Can Dallas go all the way

[Scallop Industry Thug]

That's got to be close to best in the league.

Durant is putting up "Shaq in his prime" numbers since the new year - you'd be happy with simply giving him single coverage I would think.

I'm wrapt with that and have no doubt he can completely pants us in a series.

but for Hollinger to use Durant as a reason why they will beat us (when presumably Durant helps them against every other team) while ignoring the fact we are defending him better than anyone is so typically Trollinger.

 

[mdc]

He is just another opinon writer, except he has gone to extra lengths to give himself a veneer of obectivity.

Don't think that's exactly what happened here. At least I don't think he has anything against Dallas per se.

Rather, his Power Rankings were showing Dallas @ 13 after 13 straight wins, and he was obviously getting flooded with hatemail. Instead of just ignoring it, or explaining the quirk in a few words, he decided to write an elaborate but shithouse opinion piece trying to defend the rankings.

 

[scarecrow2k1]

Hollinger is a tool. He invents stats and misuses others. His articles rely on phony playoff percentage chances and PER. I hate him

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Don't think that's exactly what happened here. At least I don't think he has anything against Dallas per se.

Rather, his Power Rankings were showing Dallas @ 13 after 13 straight wins, and he was obviously getting flooded with hatemail. Instead of just ignoring it, or explaining the quirk in a few words, he decided to write an elaborate but shithouse opinion piece trying to defend the rankings.

Why do you think it was shithouse?

I dont read everything he writes, but his MO seems to be to justify whatever his stat formulas spit out.

 

[mdc]

Why do you think it was shithouse?

As I said in the main thread, when you begin to use in-season H2H records to predict playoff series, you're basically admitting you don't feel like doing any real analysis.

Fwiw, it's fairly inconsistent with most of his articles, so I imagine the structure was set by the editor.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Not that it means anything, but my problem with the Mavs is that their average margin of victory is only +2.7 (8th in the West)... so talk about getting lucky.

After the trade however (against a stretch of D-league calibre teams mind you) their point differential is +6.2 which is pretty bad for a team on that stretch of a winning streak.

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

As I said in the main thread, when you begin to use in-season H2H records to predict playoff series, you're basically admitting you don't feel like doing any real analysis.

What about using H2H records from the past 3 years, which Trollinger did?

Fwiw, it's fairly inconsistent with most of his articles, so I imagine the structure was set by the editor.

Stop riding his nuts.

 

[mdc]

Stop riding his nuts.

Hardly. I said it was a POS article.

 

[RoosterLad]

Dallas might not recover from the raping at the hands of the Knickerbockers.

 

[BEEG]

Dallas might not recover from the raping at the hands of the Knickerbockers.

Pretty average effort today

They are really missing terry coming off the bench

This should have been a certain win at home

 

[Spriteftw3]

Denver now #2 in the West standings after today.

 

[Primetime Pricey]

Dallas might not recover from the raping at the hands of the Knickerbockers.

yeah but we are a quality side.....

 

[Rick18]

No.



Seriously though, what do Dallas do now? Does Carlisle stay? Do a few players get moved on? What's their cap space looking like in the near future?

 

[peternorth]

one hell of a bump

 

[RoosterLad]

This thread died in the arse pretty quick. I miss BEEG's daily updates of each and every Dallas victory.

 

[peternorth]

haha yeah

pagin beeg

 

[weagles_fan]

I think the title should read can Dallas get out of the first round?

 

[BEEG]

LOL i gave about 10 updates theres what 70 odd games

Piss weak effort seriously Dallas need to start from scratch or go really hard for a Wade Lebron type which i highly doubt will happen

 

[PokerPies]

I really thought the mavs had a shot...now look at how SA is getting eaten alive by Los Suns. What a shame.

R.I.P. Mavs 2010 season.