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let it all out...being swept by two eastern conference teams sucks
It's awful tough typing with those three rings weighing your fingers down, ain't it?
let it all out...being swept by two eastern conference teams sucks
are you kidding? Hollinger's rankings are a big indicator which team is the best in the league. Not the number of wins.
Actually I'm glad you guys are on top, and secured. Because it would have been a lot more worrisome for both of us, if our teams were neck and neck. As long as we get the 2nd or 3rd seed. I'm happy.
What really sucks is being up 2-0 on an Eastern Conf team in the finals and then getting swept.
Actually I'm glad you guys are on top, and secured. Because it would have been a lot more worrisome for both of us, if our teams were neck and neck. As long as we get the 2nd or 3rd seed. I'm happy.about the hollinger rankings comment...oh-kay
Woah, hey, bringin up the Finals....didn't see THAT one comin' from a Spurs fan either!
Why not go for the hat trick? You dropped "three rings", now "choked in the finals", so let's wrap things up with a nice generic Hasselhoff reference, or maybe something about exercise bikes?
you think I'm joking?
It's statistics!
Ok. HAT TRICK!!!
you guys cant say the absence of george and buckner is anything close to the absence of billups and hunter, no way
but a win is a win
Well, Billups does more scoring but the point was defense. Having those guys to play some D would have been nice. I really don't understand anyone using the excuse that the Pistons didn't have Billups hurt them so much...Flip Murray scored 18 and Billups averages 17. What did he not give them that Billups would have? Plus, Murray had quite a few steals. I'm just saying, Murray filled in nicely. I'm not comparing the different players being out. Only stating that Murray gave as much as far as scoring and defense as Billups gives on average.
that's a fair assessment for sure
but if billups was to get 17, and even if murray was to get only 8 points off the bench, that extra bench production could've made a huge difference in such a close game. Murray stepping up was nice, but then who is there to carry the load in the 2nd unit for the pistons?
and on another quick note, i wish the playoffs wouldn't start for another 4 months if only because the spurs are so ridiculously far from being ready
If you have any cute, single friends in Austin... I might be there in a few weeks, so feel free to send them my waynote to self: be nice to ronmexico every once in awhile
(the ones that don't mind herpes, of course)
or suns fans
That's true - we embrace herpes... except we call it "getting blown out on consecutive nights after beating Dallas"
Good point also.that's a fair assessment for sure
but if billups was to get 17, and even if murray was to get only 8 points off the bench, that extra bench production could've made a huge difference in such a close game. Murray stepping up was nice, but then who is there to carry the load in the 2nd unit for the pistons?
Back to the subject at hand
If he puts more height in margin of victory (.16 differeance between Mavs/Spurs), then why even have the other stats. I would think that a close win against a very good team would be worth more then a blow-out of a weak team.
I mean the Mavs are up on strength of schedule and W/L. To the layman, that would tend to put them on top. Personally, I would factor in who the team lost too ... If they only loose to the better teams, and don't loose to "lesser teams" that should go in their favor as well.
I don't know, I was just wondering if anyone can actually figure his system out and explane it, because it just doesn't seem right the way that it is shown (With the Mavs leading in every catogory except one, and its very close, but being ranked second.)
Wow, just noticed that the Spurs rating increase after the loss to the Celtics .... Wow
I may be wrong, but I think the difference might be that the Spurs have had more road games. That effect should be negated after this slew of road games for the Mavs.
They have played more road games then the Mavs, but in the extra games they are 1-4. That should actually work against them.I may be wrong, but I think the difference might be that the Spurs have had more road games. That effect should be negated after this slew of road games for the Mavs.
I think that I am just going to have to think that Hollinger REALLY likes the Spurs ... I mean, their rating goes up after a home loss to the Celtics?
I hate to be the one to give up the secret but.....
John Hollinger is actually the poster known as SpursDynasty
That should clear some things up
Billups is a pretty good defender as well (at least on a person w/ normal foot speed), plus he's a wayyyyy more productive playmaker than Murray. It ain't all about the points.
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