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Sorting Out the 2001-2005 Drafts
I got an email two weeks ago from Jeff of the extremely popular CelticsBlog.com site, suggesting that we take a look at risers and sliders in the NBA draft—guys whose stock rose or fell in the weeks leading up to the draft. He was wondering whet... |
Jun 14, 2006 |
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Lucky in the Lottery
Toronto won the NBA Draft Lottery this evening, much to the delight of our friends up north. On the flip side, Portland could not have fared worse, drawing the #4 position despite posting the worst record in the league. It could be argued that the... |
May 24, 2006 |
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2005-06 Indispensable vs. Expendable
When Kenyon Martin was suspended by the Nuggets in the middle of their first-round playoff series with the Clippers, much was made of the fact that the team had actually done better in the regular season when K-Mart was out of the lineup (19-7) than it... |
May 8, 2006 |
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February's Best and Worst Performances
Compared to January, February was a quiet month for individual scoring in the NBA. We saw 3 fewer 50+ point games, 9 fewer 40+ point games, and Kobe Bryant's high score for the month was just 40. Nevertheless, there were several highly efficient perf... |
Mar 6, 2006 |
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2005-06 Size-Adjusted Rebounding Rankings
Nate Robinson rebounds wellfor his size, too. Last October, I developed a way of evaluating who would be the best (and worst) rebounders in the league if size weren't a factor, and posted results from the 2004-05 season. With the subject of size b... |
Feb 20, 2006 |
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January's Best and Worst Performances
The month of January was filled with super individual performances in the NBA. Besides Kobe Bryant's historic 81-point game, there were 3 other 50-point games (2 more from Kobe and 1 from LeBron James), 22 40-point games, 11 triple-doubles, and a 5x5 ... |
Feb 4, 2006 |
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Indispensable vs. Expendable
T-Mac is carryingthe Rockets this year. The Rockets dropped to 15-28 with today's loss to the Heat. In games in which Tracy McGrady has played, they're a more respectable (but still disappointing) 15-15. When McGrady is out of the lineup (due to ... |
Jan 29, 2006 |
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Kobe's 81 vs. MJ's 69
Kobe Bryant set a new career high tonight with 81 points--the 2nd highest total in NBA history. How does that game stack up against Michael Jordan's career-best 69-point game? Player Date Min FG 3P FT Reb Ass PF St TO Blk Pts Game Score Michael J... |
Jan 23, 2006 |
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Game Coaching Index
There was an interesting exchange a few days ago between ESPN.com's Bill Simmons (aka The Sports Guy) and 82games.com regarding Doc Rivers' merits as the Celtics head coach. In his January 12 article, Simmons has Doc on the wrong end of all 8 elements... |
Jan 16, 2006 |
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December's Best and Worst Performances
2006! Two months down, three and a half to go in the regular season. It's time again to look at the best and worst individual performances from the past month. The ratings are based on John Hollinger's Game Scores formula; see last month for an expl... |
Jan 1, 2006 |
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The Schedule Gods Aren't THAT Important
I like the fact that Mark Cuban owns an NBA team. His willingness to make himself available and speak his mind is refreshing. He also restored credibility to a Mavericks franchise that had been awful for most of the 1990's. However, I disagree with ... |
Dec 23, 2005 |
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Best Individual Performances Since 1987-88
I've got to hand it to Kobe. Two days after getting called out here for putting up some of the "worst" individual game performances since the 1987-88, he posted a career night in a Lakers win over the Mavericks. He did all of his damage in the first ... |
Dec 21, 2005 |
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Worst Individual Performances Since 1987-88
Two weeks ago, I posted the best and worst individual game performances from the month of November. It prompted an email question, asking who had the best single game in the last 20 years. I haven't been able to find boxscores dating back quite that ... |
Dec 18, 2005 |
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November's Best and Worst Performances
We're one month into the season--who had the best and worst games during November? The ratings below are based on the Game Scores formula from John Hollinger's excellent Pro Basketball Forecast 2005-06. The formula presented as a simplified version o... |
Dec 4, 2005 |
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Schedule Difficulty
My schedule strength post from a week and half ago prompted a question about whether home court advantage should be factored into the picture. This leads to a slightly different evaluation: determining the overall difficulty level of a schedule. Besi... |
Nov 27, 2005 |
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2-Week Schedule Strength
Over the course of an 82-game NBA regular season, schedule strength works out to be roughly the same for all teams in each conference. Teams play 3 or 4 games against each conference opponent, plus 2 games against each team from the opposite conferenc... |
Nov 16, 2005 |
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Surveying 2005-06 Predictions
With less than 48 hours before opening tipoff, I decided to compare 2005-06 regular season predictions from various league experts. I analyzed projected conference rankings from 14 professional experts and 2 bloggers, with two goals in mind: Calcula... |
Oct 30, 2005 |
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Not Scoring Your Salary
In baseball, the dubious distinction of "not hitting your weight" can be applied whenever a player's mass (in pounds) exceeds his batting average. In other words, he's tougher on the scales than he is on opposing pitchers. Here, I'd like to suggest a... |
Oct 16, 2005 |
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Size-Adjusted Rebounding Rankings
Guess who averages more rebounds? Everyone knows that big men make better rebounders than their smaller counterparts. Each year, league rebounding leaders are always frontcourt players. This is understandable--big men usually play closer to the b... |
Oct 9, 2005 |