Comments on: Pythagoras Strikes Back

By: Jay G.

Jay G. — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:48:12 +0000

AAAAAAH What a play by David Lee!

By: scutterdmd

scutterdmd — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:11:52 +0000

BENCH CRAWFORD!!! PLEASE!!!!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:06:12 +0000

No way.

No fucking way.

No fucking way in hell.

ANOTHER three-pointer?!??!?!

By: KnickerBlogger

KnickerBlogger — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:49:37 +0000

If anyone is watching tonight’s Charlotte-Knicks game, remember this from 2 nights ago:

http://www.knickerblogger.net/?p=441#comment-41913

“Did anyone else go ballistic when the game was tied in regulation, and Crawford pulls up for a 3?

That drives me absolutely nuts, and Jamal does it all the time. You need 1 point. Move in 6 feet & take the 18 footer! Or drive & try to draw a foul. A three point shot is about the worst shot you can take in that situation.”

So what does Jamal do in the closing seconds of regulation? Take a foot on the line 2 pointer. Drive me nuts. N-V-

By: KnickerBlogger

KnickerBlogger — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:45:01 +0000

Hudson – a sign of a good team isn’t how many 1 point games they win, but how often they just blow their opponent out of the water. With the NBA FG% near 50% you figure the 1 point games are luck at best.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 02:44:58 +0000

I think all tie games should end with Jamal Crawford taking threes.

By: Hudson River

Hudson River — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:26:10 +0000

I don’t trust this stat. If a team doesn’t blow teams out very well there expected win % will be worse. At the end of the day, whether it be by 60 or on a running lay-up by Stephon Marbury it counts as exactly 1 win.

By: KD

KD — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:48:59 +0000

Larry, our Bulls have to improve at winning the close ones. The reason for the disparity is the games they let get away: they never should have lost the Sacramento game, and to a lesser extent, the Rockets/Nugs/Laker games. Win three of those four, and the winning percentage is on line with the expected percentage.

The better news? They’ve won two close ones in a row, without relying on Gordon chucking 20-footers to put teams away. Not that Big Ben hitting two free throws to send a game to OT is a nicer alternative, though. :)

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 19:13:50 +0000

Thanks for the stats page!!

Wooooo-hooooo!! My Chicago Bulls have the highest expected win percentage in the East – and that was prior to beating the LA Lakers by 5 last night!!!

All the stars are aligning for the Bulls. How about an NBA Finals appearance (Chicago-Phoenix would be awesome) and a top 3 pick in the deepest NBA Draft in years??

Sorry to gloat. Isiah outplayed John Paxson so often ON the court – and then Pax de-pants Isiah in the boardroom. Sweeeeet.

By: Michael Zannettis

Michael Zannettis — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:03:27 +0000

The Knicks have a .396 win expectancy, which translates to 10.6 wins.

At 10-17 their record is pretty much exactly where we would expect it to be.

No silver lining here.