Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
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it's interesting to see those jazz and sonics teams... who the bulls rolled [/ QUOTE ] In 97 the Bulls beat the Jazz 4-2 with winning margins of 2,12,2 and 4 points. Bulls beat the Jazz 4-2 in 98 playoffs with 3 of their wins coming by 5,4 and 1 point respectively. Not exactly "rolled". |
Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
A major problem with trying to rank teams like this is that you can only measure each team relative to the competition they played against. If you play against really good competition you get penalized.
So it's not so much that he's ranking these teams against each other. It's basically just saying which teams were the most dominant over their competition. That seems different than actually figuring out which team is actually the best. |
Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
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List is busto. 1993 Suns are way too low. I want to jam a knife into Hollinger's side and short-wire his circuits, as he is clearly a robot. [/ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Jazz should be rated higher [/ QUOTE ] By his ranking system, teams that actually win the title get a bunch of bonus points. So it's not shocking that almost no runner-ups are ranked higher than any of the actual championship teams. |
Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
Here are the 11-40 rankings. That should cover about all of the winning teams.
11. 2001 Lakers 12. 1998 Bulls 13. 1990 Pistons 14. 2000 Lakers 15. 1993 Bulls 16. 2005 Spurs 17. 2002 Lakers 18. 1981 Celtics 19. 2003 Spurs 20. 1982 Lakers 21. 2004 Pistons 22. 1980 Lakers 23. 1984 Celtics 24. 1997 Jazz 25. 1988 Lakers 26. 1977 Blazers 27. 1994 Rockets 28. 1996 Sonics 29. 1989 Lakers 30. 1985 Celtics 31. 2006 Heat 32. 2006 Mavs 33. 1984 Lakers 34. 1998 Jazz 35. 1992 Blazers 36. 1988 Pistons 37. 1979 Sonics 38. 1991 Lakers 39. 1980 76ers 40. 2005 Pistons |
Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
Taraz,
Re: weighting, you're right. It's just busted and while lists are fun and all, this particular one leaves more questions than answers. I'm too lazy to see how many non-champs finished ahead of actual champs, but most sane people would agree that last year Mavericks were better than the Heat, yet ended up ranked below them (although the Heat took a bit of a brutal beat in their ranking, at least among winners). Not saying I have a better idea, but Hollinger is a robot who must be stopped. |
Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
Does he ever rank a team that won behind the team that it beat. Seems pretty crazy if the best team has won the finals every time [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].
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Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
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List is busto. 1993 Suns are way too low. I want to jam a knife into Hollinger's side and short-wire his circuits, as he is clearly a robot. [/ QUOTE ] Unlike you, the rest of the sports world recognizes that Game 1 and Game 2 in that series did actually occur. |
Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
Clark,
Meh, I mostly made that post cuz I knew you would delurk. I'm too busy to counter your comment, but look forward to the debate raging anew in coming months. |
Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
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Does he ever rank a team that won behind the team that it beat. Seems pretty crazy if the best team has won the finals every time [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. [/ QUOTE ] No. 15 point bonus to the winner (which, yeah, is lame). And yes, the mavs were way better than the heat last year. |
Re: ESPN\'s Hollinger rates NBA Finals teams of past 30 yrs.
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[ QUOTE ] Does he ever rank a team that won behind the team that it beat. Seems pretty crazy if the best team has won the finals every time [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. [/ QUOTE ] No. 15 point bonus to the winner (which, yeah, is lame). And yes, the mavs were way better than the heat last year. [/ QUOTE ] Wah wah wah. If they really were way better, they would have won. There's quite a bit to be said for actually getting [censored] done and not running 2nd all the time. |
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