Kahn: Spurs are right there. (From 10 things)

[DieMrBond]

9. Item: For all the talk surrounding the incredible start of the Detroit Pistons and the transformation of the Dallas Mavericks, take a look at the defending champion San Antonio Spurs for a moment.

What this really means: Despite the foot problems suffered by Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili and the general lack of health of their free agent veterans Michael Finley and Nick Van Exel, the Spurs are right there. Right there. In fact, following the Pistons' loss Sunday at Miami and the Spurs' win at Indiana, the Spurs are 40-10, and just one game behind the Pistons for the best record in the NBA.

For whatever reason, nobody wants to believe they're the best team. Well, guess what? Tony Parker is not only hot and heavy with Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, he's now an All-Star point guard and nearly impossible to stop from getting into the lane. Considering their depth and experience, does anybody really think the Spurs shouldn't be favored to repeat as champions and win their third title in four years?

Read the rest of the article here: http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/5328270

[EJFischer]

From the start of the article:

As we head into the final days before the NBA All-Star break — highlighted by next weekend's festivities in Houston, the most pronounced factor in the league has been mediocrity. Only seven teams in each conference entered this week with better than .500 records — with the Los Angeles Lakers the lone team directly at .500.

So, the league is mediocre because, out of 30 teams, only 15 have won at least half of their games? When one team wins, the other team loses! Half above, half below the .500 mark is exactly what you would expect. What extra, imaginary teams does Mr. Kahn expect to come down from heaven so that everyone can be a winner?

This guy is a moron, regardless of whether or not he is saying nice things about the Spurs.

[WalterBenitez]

From the start of the article:
So, the league is mediocre because, out of 30 teams, only 15 have won at least half of their games? When one team wins, the other team loses! Half above, half below the .500 mark is exactly what you would expect.

some math is needed, but I don't see his point, I meant is ti possible that -for instance- 20/25 teams were above .500 at the same time??? :oops

[EJFischer]

No, it is possible to have more than half over .500. Imagine a case where every team split every series with every other team, except for one team in each conference with lost ALL of their games. Then you would have 2 teams with a losing record and 28 with a (slightly) winning record. But you wouldn't expect that. What one would expect would be a standard distribution around the median, which is exactly what we have.

Apparently, a standard distribution makes for a mediocre league. Gaussians make for boring basketball.

[carina_gino20]

why the heck do they always find it necessary to insert Eva Longoria everytime Tony's name comes up? :lol