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FistOfOakley
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![]() they don't...
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FistOfOakley
Posts: 21079 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 2/18/2010 Member: #3075 |
![]() that also works against us... because if we win these games... dropping to #4 is in play...
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FistOfOakley
Posts: 21079 Alba Posts: 0 Joined: 2/18/2010 Member: #3075 |
![]() http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/nba-power-ratings-and-playoff-odds-okc-woes-and-resurgent-heat/
Going into this week, the tank-tastic Philadelphia 76ers had claimed either last or second-to-last place every time we issued our rankings. But the Minnesota Timberwolves have now dipped below Philly (but not the Knicks!), thanks to day-to-day injury statuses for Ricky Rubio and Nikola Pekovic — and more playing time for the low-rated trio of Justin Hamilton, Chase Budinger and Zach LaVine. As an aside: How bad has LaVine (who carries an NBA-worst short-term RPM rating of -7.1) been as a rookie this season? He’s not quite as far from the mean in a negative direction as LeBron James is in the positive direction (+8.9), but LaVine is roughly as far from zero (in the opposite direction) as Chris Paul (+7.0) and Kawhi Leonard (+6.8)! |