

45. Berri, David J. 2018. “Warriors Surely Want To Re-Sign Kevin Durant But Must Contend With His Age” (April 13) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/04/13/how-much-will-the-warriors-pay-durant-answer-depends-on-durants-fight-with-time/#11b0b3522e5f (EDITOR’S PICK)

44. Berri, David J. 2018. “A Brief Statistical Guide To The 2018 WNBA Draft” (April 10)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/04/10/a-brief-statistical-guide-to-the-2018-wnba-draft/#3b0f7a1d4e0a 

43. Berri, David J. 2018. “Of Course Women Are Capable Of Coaching Men’s Sports Teams” (April 8)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/04/08/of-course-women-can-lead-men-in-sports/#415ee9f43610

42. Berri, David J. 2018. “There’s No Good Reason Jessica Mendoza Should Be Baseball’s Only Female TV Analyst.” (April 1) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/04/01/television-needs-to-lower-its-qualifications-for-women-who-analyze-baseball-in-the booth/#263d1bba2375

41. Berri, David J. 2018. “Yes, Fans Of The Warriors: Stephen Curry’s Injury Might Be A Crisis!” (March 26) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/03/26/yes-fans-of-the-warriors-this-might-be-a-crisis/#4c6e5d945ea3

40. Berri, David J. 2018. “In The Sports Marketplace, Politicians Are Helping Men’s Sports Leagues Win The Race.” (March 25) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/03/25/in-the-sports-marketplace-politicians-are-helping-mens-sports-leagues-win-the-race/#1743b4f178b5

39. Berri, David J. 2018. “New Study Suggests Breaking Rules In College Football Doesn’t Harm Recruiting.” (March 20) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/03/20/new-study-suggests-breaking-rules-in-college-football-doesnt-harm-recruiting/#5dea64364125

38. Berri, David. 2018. “Let’s Talk About What’s Truly Wrong With Women’s College Basketball.” (March 18) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/03/18/lets-talk-about-whats-truly-wrong-with-womens-college-basketball/ (EDITOR’S PICK)

37. Berri, David. 2018. “Numbers Say The Wisconsin Badgers Really Exploited Hilary Knight” (March 11) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/03/11/wisconsins-numbers-say-the-wisconsin-badgers-really-exploited-hilary-knight/#1426dfaf55bc

36. Berri, David. 2018. “Derrick Rose Just Might Help The Minnesota Timberwolves Get Back To The NBA Lottery” (March 8) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/03/08/derrick-rose-just-might-help-the-minnesota-timberwolves-get-back-to-the-nba-lottery/#3b96784f6320 (EDITOR’S PICK)

35. Berri, David, 2018. “We Subsidize Men’s Sports. Maybe It’s Time To Subsidize Women’s Sports”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/03/04/we-subsidize-mens-sports-maybe-its-time-we-subsidize-womens-sports/#74e5f3407829

34. Berri, David. 2018. “If The NCAA Were The NBA, DeAndre Ayton Would Get $3 Million More And Sean Miller $3 Million Less” (March 1) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/03/01/if-the-ncaa-was-the-nba-deandre-ayton-would-get-3-million-more-and-sean-miller-3-million-less/#68b565891187

33. Berri, David. 2018. “Restricting Attendance In The WNBA: Short-Run Wise, Long-Run Foolish?” (February 25) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/02/25/restricting-attendance-in-the-wnba-short-run-wise-long-run-foolish/#7655a7d8ff8f

32. Berri, David. 2018. “Should The Mavericks Tank? Mark Cuban Needs To Learn From Dallas’ History.” (February 20) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/02/20/mark-cuban-needs-to-learn-the-lessons-of-dallas-maverick-history/#5fb52773162e

31. Berri, David. 2018. “Cavaliers And Magic Teach Two Different Management Lessons.” (February 11)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/02/11/the-cavaliers-and-magic-teach-two-different-management-lessons/#11f4a65c1653

30. Berri, David. 2018. “The Future Of The National Pro Fastpitch League Looks Difficult — And That Is Not Surprising.” (February 6) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/02/06/the-future-of-the-national-pro-fastpitch-league-looks-difficult-and-that-is-not-surprising/#21b429b43410

29. Berri, David. 2018. “The Clippers Traded Blake Griffin Just As His Earnings Were Eclipsing His Production.” (February 1) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/02/01/blake-griffin-was-traded-with-just-weeks-to-spare/#5e33a3f81f9a

28. Berri. David. 2018. “Trying To Win With Unproductive Stars Has Become A Tradition For The New York Knicks” (January 30) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/01/30/trying-to-win-with-unproductive-stars-has-become-a-tradition-for-the-new-york-knicks/#1ef2d84ac0d4

27. Berri, David. 2018. “Did USA Softball Choose The Best Team For The 2018 World Championship?” (January 28) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/01/28/did-usa-softball-choose-the-best-team-usa-for-the-2018-world-championship/#15b2492821ff

26. Berri, David. 2018. “Michael Jordan Should Understand Teams Win By Moving Forward, Not Taking A Step Back.” (January 22) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/01/22/michael-jordan-should-understand-teams-win-by-moving-forward-not-taking-a-step-back/#46211d153f14

25. Berri, David. 2018. “Did Growth Of Women’s College Sports Cost Men? Data Says No” (January 16)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/01/16/did-the-growth-in-womens-college-sports-cost-men-some-might-say-yes-but-the-data-doesnt-agree/#52b0841d297a

24. Berri, David. 2018. “Black NFL Coaches Appear Much More Likely To Be Fired With A Winning Record.” (January 2)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2018/01/02/black-head-coaches-in-the-nfl-are-much-more-likely-to-be-fired-with-a-winning-record/#7b8ee9261cb8 (EDITOR’S PICK)

23. Berri, David. 2017. “Stephen Curry Would Hate To Be Paid Like Women In Professional Basketball.” (December 30) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/12/30/stephen-curry-would-hate-to-be-paid-like-women-in-professional-basketball/#6a9ffa6d492c

22. Berri, David. 2017. “For Most NBA Teams, The Season is Basically Over When You Wake Up Christmas Morning.” (December 24) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/12/24/for-most-nba-teams-the-season-is-basically-over-when-you-wake-up-christmas-morning/#34bc352c3b14

21. Berri, David. 2017. “Paul Shirley Was Good At Basketball (Sometimes!).” (December 18)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/12/18/paul-shirley-was-good-at-basketball-sometimes/#12ab99f54998

20. Berri, David. 2017. “The Future Of The WNBA Would Be Helped By Higher Pay Today.” (December 14) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/12/14/the-future-of-the-wnba-would-be-helped-by-higher-pay-today/#3277017c1137

19. Berri, David. 2017. “Bad Incentives Help Explain Why The Phoenix Suns Keep Riding The Lottery Treadmill.” (December 3) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/12/03/bad-incentives-are-why-the-phoenix-suns-keep-riding-the-lottery-treadmill/#324621101705

18. Berri, David. 2017. “Some Popular Sports Sites Appear To Cover More Animals Than Women.” (November 29) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/11/29/some-popular-sports-sites-appear-to-cover-more-animals-than-women/#4ff573135466

17. Berri, David. 2017. “Even When Paid Illegally, NCAA Athletes Are Underpaid.” (November 26)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/11/26/even-when-allegedly-paid-illegally-ncaa-athletes-appear-to-be-very-underpaid/#19ae2ff7541a

16. Berri, David. 2017. “Winning The WNBA Draft Lottery May Not Lead To A Jackpot For Las Vegas.” (November 19) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/11/19/winning-the-wnba-draft-lottery-may-not-lead-to-a-jackpot-for-las-vegas/#6be22f3825a5

15. Berri, David. 2017. “Cleveland Cavaliers are Struggling, And Numbers Suggest Where to Place the Blame.” (November 12) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/11/12/the-numbers-point-the-finger-of-blame-in-cleveland/#63c4b88f15f7

14. Berri, David. 2017. “Women Are Also Exploited By College Basketball.” (November 5)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/11/05/women-are-also-exploited-by-college-basketball/#4c9357097848

13. Berri, David. 2017. “Sorry, Paul Pierce: John Wall Is Not The Best Point Guard In The NBA.”  (October 29)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/10/29/john-wall-is-not-the-best-point-guard-in-the-nba/#5f521412765b (EDITOR’S PICK)

12. Berri, David. 2017. “A Dream Team for College Softball.” (October 26)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/10/26/a-dream-team-for-college-softball/#3449f5b959c9

11. Berri, David. 2017. “A Dream Team for USA Softball.” (October 19)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/10/19/a-dream-team-for-usa-softball/#a36c0e326392

10. Berri, David. 2017. “Fan Of One Of Last Season’s NBA Lottery Teams? Don’t Bother Getting Your Hopes Up.” (October 16) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/10/16/before-the-season-even-starts-there-is-so-little-hope-for-nba-lottery-teams/#5b9725f445bf

9. Berri, David. 2017. “Think Women Don’t Know Sports? You Don’t Know As Much About Sports As You Think.” (October 9) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/10/09/think-women-dont-know-sports-you-dont-know-as-much-as-you-think-about-sports/#18a21b7974ed

8. Berri, David. 2017. “The WNBA is Making History, As Well As A Future.” (October 3)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/10/03/the-wnba-is-making-history-and-its-future/#7fd837521d67

7. Berri, David. 2017. “NBA Teams Losing Money? Why NBA Fans Shouldn’t Worry (September 27)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/09/27/nba-teams-losing-money-why-nba-fans-shouldnt-worry/#745a05074619

6. Berri, David. 2017. “Basketball’s Growing Gender Gap: The Evidence The WNBA Is Underpaying Players.” (September 20)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/09/20/there-is-a-growing-gender-wage-gap-in-professional-basketball/#435aea1536e0  (EDITOR’S PICK)

5. Berri, David. 2017. “Can NFL Fans Stop a Future Works Stoppage? It’s A Virtual Certainty They Can’t” (September 14) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/09/14/can-nfl-fans-stop-a-future-work-stoppage-its-a-virtual-certainty-they-cant/#2f8c9e3c7ac4

4. Berri, David 2017. “The ‘Best Man’ For The Job? NBA Teams Should Search For Something Better.” (September 11 https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/09/11/the-best-man-for-the-job-teams-should-search-for-something-better/#77e40c1264b8

3. Berri, David. 2017. “For NFL Quarterbacks Wearing New Uniforms, Past Performance Doesn’t Signal Much.” (September 5) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/09/05/can-another-teams-nfl-quarterback-be-counted-on-to-save-your-team/#255fb0eb2748

2. Berri, David. 2017. “Did You Miss the Million-Dollar Arm Winning The National Pro Fastpitch Title?” (August 30) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/08/30/did-you-miss-the-million-dollar-arm-winning-the-national-pro-fastpitch-title/#327094161225

1. Berri, David. 2017. “Boston Celtics Help Clear A Path For LeBron James Back To The NBA Finals.” (August 23) https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidberri/2017/08/23/the-boston-celtics-help-lebron-james-get-back-to-the-nba-finals/#75117206cee2

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19. Berri, David 2015. “First Female NFL Coach Is an Overqualified Intern.” (July 29)
http://time.com/3977539/jen-welter-nfl-coach/

18. Berri, David. 2015. ” Here’s What It Will Take for Women’s Sports to Grow in the U.S.” (July 6)
http://time.com/3945762/world-cup-womens-sports/

17. Berri, David. 2015. “The Cost of Not Hiring Women Coaches” (June 1)
http://time.com/3896935/women-coaches/

16. Berri, David. 2015. “Final Four Players Should Drop Out of School.” (April 13)
http://time.com/3816290/final-four-players-tyus-jones-nba-draft/

15. Berri, David. 2015. “This is What Final Four Players Would Earn in a Free Market.” (April 3)
http://time.com/3768166/final-four-ncaa-free-market/

14. Adshade, Marina and David Berri. 2015. “Pay Cheerleaders What They’re Worth.” Time.com  (March 25)
http://time.com/3752957/nfl-football-cheerleaders-minimum-wage/

13. Berri, David J. 2015. “Highly Illogical: What Sci-Fi Writers Get Wrong About the Future.” Time.com (March 4)
http://time.com/3731977/science-fiction-future-wrong/

12. Adshade, Marina and David J. Berri. 2015. “Sex and the Super Bowl.” Time.com (January 31)
http://time.com/3690510/super-bowl-sex-porn-searches/

11. Berri, David J. 2015. “How Losing a Star Player Can Be a Big Win in the NBA.” Time.com (January 30)
http://time.com/3687951/detroit-pistons-josh-smith-nba/

10. Berri, David J. 2015. “New York Knicks Haven’t Learned That Money Can’t Buy Them Wins” Time.com (January 9).
http://time.com/3662446/new-york-knicks-havent-learned-that-money cant-buy-them-wins/

9. Berri, David J. 2014. “How the NBA’s Age Limit Helps Colleges But Hurts Players.” Time.com (December 29).
http://time.com/3649028/nba-draft-age-limit-kentucky-wildcats-one-and-done/

8. Berri, David J. 2014. “What NBA Referees Can Teach Us about Overcoming Prejudices.” Time.com (December 16).
http://time.com/3635839/implicit-bias-nba-referees/

7. Berri, David J. 2014. “Kobe Bryant Should Start Shooting Less.” Time.com (November 25). 
http://time.com/3605714/kobe-bryant-should-start-shooting-less/

6. Berri, David J. 2014. “How Sports Makes a Clear Case for Immigration.” Time.com  (November 20).
http://time.com/3597917/immigration-reform-sports-economists/

5. Berri, David J. 2014. “Exploitation is Everywhere in Men’s College Basketball.” Time.com (November 14)
http://time.com/3586037/exploitation-is-everywhere-in-mens-college-basketball/

4. Berri, David J. 2014. “Kobe Bryant v. Michael Jordan: Sizing Up the Greatest Player of All Time.” Time.com (November 6) 
http://time.com/3562591/kobe-bryant-michael-jordan-greatest-basketball-player/

3. Berri, David J. 2014. “The Sacrifice LeBron James’ Teammates Make to Play Alongside Him.” Time.com (October 16).
http://time.com/3513970/lebron-james-shot-attempts-scoring-totals/

2. Berri, David J. 2014. “Major League Baseball is Less Competitive Than We Think” Time.com (October 7)
http://time.com/3479205/major-league-baseball-bud-selig-competitive-balance/

1. Berri, David. J. “One More Reason to Pay College Athletes: If players were paid, market forces would work against competitive imbalance.” Time.com (August 17, 2013). 
http://ideas.time.com/2013/08/17/one-more-reason-to-pay-college-athletes/

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6. Berri, David J. “American’s Socialist Sports League: The NFL.” theAtlantic.com (March 26, 2015).  http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/03/americas-socialist-sports-league-thenfl/388330/

5. Berri, David J. “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.”  theAtlantic.com (June 25, 2014).
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/06/why-do-top-nba-draft-picks-always disappoint/373338/

4. Berri, David J. “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.”  theAtlantic.com (May 8, 2014). http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/05/nfl-scouts-have-no-clue-how-to-predict-the-next-great-quarterback/361936/

3. Berri, David J. “Carmelo Anthony: Way Overrated.The star NBA foward isn’t as valuable to the Knicks as their fans—or their front office—think.”theAtlantic.com (May 2, 2014).
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/05/carmelo-anthony-way-overrated/361528/

2. Berri, David J. “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.” theAtlantic.com (March 21,2014). 
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/03/if-we-paid-ncaa-basketball-players-what-theyre-really-worth-this-is-what-theyd-earn/284559/

1. Berri, David J. “The Brooklyn Nets: How to Build a Disappointing NBA Team, Exhibit A.” theAtlantic.com(January 3, 2014). www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/01/the-brooklyn-nets-how-to-build-a-disappointing-nba-team-exhibit-a/282789/

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23. Berri, David. 2016. “Why Sports Cheerleaders and Dancers are Worth more than Minimum Wage.” Vice Sports (June 8). https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/why-sports-cheerleaders-and-dancers-are-worth-more-than-minimum-wage

22. Berri, David. 2016. “Why NBA Teams Get Stuck on the Draft Lottery Treadmill.” Vice Sports (May 18)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/why-nba-teams-get-stuck-on-the-draft-lottery-treadmill

21. Berri, David. 2016. “How the WNBA Compares to Other Sports Leagues at age 20” Vice Sports (May 13)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/how-the-wnba-compares-to-other-sports-leagues-at-age-20

20. Berri, David. 2016. “UCONN’s Dominance Isn’t Bad for Women’s College Basketball.”  Vice Sports (March 29)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/uconns-dominance-isnt-bad-for-womens-college-basketball

19. Berri, David. 2016. “The Numbers that Predict Super Bowl 50, and the Ones that Don’t.” Vice Sports (February 7)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-numbers-that-predict-super-bowl-50-and-the-ones-that-dont

18. Berri, David. 2016. “The Minnesota Timberwolves Are Still Waiting on Andrew Wiggins.” Vice Sports (January 7)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-minnesota-timberwolves-are-still-waiting-on-andrew-wiggins

17. Berri, David. 2016. “The Charlotte Hornets Improved by Deciding not to Suck So Much.”  Vice Sports (January 1)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-charlotte-hornets-improved-by-deciding-not-to-suck-so-much

16. Berri, David. 2015. “Throwback Thursday: The End of the Reserve Clause” Vice Sports (December 24)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/throwback-thursday-the-end-of-the-reserve-clause

15. Berri, David. 2015. “Derrick Rose is Stinking up the Bulls” Vice Sports(December 24)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/derrick-rose-is-stinking-up-the-bulls

14. Berri, David. 2015. “LSU Isn’t Great, and that Makes Ben Simmons Even Better than you Think.”  Vice Sports (December 18)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/lsu-isnt-great-and-that-makes-ben-simmons-even-better-than-you-think

13. Berri, David. 2015. “How Jerry Colangelo Can Save the Sixers from Themselves.” Vice Sports  (December 10) 
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/how-jerry-colangelo-can-save-the-sixers-from-themselves

12. Berri, David. 2015. “Kobe Bryant is an All-Time NBA Great, Unless You do the Math.” Vice Sports (December 3) 
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/kobe-bryant-is-an-all-time-nba-great-unless-you-do-the-math

11. Berri, David. 2015. “Throwback Thursday: William Clay Ford Buys the Lions, Dooms Detroit Fans.” Vice Sports. (November 26)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/throwback-thursday-william-clay-ford-buys-the-lions-dooms-detroit-fans

10. Berri, David. 2015. “The Houston Rockets and the Case of the Disappearing Wins.”Vice Sports (November 25)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-houston-rockets-and-the-case-of-the-disappearing-wins

9. Berri, David. 2015. “Boogie Cousins’ Real Feud is with Math.” Vice Sports (November 19)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/boogie-cousins-real-feud-is-with-math

8. Berri, David J. 2015. “Anthony Davis and the Draft Lottery Winners’ Curse” Vice Sports (November 12)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/anthony-davis-and-the-draft-lottery-winners-curse

7. Berri, David J. 2015. “The Aging of LeBron: Why It’s All Downhill Once NBA Players Turn 30” Vice Sports (November 5)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-aging-of-lebron-james-why-its-all-downhill-once-nba-players-turn-30

6. Berri, David J. 2015. “Sorting Out the State of the WNBA” Vice Sports (November 4)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/sorting-out-the-state-of-the-wnba

5. Berri, David J. 2015. “Shoot Until They Tell You to Stop, or the Jimmer Fredette Lesson.” Vice Sports (October 29)
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/shoot-until-they-tell-you-to-stop-or-the-jimmer-fredette-lesson

4. Berri, David J. 2015. “Why the NCAA May End Up Embracing College Athlete Unions.” Vice Sports (August 24) 
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/why-the-ncaa-may-end-up-embracing-college-athlete-unions

3. Berri, David J. 2015. “Basketball’s Gender Wage Gap is Even Worse than You Think.” Vice Sports (August 12). 
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/basketballs-gender-wage-gap-is-even-worse-than-you-think

2. Berri, David J. 2015. “Why the NBA Should Give Female Coaches Like Becky Hammon a Shot.” Vice Sports (July 22). 
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/why-the-nba-should-give-female-coaches-like-becky-hammon-a-shot

1. Berri, David J. 2015. “Why the NBA’s Claim That Teams are Losing Money Doesn’t Add Up.” Vice Sports (July 16). 
https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/why-the-nbas-claim-that-teams-are-losing-money-doesnt-add-up

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37. Berri, David. 2014. “Predicting the Winter Olympics with Economics: How many medals will U.S. athletes win at the Sochi Winter Olympics?” Freakonomics.com (February 11)
http://freakonomics.com/2014/02/11/predicting-the-winter-olympics-with-economics/

36. Berri, David. 2014. “Why Masahiro Tanaka’s Yankees Contract Is Good for Baseball?” Freakonomics. com (February 4) http://freakonomics.com/2014/02/04/why-masahiro-tanakas-yankees-contract-is-good-for-baseball/

35. Berri, David. 2013. “Losing Is Not a Winning Strategy in the NBA.” Freakonomics.com (October 29).
http://freakonomics.com/2013/10/29/losing-is-not-a-winning-strategy-in-the-nba/

34. Berri, David. 2013. “Book Review: Malcolm Gladwell’s David and Goliath.” Freakonomics.com (October 4)
http://freakonomics.com/2013/10/04/book-review-malcolm-gladwells-david-and-goliath/

33. Berri, David. 2013. “A Former NBA Coach Argues That Coaches Are Not Responsible for Outcomes.” (May 30)
http://freakonomics.com/2013/05/30/a-former-nba-coach-argues-that-coaches-are-not-responsible-for-outcomes/

32. Berri, David. 2013. “Seattle Is Frustrated By the NBA’s Command Economy” (May 23)
http://freakonomics.com/2013/05/23/seattle-is-frustrated-by-the-nba%e2%80%99s-command-economy/

31. Berri, David. 2013. “What’s a Wall Street Executive’s Wins Produced?” (May 10)
http://freakonomics.com/2013/05/10/what%e2%80%99s-a-wall-street-executives-wins-produced/

30. Berri, David. 2013. “How to Fix College Coaching?” (April 8)
http://freakonomics.com/2013/04/08/how-to-fix-college-coaching/

29. Berri, David. 2013. “How About a Free Market for College Athletes?” (March 22)
http://freakonomics.com/2013/03/22/how-about-a-free-market-for-college-athletes/

28. Berri, David. 2013. “An Economist on the Oscars” (February 26)
http://freakonomics.com/2013/02/26/an-economist-on-the-oscars/

27. Berri, David. 2013. “How Did the Worst Team in NBA History Become a Title Contender?”  (January 8)
http://freakonomics.com/2013/01/08/how-did-the-worst-team-in-nba-history-become-a-title-contender/

26. Berri, David. 2013. “How Can A New College Football Coach Avoid Getting Fired?” (January 3)
http://freakonomics.com/2013/01/03/how-can-a-new-college-football-coach-avoid-getting-fired/

25. Berri, David. 2012. “Is Changing the Coach Really the Answer?” (December 21)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/12/21/is-changing-the-coach-really-the-answer/

24. Berri, David. 2012. “The Man Who Changed Professional Sports” (December 7)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/12/07/the-man-who-changed-professional-sports/

23. Berri, David. 2012. “Does the “Best” Team Win the World Series?” (November 9)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/11/09/does-the-%e2%80%9cbest%e2%80%9d-team-win-the-world-series/

22. Berri, David. 2012. “The Oklahoma City Thunder Stumble While Following the Oklahoma City Thunder Plan.” (October 29)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/10/29/the-oklahoma-city-thunder-stumble-while-following-the-oklahoma-city-thunder-plan/

21. Berri, David. 2012. “Money Didn’t Buy Happiness in Baseball in 2012” (October 11)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/10/11/money-didn%e2%80%99t-buy-happiness-in-baseball-in-2012/

20. Berri, David. 2012. “It Really Is All About the Players” (August 14)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/08/14/it-really-is-all-about-the-players/

19. Berri, David. 2012. “Woulda, Coulda, and the Real Story Behind the Redeem Team” (August 31)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/07/31/woulda-coulda-and-the-real-story-behind-the-redeem-team/

18. Berri, David. 2012. “Price Controls in the NBA Force Teams to Find Different Ways to Keep Their Stars” (July 18)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/07/18/price-controls-in-the-nba-force-teams-to-find-different-ways-to-keep-their-stars/

17. Berri, David. 2012. “Michael Jordan, the Bobcats, and Running the Lottery Treadmill” (June 5)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/06/05/michael-jordan-the-bobcats-and-running-the-lottery-treadmill/

16. Berri, David. 2012. “Are Voters Just Rooting for Clothes?” (May 24)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/05/24/are-voters-just-rooting-for-clothes/

15. Berri, David. 2012. “Don’t Be Deceived by Carmelo Anthony’s Scoring Totals” (May 14)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/05/14/don%e2%80%99t-be-deceived-by-carmelo-anthony%e2%80%99s-scoring-totals/

14. Berri, David. 2012. “Kevin Durant Impersonates Russell Westbrook for Sprint” (May 9)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/05/09/kevin-durant-impersonates-russell-westbrook-for-sprint/

13. Berri, David. 2012. “Exploitation in College Sports: It’s Not Just Football and Basketball” (April 6)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/04/06/exploitation-in-college-sports-its-not-just-football-and-basketball/

12. Berri, David. 2012. “You Don’t Need to Be Bad to be Good in the NBA” (March 26)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/03/26/you-don%e2%80%99t-need-to-be-bad-to-be-good-in-the-nba-2/

11. Berri, David. 2012. Would Paying College Players Really Destroy Competitive Balance? (March 15)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/03/15/would-paying-college-players-really-destroy-competitive-balance/

10. Berri, David. 2012. “How the NBA Takes Money From People Who Don’t Like Basketball” (March 13)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/03/13/how-the-nba-takes-money-from-people-who-don%e2%80%99t-like-basketball/

9. Berri, David. 2012. “Why Did the NBA Miss On Jeremy Lin?” (February 29)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/02/29/why-did-the-nba-miss-on-jeremy-lin/

8. Berri, David. 2012. “Talent Evaluation is Different in the NFL and NBA” (February 24)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/02/24/talent-evaluation-is-different-in-the-nfl-and-nba/

7. Berri, David. 2012. “Ball Hogs and Long Meetings” (February 13)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/02/13/ball-hogs-and-long-meetings/

6. Berri, David. 2012. “Revenue-Sharing Isn’t Needed to Make NBA Small-Market Teams Competitive” (February 6)
http://freakonomics.com/2012/02/06/revenue-sharing-isnt-needed-to-make-nba-small-market-teams-competitive/

5. Berri, David. 2011. “NBA Fans Give the League a Predictable Present on Christmas” (December 29)
http://freakonomics.com/2011/12/29/nba-fans-give-the-league-a-predictable-present-on-christmas/

4. Berri, David. 2011. “A Free Market Solution (from Europe) to the Labor Problems in North American Sports.” (December 20) http://freakonomics.com/2011/12/20/a-free-market-solution-from-europe-to-the-labor-problems-in-north-american-sports/

3. Berri, David. 2011. “Why the NBA Players Keep Losing to the Owners” (December 6)
http://freakonomics.com/2011/12/06/why-the-nba-players-keep-losing-to-the-owners/

2. Berri, David. 2011. “Labor Peace in Baseball May Not Last Forever” (November 29)
http://freakonomics.com/2011/11/29/labor-peace-in-baseball-may-not-last-forever/

1. Berri, David. 2011. “The Economic Battlefield of the NBA Lockout” (November 21)
http://freakonomics.com/2011/11/21/monopsony-vs-monopoly-the-economic-battlefield-of-the-nba-lockout/

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51. Berri, David. 2018. “Mark Cuban Is Wrong About Why WNBA Pay Is So Low.” Huffington Post. (December 4) 
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/opinion-mark-cuban-wnba-pay_us_5c05a726e4b0cd916faef969

50. Berri, David J. 2017. “Parallel Universes and Our Perceptions of Tom Brady.”  Huffington Post (February 7)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/parallel-universes-and-our-perceptions-of-tom-brady_us_5899efc6e4b0c1284f2845d9

49. Berri, David J. 2017. “The Key to Winning the Super Bowl: Looking Good Out There?.” Huffington Post (February 3)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-key-to-winning-the-super-bowl-looking-good-out-there_us_58954b82e4b0c1284f262af3

48. Berri, David J. 2016. “Think the WNBA is in Trouble? Let’s Talk Some NBA History.” Huffington Post (June 3)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/think-the-wnba-is-in-trouble-lets-talk-nba-history_b_10279354.html

47. Berri, David J. 2016. “Men in Tennis Seem Confused About Why Anyone Succeeds.” Huffington Post (March 23).
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/men-in-tennis-seem-confused-about-why-anyone-succeeds_b_9533418

46. Berri, David J.  2015.  ” Isiah Thomas is Simply Not Good Enough at His Job to Get a Pass on His Past Behavior.” Huffington Post  (May 29) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/isiah thomas-is-simply-not-good-enough_b_7469664.html

45. Berri, David J. 2015. “Close is Not Far in the NBA.” Huffington Post (May 18)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/close-is-not-far-in-the-n_b_7308510.html

44. Berri, David J. 2015. “Bad Decision Making is a Pattern With the New York Knicks.” Huffington Post (May 14)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/bad-decision-making-is-a-_b_7283466.html

43. Berri, David J. 2014. “The University of Michigan Will Win with Men’s Basketball, Even if the Team Loses,” Huffington Post (December 24)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/the-university-of-michiga_b_6334286.html

42. Berri, David J. 2012. “Should You Be and NBA Star For Taking Shots or Making Shots?” Huffington Post (March 15)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/monta-ellis-carmelo-anthony_b_1349512.html

41. Berri, David J. 2012. “If Everyone Knew DeMarcus Cousins Wasn’t a Star, Maybe He Wouldn’t Bother His Coaches,” Huffington Post (January 5) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/demarcus-cousins-trade_b_1184543.html

40. Berri, David J. 2011, “NBA Owners to the Players: This Is a Stick-Up!” Huffington Post  (October 11)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/nba-lockout-2011_b_1004422.html

39. Berri, David J. 2011. “Skepticism and Solutions to Imaginary Problems in the NBA,” Huffington Post (September 8)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/skepticism-and-solutions-_b_954524.html

38. Berri, David J. 2011. “How Rich People Ask for More Money,” Huffington Post  (August 24)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/nba-salary_b_935882.html

37. Berri, David J. 2011. “Do the Players — and Cities — Really Need NBA Owners?” Huffington Post (July 10)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/nba-lockout-2011_b_894196.html

36. Berri, David J. 2011. “Would the NFL Be Destroyed If the Players Won?” Huffington Post (May 9)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/why-do-the-nfl-owners-hat_b_859555.html

35. Berri, David J. 2011. “How the Sacramento Kings Hope to Win While Losing,” Huffington Post (March 16)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/how-the-sacramento-kings-_b_836757.html

34. Berri, David J. 2011. “Why the Pistons are Misbehaving,” Huffington Post (March 1)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/why-are-the-pistons-misbehaving_b_829471.html

33. Berri, David J. 2011 “If Derrick Rose Didn’t Shoot as Much Would He Have a Shot at MVP?” Huffington Post (February 21) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/if-derrick-rose-didnt-sho_b_826200.html

32. Berri, David J. 2011. “If Deron Williams Was Chris Paul, Maybe Jerry Sloan Would Have Stayed,” Huffington Post (February 14) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/if-deron-williams-was-chr_b_822627.html

31. Berri, David J. 2011. “Jerry West Is Wrong and Right About the Lakers,” Huffington Post (January 25)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/jerry-west-is-wrong-and-r_b_813607.html

30. Berri, David J. 2010. “The Miami Heat Are Really a Bargain (and the Orlando Magic Are Not),” Huffington Post (December 21) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/who-is-the-most-and-least_b_799934.html

29. Berri, David J. 2010. “Why Cam Newton Should Be Unhappy with His Father,” Huffington Post (December 12)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/why-cam-newton-should-be_b_795550.html

28. Berri, David J. 2010. “Should the House Democrats Have Changed Coaches?” Huffington Post (December 5)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/should-the-house-democrat_b_792305.html

27. Berri, David J. 2010. “The Simple Story of How the Hornets Improved (ThatSports Illustrated Failed to Mention),” Huffington Post (November 28) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/the-simple-story-of-how-t_b_788889.html

26. Berri, David J. 2010. “Are the Cleveland Cavaliers Playoff Contenders Without LeBron?” Huffington Post (November 18)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/are-the-cleveland-cavalie_b_785780.html

25. Berri, David J. 2010. “If Kurt Rambis Thought More of Himself, Maybe Love Would Get More Love,” Huffington Post (November 8) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/if-kurt-rambis-thought-mo_b_780292.html

24. Berri, David J. 2010. “Fans of the Knicks Shouldn’t Be Disappointed That Eddy Curry Isn’t Playing,” Huffington Post (October 22) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/fans-of-the-knicks-should_b_772541.html

23. Berri, David J. 2010. “The Calvin Johnson Myth,” Huffington Post (October 14)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/the-calvin-johnson-myth_b_763153.html

22. Berri, David J. 2010. “What Can Fans Do If Labor Disputes Take the Games Away?” Huffington Post (October 5)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/what-can-fans-do-if-labor_b_751572.html

21. Berri, David J. 2010. “How Bad Will the Washington Wizards Be Next Season?” Huffington Post (September 14)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/how-bad-will-the-washingt_b_716801.html

20. Berri, David J. 2010. “Did Race Play a Role in Donovan McNabb’s Departure From Philadelphia?” Huffington Post (September 10) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/did-race-play-a-role-in-d_b_711601.html

19. Berri, David J. 2010. “The Most Overrated Scorers in the NBA,” Huffington Post (August 31)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/the-most-overrated-scorer_b_701408.html

18. Berri, David J. 2010. “The Problem With Baseball’s Participation Trophy,” Huffington Post (August 25)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/the-problem-with-baseball_b_693860.html

17. Berri, David J. 2010. “Is There Anything Wrong With Predicting Success for the Detroit Lions?” Huffington Post (August 16) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/is-there-anything-wrong-w_b_684073.html

16. Berri, David J. 2010. “Is Melo Max?” Huffington Post (August 9)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/is-melo-max_b_676473.html

15. Berri, David J. 2010. “Why Didn’t Shaq Just Retire?” Huffington Post (August 6)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/why-didnt-shaq-just-retir_b_674054.html

14. Berri, David J. 2010. “Why Macroeconomists — and Some Politicians — Should Watch Sports,” Huffington Post (July 29)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/why-macroeconomists-and-s_b_664136.html

13. Berri, David J. 2010. “LeBron is doing for himself what Jerry Krause did for Jordan,” Huffington Post (July 24)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/lebron-is-doing-for-himse_b_658348.html

12. Berri, David J. 2010. “If David Stern and the Owners Win, Will NBA Ticket Prices Fall?” Huffington Post (July 15)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/if-david-stern-and-the-ow_b_648318.html

11. Berri, David J. 2010. “Silly LeBron Stories,” Huffington Post (July 10)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/silly-lebron-stories_b_641946.html

10. Berri, David J. 2010. “What the Lakers and Celtics Tell Us About Labor Relations in Professional Sports,” Huffington Post (June 3) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/what-the-lakers-and-celti_b_599861.html

9. Berri, David J. 2010. “Will Sam Bradford Shine in St. Louis?” Huffington Post (May 25)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/will-sam-bradford-shine-i_b_589229.html

8. Berri, David J. 2010. “Stumbling on Wins: Using Sports to Paint a Bigger Picture,” Huffington Post (March 21)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/stumbling-on-wins-using-s_b_507559.html

7. Berri, David J. 2010. “Breaking the All Star Code of NBA Coaches,” Huffington Post (February 11)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/breaking-the-all-star-cod_b_459474.html

6. Berri, David J. 2009. “A Convenient Excuse for the Blazers,” Huffington Post (December 6)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/a-convenient-excuse-for-t_b_382046.html

5. Berri, David J. 2009. “Can The Answer Be The Answer In Philadelphia?” Huffington Post (November 29)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/can-the-answer-be-the-ans_b_373100.html

4. Berri, David J. 2009. “The Brilliant Mr. Jennings,” Huffington Post (November 26)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/the-brilliant-mr-jennings_b_371654.html

3. Berri, David J. 2009. “Finding Happiness with the New Jersey Nets,” Huffington Post (November 23)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/finding-happiness-with-th_b_367988.html

2. Berri, David J. 2009. “On the Other Hand, Maybe Sports Make Us Happy,” Huffington Post (November 17)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/on-the-other-hand-maybe-s_b_361609.html

1. Berri, David J. 2009. “If You Build It, Nothing Really Comes,” Huffington Post (November 11)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-berri/if-you-build-it-nothing-r_b_351689.html

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5. Berri, David J. “ Do Pretty-Boy Quarterbacks Make More Money?” The New York Times: Play Magazine (September 14, 2008).
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/sports/playmagazine/0914play-FBALL-QBS.html

4. Berri, David J. “The Short Supply of Competitive Balance.” Keeping Score Column for The New York Times (May 6, 2007).
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/sports/basketball/06score.html

3. Berri, David J. “Star Power Can Leave Home Fans with Empty Feeling.” Keeping Score Column for The New York Times (February 18, 2007).
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/sports/basketball/18score.html

2. Berri, David J. “To Get a Grip on Turnovers, Follow the Bouncing Ball.” Keeping Score Column for The New York Times (September 10, 2006).
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/10/sports/football/10score.html

1. Berri, David J. “The N.B.A. Secret Superstars” invited op-ed for The New York Times (June 10, 2006).
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/10/opinion/10berri.html

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42. Berri, David. 2024. “But What … If We Could! How Rob Lowe’s Character on The Grinder Explains the Stories Economists Teach Today.” The Sling (October 14) https://www.thesling.org/but-what-if-we-could-how-rob-lowes-character-on-the-grinder-explains-the-stories-economists-teach-today/

41. Berri, David. 2024.  “It’s Time for the Pay of College Football Coaches to Change.” The Sling (August 25) https://www.thesling.org/its-time-for-the-pay-of-college-football-coaches-to-change/

40. Berri, David. 2024. “So Long as Professional Teams have Local Monopolies, Stadium Subsidies Will Never End. The Sling (March 11) https://www.thesling.org/so-long-as-professional-teams-have-local-monopolies-stadium-subsidies-will-never-end/

39.  Berri, David. 2023. “College Sports Aren’t Broken! Let’s Fix it Anyway!” The Sling. (October 6)
https://www.thesling.org/college-sports-arent-broken-lets-fix-it-anyway/

38. Berri, David. 2023. “Follow The Money: Labor Market Restrictions Are All About Transferring Income from Athletes to Teams.” The Sling (June 26) https://www.thesling.org/follow-the-money-labor-market-restrictions-are-all-about-transferring-income-from-athletes-to-teams/

37. Berri, David. 2023. “The WNBA’s Future Can Be Seen in the NBA’s Past.” Global Sports Matters. (June 16) https://globalsportmatters.com/business/2023/06/16/wnba-future-seen-nba-past/

36. Berri, David. 2023. The Gender Wage Gap in Basketball is Bigger than Ever. WNBA Insidr. (May 1).
https://winsidr.com/2023/05/the-gender-wage-gap-in-basketball-is-bigger-than-ever/

35. Simmons, Rob, David Berri, and Alex Farnell. 2022. Fumbling the Ball on Racial Equality. 54 Degrees. Issues 16.
https://doc.your-brochure-online.co.uk/Lancaster-University_FiftyFourDegrees_Issue_16/18/

34. Berri, David. 2022. What’s Next for the Growth of Women’s Football. Economic Observatory. (July 30)
https://www.economicsobservatory.com/what-next-for-the-growth-of-womens-football

33. Berri, David. 2022. “Without Numbers, You Can’t Tell the Story: Understanding the Gender Stats Gap in Sports.” Global Sports Matters. (July 13). https://globalsportmatters.com/business/2022/07/13/lack-womens-sports-data-hurts-product/

32. Berri, David. 2022. “Sports Economics Must Improve by Including Women in the Data Set.” Sportico. (April 27). https://www.sportico.com/business/commerce/2022/sports-economics-must-including-improve-women-1234673658/

31. Berri, David. 2022. “For the NCAA, Building the Business of Women’s Sports Starts With Basketball.” Global Sports Matters (March 11). https://globalsportmatters.com/business/2022/03/11/for-the-ncaa-building-the-business-of-womens-sports-starts-with-basketball/

30. Berri, David. 2022. “Who Are The Best in Sports? If Your Answer Doesn’t Include Women, You Don’t Know Sports. The Good Men Project. (February 16). https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/who-are-the-best-in-sports-if-your-answer-doesnt-include-women-you-dont-know-sports-mkdn/

29. Berri, David. 2021. “Running in Place: How the NFL Continues to Devalue Black Quarterbacks.” Global Sports Matters. (November 1). https://globalsportmatters.com/business/2021/11/01/how-nfl-continues-devalue-black-quarterbacks-cam-newton/

28. Berri, David 2020. “Basketball’s Gender Wage Gap Narrows (but doesn’t vanish!). WNBA Insidr (February 22)
https://winsidr.com/2020/02/12/basketballs-gender-wage-gap-narrows-but-doesnt-vanish

27. Berri, David. 2019. “Why Doesn’t the NBA Call Cheryl Reeve?” WNBA Insidr (December13)
https://winsidr.com/2019/12/13/why-doesnt-the-nba-call-cheryl-reeve

26. Berri, David. 2019. “The Ugly Side of the Beautiful Game.” Milken Institute Review. (December 13). 
http://www.milkenreview.org/articles/the-ugly-side-of-the-beautiful-game

25. Berri, David. 2019. “Courtney Vandersloot and Allie Quigley are Missing a Million Dollars.” WNBA Insidr (August 6)
https://winsidr.com/2019/08/06/courtney-vandersloot-and-allie-quigley-are-missing-a-million-dollars

24. Berri, David. 2019. “Let’s Put the NPF in Historical Perspective.” Softball America (June 24) 
https://www.softballamerica.com/stories/berri-lets-put-the-npf-in-historical-perspective

23. Berri, David. 2019. “Previewing the 2019 NBA Draft: Remember, Grades are Not Destiny.” Boxscore  Geeks. (June 19) https://www.boxscoregeeks.com/articles/previewing-the-2019-nba draft-remember-grades-are-not-destiny

22. Berri, David. 2019. “2019 Top 25 NPF Stars.” Softball America (May 28) 
https://www.softballamerica.com/rankings/2019-top-25-npf-stars

21. Berri, David. 2019. “The Unequal Path Women Take from College to the WNBA.” The Basketball Writers (May 18)
https://bballwriters.com/wnba/the-unequal-path-women-take-from-college-to-the-wnba

20. Berri, David. 2019. “The WNBA’s Orchard Needs More Investment to Bear Fruit in the Future. WNBA Insidr (April 23)
https://www.wnbainsidr.com/insidr/the-wnbas-orchard-needs-more-investment-to-bear-fruit-in-the-future

19. Berri, David. 2019. “NPF College Draft 2019: Inside The Numbers” Softball America (April 15)
https://www.softballamerica.com/stories/npf-college-draft-2019-inside-the-numbers

18. Berri, David. 2019. The WNBA is Ripe for Investment. But Will It Happen? WNBA Insidr. (April 2)
https://winsidr.com/2019/04/the-wnba-is-ripe-for-expansion-but-will-it-happen/

17. Berri. David. 2019. “Stats and the NCAA Tournament: an efficiency analysis.” Women’s Hoops World (March 22)
http://womenshoopsworld.com/2019/03/22/stats-and-the-ncaa-tournament-an-efficiency-analysis/

16. Berri, David. 2019. “ESPN And College Softball: How Time And Consistent Coverage Can Dramatically Change a Fan Base” Softball America (March 18)
https://www.softballamerica.com/stories/espn-and-college-softball-have-dramatically-changed-a-fan-base

15. Berri, David. 2019. “Men Love Investing In Men’s Sports.”  WNBA Insidr (February 28)
https://winsidr.com/2019/02/men-love-investing-in-mens-sports-2/

14. Berri, David. 2019. “The WNBA’s Labor Market Is A Sport’s Owner’s Dream.” WNBA Insidr (February 13)
https://winsidr.com/2019/02/the-wnbas-labor-market-is-a-sports-owners-dream-2/

13. Berri, David. 2019. “NCAA Softball Is Now A Revenue Sport… Really.” Softball America (February 7)
https://www.softballamerica.com/stories/ncaa-softball-is-now-a-revenue-sport

12.  Berri, David J. 2019. “Top Players Aren’t Usually Who They Seem: A Numbers Lesson.” Women’s Hoops World (January 23)
http://womenshoopsworld.com/2019/01/23/top-players-arent-usually-as-they-seem-a-numbers-lesson/

11. Berri, David. 2018. “Maybe It Is Time The WNBA Told People It Is Successful.” WNBA Insidr (December 31)
https://winsidr.com/2018/12/maybe-it-is-time-the-wnba-told-people-it-is-successful-2/

10. Berri, David. 2018. “Napheesa Collier Shouldn’t Have To Play Four Years Of College Basketball.” WNBA Insidr. (December 11) 
https://winsidr.com/2018/12/napheesa-collier-shouldnt-have-to-play-four-years-of-college-basketball-2/

9.   Berri, David J. 2018. “Ionescu, McCowan lead list of top-performing DI returners” Women’s Hoops World (November
http://womenshoopsworld.com/2018/11/09/ionescu-mccowan-lead-list-of-top-performing-di-returners/

8. Berri, David J. 2016. “Think the Raptors can’t win and the refs are against them? Look at the data.” The Globe and Mail. (May 25)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/think-the-raps-cant-win-and-the-refs-are-against-them-consider-the-data/article30135928/

7. Berri, David J. 2016. “What’s an NCAA Player Really Worth?” Lifezette. (April 1) 
http://www.lifezette.com/popzette/whats-an-ncaa-player-really-worth/

6. Berri, David J. 2015. “Jazz Lottery Picks Not Producing.” Fox13 Salt Lake City (October 30)
http://fox13now.com/2015/10/30/jazz-lottery-picks-not-producing/

5. Adshade, Marina and David J. Berri. 2015. “Men, elections, porn, the Super Bowl: The lasting effects of testosterone.” The Globe and Mail. (February 23). http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/men-elections-porn-the-super-bowl-the-lasting-effects-of-testosterone/article23151152/

4. Berri, David J. 2015 “Why Statistical Analysis Makes Sports Fans Unhappy” Crooked Scoreboard. (January 28) http://www.crookedscoreboard.com/2015/01/why-statistical-analysis-makes-sports-fans-unhappy-by-david-berri.html

3. Berri, David J. 2013. “Economists vs. Tanking: David Berri.” ESPN.com. (September 4)
espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/62281/economists-vs-tanking-david-berri

2. Berri, David J. 2007. “Big Things Poppin’: Why the Kevin Garnett Trade Virtually Guarantees the Celtics 50 Wins This Season.” VIBE Magazine (November)

1. Berri, David J. 2007. “The Wages of Wins: The Price of a Jump Shot in the NBA.” Yale Economic Review. (Winter).

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10. Berri. David. 2019. “Monica Abbott is The Greatest Pitcher in National Pro Fastpitch History.” Macmillan (May 16) https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics community/blog/2019/05/16/monica-abbott-is-the-greatest-pitcher-in-national-pro-fastpitch-history

9. Berri. David. 2019. “Measuring Wins for College Softball Hitters.” Macmillan (March 5)
https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics- community/blog/2019/03/05/measuring-wins-for-hitters-in-college-softball

8. Berri, David. 2019. “The Market and The Field Are Telling Two Different Stories in the NFL Playoffs.” Macmillan (January 17) https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics-community/blog/2019/01/17/the- market-and-the-field-are-telling-two-different-stories-in-the-nfl-playoffs

7. Berri, David. 2018. “For Most Teams, The NBA Season Is Already Over. But That’s OK!” Macmillan (October 17) https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics-community/blog/2018/10/17/for- most-teams-the-nba-season-is-already-over-but-thats-ok

6. Berri, David. 2018. “Who Is The Best In Sports And Economics.” Macmillan (October 12)
https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics-community/blog/2018/10/12/who- is-the-best-in-sports-and-economics

5. Berri, David. 2018. “Measuring Exploitation In Women’s College Basketball.” Macmillan (May 17). 
https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics community/blog/2018/05/17/measuring-exploitation-in-womens-college-basketball

4. Berri, David. 2018. “Here Is What Coaches In Men’s College Basketball Would Be Paid If College Basketball Was Like The NBA.” Macmillan (March 16)
https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics-community/blog/2018/03/16/here- is-what-coaches-in-mens-college-basketball-would-be-paid-if-college-basketball-was-like-the- nba

3. Berri, David. 2018. “Yes, College Athletes Are Exploited! Even Those Who Work For Schools Who Claim They Lose Money.” Macmillan (March 14)
https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics-community/blog/2018/03/14/yes- college-athletes-are-exploited-even-those-who-work-for-schools-who-claim-they-lose-money

2. Berri, David. 2018. “The WNBA’s Labor Market Leads Emma Meesseman to Skip the 2018 WNBA Season.” Macmillan. (February 13)
https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics-community/blog/2018/02/13/the- wnba-s-labor-market-leads-emma-meesseman-to-skip-the-2018-wnba-season

1. Berri, David. 2018. “Think You Know What Happened To Tom Brady In The Super Bowl? Time To Check The Data.” Macmillan. (February 8)
https://community.macmillan.com/community/the-economics-community/blog/2018/02/06/think- you-know-what-happened-to-tom-brady-in-the-super-bowl-time-to-check-the-data

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1. Berri. David. (2019). “Investing in the Players – Women’s Hockey League Boycott.” SUU Expert File. (May 7)
https://expertfile.com/spotlight/6551/investing-in-the-players-womens-hockey-league-boycott

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