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As part of the calculation of Playoff Box Plus/Minus, adjusted team ratings for each team in the playoffs are compiled. This number portrays how the team performed in the playoffs only, without regard to their regular season performance. Kevin Pelton has done similar work for ESPN Insider, but these independent ratings could be interesting. The … [Read more…]
There have been a ton of NBA Draft Lottery ideas kicking around since the Philadelphia 76ers started their recent tanking odyssey. Recently at FiveThirtyEight, Nate Silver summarized several of the options and put forward his own wins-based proposal. The idea behind that tweak to the system is to reduce the “value” of any given loss. … [Read more…]
I’ve been playing around with an update to Hall Rating and thought I’d try to turn it into a Top 100 list, since I’ve been following the RealGM Top 100 Project debates. I’m using Win Shares as my basis here (so I can get all of NBA history), with all of the caveats that implies. … [Read more…]
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