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Archive for November, 2010
10 Game Update
Nov 15th
It is roughly 10 games through the 2011 NBA season. How are teams doing? Using Pythagorean Expectation we calculated the projected records for the season thus far, compared with actual results.
Here are the current records:
| Team | Pythag W | Pythag L | Wins | Losses | Difference |
| Atlanta Hawks | 6.5 | 4.5 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Boston Celtics | 6.8 | 3.2 | 8 | 2 | 1.2 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | -1 |
| Chicago Bulls | 5.2 | 2.8 | 5 | 3 | -0.2 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 3.3 | 5.7 | 4 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 5.6 | 2.4 | 6 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Denver Nuggets | 5.1 | 3.9 | 5 | 4 | -0.1 |
| Detroit Pistons | 3.5 | 6.5 | 4 | 6 | 0.5 |
| Golden State Warriors | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Houston Rockets | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 6 | -1.5 |
| Indiana Pacers | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | -0.5 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 2.3 | 7.7 | 1 | 9 | -1.3 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 7.6 | 2.4 | 8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | 4.1 | 5.9 | 4 | 6 | -0.1 |
| Miami Heat | 7.9 | 2.1 | 6 | 4 | -1.9 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 2.2 | 8.8 | 3 | 8 | 0.8 |
| New Jersey Nets | 3.1 | 5.9 | 3 | 6 | -0.1 |
| New Orleans Hornets | 6.4 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 1.6 |
| New York Knicks | 3.9 | 6.1 | 3 | 7 | -0.9 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 3.3 | 5.7 | 5 | 4 | 1.7 |
| Orlando Magic | 6.4 | 2.6 | 6 | 3 | -0.4 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | 3.8 | 6.2 | 2 | 8 | -1.8 |
| Phoenix Suns | 4.8 | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Portland Trailblazers | 6.1 | 4.9 | 6 | 5 | -0.1 |
| Sacramento Kings | 2.9 | 6.1 | 3 | 6 | 0.1 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 6.6 | 2.4 | 8 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Toronto Raptors | 3.7 | 6.3 | 2 | 8 | -1.7 |
| Utah Jazz | 5.4 | 4.6 | 7 | 3 | 1.6 |
| Washington Wizards | 1.9 | 6.1 | 2 | 6 | 0.1 |
Is Quantitative Analysis of the NBA (APBRmetrics) Dead?
Nov 6th
This is an old article, but Mark Cuban posted some thoughts on his blog basically saying that quantitative analysis of the NBA is dead because it’s all about chemistry and coaching.
Any thoughts? We obviously don’t think so at apbrmetrics.com…
Basketball Value
Nov 4th
Basketballvalue.com had its first update for the 2011 season. Check it out for adjusted +/- stats for the NBA.