Legitimate Contenders to win the 2009-2010 NBA championship: Part II
Since this corner first developed the following metric:
What it takes to win the NBA Championship
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LEGITIMATE CONTENDERS TO WIN THE 2009-2010 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP [as of Sun Dec 20, 2009] |
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TEAM |
Win% |
Win%R |
QR |
QIR |
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Blazers |
17-12 |
.586 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
3 |
15 |
1 |
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Cavaliers |
20-8 |
.714 |
T5 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
16 |
2 |
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Magic |
20-7 |
.741 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
18 |
T3 |
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Spurs |
14-10 |
.583 |
12 |
7 |
9 |
2 |
18 |
T3 |
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Lakers |
22-4 |
.846 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
19 |
5 |
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Celtics |
21-5 |
.808 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
21 |
T6 |
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Hawks |
19-7 |
.731 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
7 |
21 |
T6 |
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Pistons |
11-16 |
.407 |
21 |
16 |
5 |
4 |
25 |
8 |
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Bobcats |
10-16 |
.385 |
23 |
17 |
2 |
8 |
27 |
9 |
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Thunder |
13-13 |
.500 |
14 |
12 |
7 |
10 |
29 |
T10 |
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Mavericks |
20-8 |
.714 |
T5 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
29 |
T10 |
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Jazz |
16-11 |
.593 |
T9 |
11 |
17 |
9 |
37 |
12 |
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Rockets |
16-11 |
.593 |
T9 |
13 |
17 |
15 |
45 |
T13 |
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Grizzlies |
12-15 |
.444 |
18 |
19 |
25 |
1 |
45 |
T13 |
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Nuggets |
19-9 |
.679 |
7 |
4 |
20 |
25 |
49 |
15 |
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Bucks |
11-14 |
.440 |
19 |
14 |
13 |
23 |
50 |
T16 |
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Clippers |
12-14 |
.462 |
T15 |
21 |
12 |
17 |
50 |
T16 |
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Heat |
13-12 |
.520 |
13 |
18 |
14 |
20 |
52 |
18 |
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Kings |
12-14 |
.462 |
T15 |
15 |
26 |
12 |
53 |
19 |
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Wizards |
8-17 |
.320 |
26 |
22 |
19 |
16 |
57 |
T20 |
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Bulls |
10-15 |
.400 |
22 |
28 |
15 |
14 |
57 |
T20 |
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Suns |
18-9 |
.667 |
8 |
10 |
27 |
24 |
61 |
22 |
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76ers |
7-20 |
.259 |
28 |
26 |
21 |
18 |
65 |
23 |
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Hornets |
12-14 |
.462 |
T15 |
23 |
23 |
26 |
72 |
T24 |
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Pacers |
9-16 |
.360 |
25 |
23 |
22 |
27 |
72 |
T24 |
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Timberwolves |
5-23 |
.179 |
29 |
29 |
24 |
21 |
74 |
26 |
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Nets |
2-26 |
.071 |
30 |
29 |
18 |
28 |
75 |
27 |
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Knicks |
10-17 |
.370 |
24 |
19 |
28 |
29 |
76 |
T28 |
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Raptors |
13-17 |
.433 |
20 |
25 |
29 |
22 |
76 |
T28 |
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Warriors |
7-19 |
.269 |
27 |
27 |
30 |
30 |
87 |
30 |
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Legend: W-L Rec - Won-Loss Record; Win% - Winning Percentage; Win%R - Winning Percentage Rank; PDR – Points Difference Rank; PAR - Points Allowed Rank; RDR – Rebounding Differential Rank; QR – Quality Rating; QIR – Quality Index Ranking; Lighter Shade - Under-rated according to Win%R; Darker Shade - Over-rated according to Win%R. |
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each team which has eventually won the NBA title has finished the regular season schedule with a QR ≤ 34 and a QIR ≤ 11.
How does your favourite team compare, at the moment, to this select group?
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December 24th, 2009 at 1:06 am
Someone is thinking way too much.
What does that order of teams 1-30 actually mean - in words?
There can be no way the Blazers are favored over the Lakers is there?
December 24th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
brothersteve,
1. Those are what the numbers have to say.
2. The only legitimate contenders for the 2009-2010 NBA championship are the teams that finish the season in the #1-11 spots … from amongst the 16 playoff participants … according to the QIR, with a QR <= 34.
The rest are merely pretenders-to-the-throne.
3. Within the eventual group of 11 legitimate contenders, individual match-ups then kick-in to determine how effective each team will be against the specific opponent it draws in any given round of the playoffs.
4. If all other factors are approximately equal, then …
the team which REBOUNDS the ball the most effectively will eventually emerge as the NBA champions, within a given season.
5. Are the Blazers actually the No. 1-rated team in the NBA … right now?
Well …
If you removed:
- the No. 1-rated Wing defender
- the No. 1-rated PF-SF player
- the No. 2-rated Wing player
- the No. 1-rated Center
- the No. 2-rated Center
- the No. 1-rated player, overall
from any other team in the NBA, right now,
AND
put their head coach on the sidelines with a crutches, recovering from an operation for a ruptured achilles tendon,
could you possibly imagine them walking into San Antonio last night and being able to win that game?
For example:
A. The Celtics … without Paul Pierce, Sheldon Williams, Marquis Daniels, Kendrick Perkins, Rasheed Wallace, and Kevin Garnett;
B. The Lakers … Ron Artest, Lamar Odom, Luke Walton, Andre Bynum, Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant;
C. The Magic … Mickeal Pietrus, Rashard Lewis, Matt Barnes, Dwight Howard, Marcin Gortat and Vince Carter; and,
D. The Cavaliers … Anthony Parker, JJ Hickson, Jamario Moon, Shaquille O’Neal, Zadrunas Ilgauskas and Lebron James.
In my book, the answer is a resounding, “ABSOLUTELY NOT!”
When it comes to playoff experience, the Blazers still have a long way to go.
BUT, when it comes to the other factors that are truly meaningful, in terms of determining the eventual NBA champion, sometime down-the-road …
e.g. mental toughness, physical toughness, emotional toughness, skill level, team cohesion, unselfishness … in other words, the personal characteristics associated with the “Pyramid of Success” … plus, Rebounding and Defense
there is no better “TEAM” in the NBA today than the Trail Blazers.
December 29th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Blazers resilience has been unbelievable so far.
It has to catch up with them at some point?
But perhaps the Blazers are just more balanced in their talent than most teams?