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The Phoenix Suns and Playoff "Injustice" - HoopDon
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All Time MVP Snubs. The Phoenix Suns and Playoff Injustice. Whose article I must credit for breaking the Camel's (me) back. My position, which I will articulate below, can be summarized as such. The inclusion of the Phoenix Suns, and teams like them, won't increase league popularity or alter the results of the Playoffs. Therefore, we'd do better to avoid unnecessary rule-changes or narrative building. Who cares if the Suns can be exciting, if they have improved players, and if Bledsoe can jump high?
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NBA Finals Performances 2000-2013 AWS - HoopDon
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All Time MVP Snubs. NBA Finals Performances 2000-2013 AWS. Despite all the mystique surrounding the NBA Finals in the basketball world, relatively little has been done to rank/tabulate these games. The best attempts I've seen usually involve ranking Finals Performances by Game-Score, which while something, is clearly not the optimal way to approach this. Top 30 Finals Performances 2000-2013. How did you determine strength of opponent, and account for it? Read my awesome stuff at. Stats for the NBA.
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2014 HDR NBA Playoff Ratings (RAPM-SPM) *Updated Through 6/11/14* - HoopDon
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All Time MVP Snubs. 2014 HDR NBA Playoff Ratings (RAPM-SPM) *Updated Through 6/11/14*. The first weekend of the NBA Playoffs is over, meaning this is an ideal time to post some player ratings. As before, these ratings are based on my free-flowing HDR metric, which is a RAPM based SPM metric. For those who don't know what the heck that means,. Click here for the basic idea. For details on what HDR is, and how it compares to other metrics,. As its a regular-season stat only. Read my awesome stuff at.
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Kawhi Leonard's Historical Finals MPV - HoopDon
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All Time MVP Snubs. Kawhi Leonard's Historical Finals MPV. The San Antonio Spurs won the 2014 NBA Championship, my beloved Miami Heat lost, and I feel sad. That said, this Spurs team was clearly in a class of its own, and I just couldn't help but smile as the Pop/Timmy/Manu/Tony quartet hoisted another trophy. The young Kawhi Leonard also hoisted some hardware this past weekend, specifically, the Finals MVP trophy. Therefore, its only proper that I use my. Third youngest Finals MVP in history. As depicte...
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All Time MVP Snubs. The Three-Point Shot is Still Under-Utilized. The first reason teams could stand to shoot more 3's, has been well known in the analytic community for years. Relative to Mid-Range jumpers, 3-Point attempts have a significantly higher chance of being rebounded by the offense (as seen by. Have been found by Kirk Goldsberry. Is a somewhat radical shift in what Basketball-Heads consider a "good shot". The league-average FG% on long-Mid-Range jumpers (16-23) in 2013, was 38.3%. When taking ...
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Breaking Down Miami's Recent Struggles - HoopDon
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All Time MVP Snubs. Breaking Down Miami's Recent Struggles. The world is better now since the Heat is losing.". The Miami Heat are a great basketball team. Arguably,the best basketball team, when healthy and engaged. However, after losing five of their last six games, even. LeBron James is starting to worry. As the world crumbles around the Heat for what seems to be the 100th time since 2011, I set out to shed some light on their recent struggles. These past 6 games, 9.2 points worse. I don't want to spe...
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NBA Finals Ratings Revised via RAPM-SPM - HoopDon
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All Time MVP Snubs. NBA Finals Ratings Revised via RAPM-SPM. A little while ago. I set out to rank. The greatest NBA Finals Performances using Alternate Win Score (AWS). The motivation (aside from interest) was simple. It hadn't been done (aside from PER and Game-Score), and when adjusting for pace and strength-of-opponent, I was certain my new rankings would be the best available (and they were). I created a new SPM-metric I'm calling. For details on what SPM is and how I basically derived it,. As depic...
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NBA Finals Ratings Revised via RAPM-SPM - HoopDon
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All Time MVP Snubs. NBA Finals Ratings Revised via RAPM-SPM. A little while ago. I set out to rank. The greatest NBA Finals Performances using Alternate Win Score (AWS). The motivation (aside from interest) was simple. It hadn't been done (aside from PER and Game-Score), and when adjusting for pace and strength-of-opponent, I was certain my new rankings would be the best available (and they were). I created a new SPM-metric I'm calling. For details on what SPM is and how I basically derived it,. As depic...
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June | 2014 | jtraylor094
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It’s all about the Money. June 3, 2014. I need more money. I told myself countless times. Today money has become so powerful, that now it’s the only reason people do anything, and they always ask for more. As an experienced employee at Dairy Queen, having been there for ten months now, I’ve fallen into the trap that everyone else has. The love of money. Sir, what can I do to get a raise? I couldn’t believe it; did he actually just say that he agreed with me? What will his future contain? June 3, 2014.
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