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PTS/G: 104.8 (5th of 30) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 101.0 (18th of 30) SRS: 3.81 (9th of 30) ▪ Pace: 92.7 (13th of 30) Off Rtg: 111.2 (5th of 30) ▪ Def Rtg: 107.2 (15th of 30) Expected W-L: 51-31 (9th of 30)
Arena: Ford Center ▪ Attendance: 726,071 (14th of 30)
PTS/G: 101.5 (9th of 30) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 95.4 (8th of 30) SRS: 6.01 (3rd of 30) ▪ Pace: 90.7 (21st of 30) Off Rtg: 111.0 (6th of 30) ▪ Def Rtg: 104.3 (6th of 30) Expected W-L: 58-24 (3rd of 30)
Arena: STAPLES Center ▪ Attendance: 778,777 (8th of 30)
PTS/G: 102.1 (8th of 30) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 94.6 (6th of 30) SRS: 6.76 (1st of 30) ▪ Pace: 90.9 (20th of 30) Off Rtg: 111.7 (3rd of 30) ▪ Def Rtg: 103.5 (5th of 30) Expected W-L: 61-21 (2nd of 30)
Arena: AmericanAirlines Arena ▪ Attendance: 810,930 (4th of 30)
PTS/G: 98.6 (20th of 30) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 91.3 (2nd of 30) SRS: 6.53 (2nd of 30) ▪ Pace: 90.4 (23rd of 30) Off Rtg: 108.3 (11th of 30) ▪ Def Rtg: 100.3 (1st of 30) Expected W-L: 61-21 (1st of 30)
Arena: United Center ▪ Attendance: 893,462 (1st of 30)
Matt Scribbins has an interesting piece today at Hoopdata, regarding the trade histories of some really important players in these playoffs. Many trades involving the picks that eventually became superstars took place years before the player even set foot on NBA hardwood.
Sorry about the lack of posts recently; I've been busy working on the new Stathead Blog. Don't worry, though -- I will have playoff previews and other posts forthcoming, once we find out the matchups for Round 2. And in the meantime, here's a funny video parodying those incessant Clyde Frazier-Keith Hernandez (and now, inexplicably, Randy Johnson) Just For Men commercials. (Note: PG-13 for language.)
I have to admit that I find it very hard to follow all of the great research that people people are producing every day on the web. It's hard enough just checking the two or three largest sites, but when you add in team blogs, other stathead blogs and everything else, it becomes impossible. This doesn't even include trying to locate recent research in hockey, baseball, football and soccer.
So we've decided to do something about it. Every weekday, the Stathead blog will summarize the best research-related studies, news, conferences, and resources for baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer.
The blog will primarily be edited by Neil Paine and will typically feature 20-30 links to analytic content around the internet. We've been working out the format over the last two weeks, and we think you'll soon appreciate our concise summaries for all of the articles we write about.
Revisiting tempo-rature in Milwaukee - Brewhoop’s Alex Boeder looks at the relationship between pace factor and the Milwaukee Bucks’ chances of winning. Link
Thoughts on Pacers, Heat and Mavs - Wayne Winston gives the +/- and impact ratings from recent games. Link
Jason Kidd, Dallas Mavericks’ Statistical Oddity - As Carl Bialik notes at the WSJ Daily Fix, Jason Kidd might be the poster child for using True Shooting % over raw FG%. Link
The Rise of Roy - At BBall Prospectus, Kevin Pelton writes about Brandon Roy’s vintage performance in Game 3. Link
Heat get offensive on the glass for big lead - ESPN’s Stats & Info dug up the statistical nuggets on Miami’s big offensive rebounding performance. Link
Comparing Bulls/Heat after 3-0 Starts - Hoopdata’s Jeff Fogle looks at the similarities and differences of Chicago and Miami’s 3-0 playoff starts. Link
Oklahoma City Has Stars, and Depth - Writing for the NY Times, Rob Mahoney highlights OKC’s supporting cast, who were efficient despite Denver taking away the team’s bread-and-butter isos and pick & rolls. Link
Bonus Baseball Link:Mets Get Little Bang for Their Bucks - At the NY Times, I reviewed the Mets’ perpetually bad marginal payroll-to-marginal wins ratio. Link
