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It's BCS style...our strength of schedule is god-awful (28th out of 30). That combined with a not-so-impressive margin of victory is what screws us over. Granted, wins are wins, but it'd be foolish to ignore the easy schedule SA has had so far...
1-5 Rockets > 5-1 Spurs according to Hollinger's power rankings. If Hollinger's power rankings were a newspaper I would be lining my bird cage with it.
"My system that tells us more about a team's quality than the standings do"
When is this guy going to realize that wins >>>>>>>> stats?
http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerrankings
It's BCS style...our strength of schedule is god-awful (28th out of 30). That combined with a not-so-impressive margin of victory is what screws us over. Granted, wins are wins, but it'd be foolish to ignore the easy schedule SA has had so far...
Obviously beating the eighth and ninth ranked teams means you are 13th.
And this is after the Rockets slipped from 8th.
Victories are getting hard to come by for the Rockets, so at least give them this one
What a joke...
His reasoning for the Rockets:
Speaking of which, let's look at the rest of the top teams. After Miami and L.A., we have a predictable list of teams that have started the season strong: Orlando at No. 3, the still-unbeaten Hornets at No. 4, Denver at No. 5, Boston at No. 6, Atlanta at No. 7, Phoenix at No. 8 and Houston at No. 9.
(Wait … did he just say Houston?)
The Rockets are 1-5, which seemingly makes them an odd choice to rank ninth in a 30-team league. But if we look at their schedule and scoring margins, the ranking is completely justified.
Houston's losses were to No. 2-ranked L.A. (by two points on the road), No. 3 New Orleans, No. 4 Denver and No. 13 San Antonio (in double overtime on the road after losing both starting guards in the first half). The only loss to a team outside the top 10 was a four-point defeat in Golden State -- no slouch itself at No. 17 -- on the second night of a back-to-back. Meanwhile, the Rockets' lone win was by 26 points.
Even if you eliminate that game, given that it came against a glorified D-League franchise, and just focus on the 0-5 start, Houston rates well. The Rockets lost all five games by a combined 30 points to teams with a record of 22-6 when they weren't playing the Timberwolves. Basically, every shred of evidence supports the notion that they're a quality team despite their 0-5 start, and as the schedule turns friendlier later this month, their record should even out accordingly.
If they keep up this pace, they'll be the first lottery team to rank in Hollinger's top-10.
By using a Pythagorean Schone Distribution Multilinear Quant Analysis I can postiviely conclude that the Miami Heat are indeed the Greatest Team of All Time with a positive Filipino/Fan Efficiency Score of 98.9 out of 100. In fact the greatest score of all time could be achieved with this Miami Heat team the greatest in the Shot Clock Era.
P.S. The Jazz are projected to be once again the favorites in the West due to Mormon/Fan Efficiency Score of 99.9 out of 100.
who cares who you play... records mean everthing at the end of the day
lol namlook butthurt about Hollinger having the Heat over the Lakers and using the Rockets over Spurs thing to get people to criticize him.
I would be more interested in seeing the ranking with our 0-5 record, without the stat padding against the Wolves
1-7 cowboys > 1-5 rockets
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Nash goes to the rockets next year j.k he's not phuckin with texas anymore
I see nash being a perfect fit in orlando ..oh my dayum love that thought !!!
Hollinger's not a smart man
IIRC, it was only one overtime.Speaking of which, let's look at the rest of the top teams. After Miami and L.A., we have a predictable list of teams that have started the season strong: Orlando at No. 3, the still-unbeaten Hornets at No. 4, Denver at No. 5, Boston at No. 6, Atlanta at No. 7, Phoenix at No. 8 and Houston at No. 9.
(Wait … did he just say Houston?)
The Rockets are 1-5, which seemingly makes them an odd choice to rank ninth in a 30-team league. But if we look at their schedule and scoring margins, the ranking is completely justified.
Houston's losses were to No. 2-ranked L.A. (by two points on the road), No. 3 New Orleans, No. 4 Denver and No. 13 San Antonio (in double overtime on the road after losing both starting guards in the first half). The only loss to a team outside the top 10 was a four-point defeat in Golden State -- no slouch itself at No. 17 -- on the second night of a back-to-back. Meanwhile, the Rockets' lone win was by 26 points.
Even if you eliminate that game, given that it came against a glorified D-League franchise, and just focus on the 0-5 start, Houston rates well. The Rockets lost all five games by a combined 30 points to teams with a record of 22-6 when they weren't playing the Timberwolves. Basically, every shred of evidence supports the notion that they're a quality team despite their 0-5 start, and as the schedule turns friendlier later this month, their record should even out accordingly.
Shut your mouth. Don't question the stats.
LOL using Hollinger's analysis. If you recall after the Heat two lop-sided wins I predicted he would have the heat in first because he uses average margiin of victory in his analysis. SO even though the Hornets (ill take Lakers out to avoid bias) have a much better record, more quality wins and beat Miami head to head, his system STILL favors the HEAT. Sorry but Chimpy is a nerd that would rather crunch numbers than watch the game. right now Hornets should be #1, and Lakers#2. Lakers opponents have been soft except Blazers and Suns ...though Grizz are looking stronger with Zbo back he was out whe we played them ...
Hornets have been most impressive team so far ...
As for Hollinger, I still find it funny that there are people that get so namhurt over him..he gives a unique and different look to his articles, he offers a different type of perspective..do you guys want him to write articles like every other ty sports writer?..completely basing his analysis on Kobe's killer instinct and ability to do everything that doesn't show up in the numbers, unlike any other player in NBA history?..do you want him to be JA Adande?..
Why would anybody want every sportswriter to write the same types of articles?..
This is true, but the Rockets still have 76 games left. The Rockets, as it stands currently, are only two games out of the playoffs....with 76 games left. Other teams will catch cold spells, too, and injuries will come up for all teams. Hollinger's rankings are based on future successes of the team. With an easier schedule coming up, the Rockets should start improving record wise. Look at this example:
Team A plays the Lakers, Celtics, Heat, and Nets. Team A loses to the first three teams by 3 points each, but blows out the Nets by 40. Then, you have Team B, who plays the Nets, Wizards, Clippers, and Lakers. Team B beats the first three teams by 10 points each, but gets blown out by the Lakers by 40. Who is the better team?
Actually just the opposite. Hollinger has a long history of getting it wrong with his formulas so this is a good sign. His power rankings have had the Cavs #1 the past two years and we all know how that worked out. If I remember right he's also picked the Utah Jazz to beat the Lakers in the playoffs the past three years.
Way to go chimpy!
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