BBR Rankings: Special Edition – Best Teams of the 2010 Calendar Year
Posted by Neil Paine on January 1, 2011
Here's what you get when you run the BBR Rankings (and our old friend Maximum Likelihood) on every game, regular-season & playoff, that took place in the calendar year of 2010:
| Rank | Team | W | L | WPct | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk | Overall | MLE | Rk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Magic | 67 | 31 | 0.684 | 3.16 | 5 | -4.36 | 4 | 7.52 | 0.8600 | 4 |
| 2 | San Antonio Spurs | 63 | 31 | 0.670 | 1.82 | 7 | -3.61 | 5 | 5.43 | 0.9082 | 2 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | 71 | 36 | 0.664 | 3.17 | 4 | -2.14 | 7 | 5.31 | 0.8960 | 3 |
| 4 | Miami Heat | 57 | 34 | 0.626 | 0.58 | 15 | -4.69 | 2 | 5.27 | 0.5508 | 10 |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 61 | 32 | 0.656 | 3.80 | 2 | -1.40 | 12 | 5.20 | 0.8274 | 5 |
| 6 | Boston Celtics | 66 | 40 | 0.623 | -0.26 | 17 | -4.57 | 3 | 4.31 | 0.6622 | 6 |
| 7 | Phoenix Suns | 57 | 39 | 0.594 | 7.29 | 1 | 3.76 | 25 | 3.53 | 0.5628 | 9 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 57 | 33 | 0.633 | 1.35 | 12 | -1.92 | 9 | 3.27 | 0.6346 | 7 |
| 9 | Dallas Mavericks | 59 | 28 | 0.678 | 1.63 | 9 | -1.51 | 11 | 3.15 | 0.9162 | 1 |
| 10 | Denver Nuggets | 53 | 34 | 0.609 | 3.74 | 3 | 0.70 | 19 | 3.04 | 0.6208 | 8 |
| 11 | Atlanta Hawks | 57 | 40 | 0.588 | 1.90 | 6 | 0.23 | 16 | 1.67 | 0.3893 | 11 |
| 12 | Portland Trail Blazers | 48 | 39 | 0.552 | 1.54 | 10 | 0.04 | 14 | 1.50 | 0.3200 | 12 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 50 | 38 | 0.568 | -2.06 | 22 | -3.45 | 6 | 1.39 | 0.2662 | 14 |
| 14 | Milwaukee Bucks | 49 | 40 | 0.551 | -3.41 | 26 | -4.79 | 1 | 1.38 | 0.2808 | 13 |
| 15 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 49 | 42 | 0.538 | 0.66 | 14 | 0.44 | 17 | 0.22 | 0.1402 | 15 |
| Rank | Team | W | L | WPct | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk | Overall | MLE | Rk |
| 16 | Houston Rockets | 38 | 43 | 0.469 | 1.21 | 13 | 1.71 | 21 | -0.50 | -0.1888 | 19 |
| 17 | New Orleans Hornets | 42 | 43 | 0.494 | -0.63 | 18 | 0.05 | 15 | -0.68 | 0.0201 | 16 |
| 18 | Memphis Grizzlies | 39 | 44 | 0.470 | -1.34 | 19 | -0.56 | 13 | -0.78 | -0.0777 | 18 |
| 19 | Charlotte Bobcats | 43 | 44 | 0.494 | -2.78 | 23 | -1.94 | 8 | -0.85 | -0.0764 | 17 |
| 20 | Indiana Pacers | 37 | 45 | 0.451 | -3.02 | 24 | -1.85 | 10 | -1.17 | -0.2330 | 20 |
| 21 | Philadelphia 76ers | 31 | 52 | 0.373 | -1.92 | 21 | 0.68 | 18 | -2.60 | -0.5668 | 23 |
| 22 | Toronto Raptors | 35 | 46 | 0.432 | 1.76 | 8 | 4.89 | 29 | -3.14 | -0.4131 | 21 |
| 23 | New York Knickerbockers | 35 | 47 | 0.427 | 1.41 | 11 | 4.96 | 30 | -3.54 | -0.4702 | 22 |
| 24 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 53 | 0.361 | 0.39 | 16 | 4.01 | 26 | -3.62 | -0.6577 | 24 |
| 25 | Detroit Pistons | 27 | 56 | 0.325 | -1.38 | 20 | 4.82 | 28 | -6.20 | -0.9147 | 25 |
| 26 | Washington Wizards | 24 | 59 | 0.289 | -4.15 | 27 | 2.10 | 22 | -6.25 | -1.0275 | 27 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Clippers | 25 | 58 | 0.301 | -4.18 | 28 | 2.99 | 24 | -7.17 | -0.9985 | 26 |
| 28 | Sacramento Kings | 17 | 63 | 0.213 | -5.81 | 30 | 1.62 | 20 | -7.42 | -1.5989 | 30 |
| 29 | New Jersey Nets | 18 | 65 | 0.217 | -4.99 | 29 | 2.67 | 23 | -7.66 | -1.4357 | 28 |
| 30 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 16 | 66 | 0.195 | -3.39 | 25 | 4.38 | 27 | -7.77 | -1.5104 | 29 |
| HCA | 3.21 | 0.4699 | |||||||||
| LgRtg | 108.38 |
Happy New Year, everybody!