Comments on: Some Interesting NBA data http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/ the mark cuban weblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:25:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Brian Willard http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/#comment-64033 Brian Willard Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:12:22 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1176#comment-64033 Hey guys, I did some analysis of the 95/96 season (the only season I could get numbers for) you can read about it here: http://www.codingonthetrain.com/2009/04/nba-data-analysis.html . Basically teams teams playing in back-to-back games won about 7% less games then when they had a day of rest before hand. Hey guys, I did some analysis of the 95/96 season (the only season I could get numbers for) you can read about it here: http://www.codingonthetrain.com/2009/04/nba-data-analysis.html . Basically teams teams playing in back-to-back games won about 7% less games then when they had a day of rest before hand.

]]> By: halimbaba http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/#comment-63096 halimbaba Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:18:38 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1176#comment-63096 thank you... thank you…

]]> By: halim http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/#comment-62085 halim Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:09:46 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1176#comment-62085 Siteniz gayat başarılı tebrikler... Siteniz gayat başarılı tebrikler…

]]> By: Ashley http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/#comment-62059 Ashley Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:53:27 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1176#comment-62059 I work for the Hawks. March is running me ragged!!! I work for the Hawks. March is running me ragged!!!

]]> By: jimmy http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/#comment-61957 jimmy Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:18:22 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1176#comment-61957 Forgot to add: The Lakers have a back to back on the 7th game of a road trip comming up in Milwaukee on April 1. Forgot to add:

The Lakers have a back to back on the 7th game of a road trip comming up in Milwaukee on April 1.

]]> By: josh http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/#comment-61909 josh Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:57:39 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1176#comment-61909 Mike, how did you come up with the rating of easiest to hardest schedule. How can the Kings have an easy schedule when they play 3 times (4th game in 5 nights) and have 0 opponents and play 18 back to backs and only play 11 opponents on their back to back. Wouldn't they have a tough schedule? That would give them a minus not a plus. Not sure how you came up with that list. Mike, how did you come up with the rating of easiest to hardest schedule. How can the Kings have an easy schedule when they play 3 times (4th game in 5 nights) and have 0 opponents and play 18 back to backs and only play 11 opponents on their back to back. Wouldn’t they have a tough schedule? That would give them a minus not a plus. Not sure how you came up with that list.

]]> By: Michele http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/#comment-61897 Michele Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:05:03 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1176#comment-61897 I love seeing this type of information about the NBA! Along these same lines, the below is a very cool article about how some NBA teams are using statistics in a very different way. Mark - I'm sure this is something that the Mavs have been doing for years - but really interesting stuff! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magazine/15Battier-t.html I love seeing this type of information about the NBA! Along these same lines, the below is a very cool article about how some NBA teams are using statistics in a very different way. Mark – I’m sure this is something that the Mavs have been doing for years – but really interesting stuff!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magazine/15Battier-t.html

]]> By: Brian Tung http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/#comment-61839 Brian Tung Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:18:26 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1176#comment-61839 Mike, since a 4-in-5 necessarily contains two back-to-backs (in most seasons, no team plays games on three or more consecutive nights), you've actually counted the 4-in-5 blocks around five times as much as back-to-backs. It might be a little less, if there are any 6-in-8 blocks. Those are probably pretty rare, though. My advice would be to just add the differentials, without multiplying the 4-in-5 blocks by 3 first, if you want to weight them by a 3-to-1 ratio. Mike, since a 4-in-5 necessarily contains two back-to-backs (in most seasons, no team plays games on three or more consecutive nights), you’ve actually counted the 4-in-5 blocks around five times as much as back-to-backs. It might be a little less, if there are any 6-in-8 blocks. Those are probably pretty rare, though.

My advice would be to just add the differentials, without multiplying the 4-in-5 blocks by 3 first, if you want to weight them by a 3-to-1 ratio.

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]]> By: Ken http://blogmaverick.com/2009/03/08/some-interesting-nba-data/#comment-61724 Ken Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:19:13 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1176#comment-61724 The first game of a back to back is irrelevant. It's the second game that matters. A home game that is the second of a back to back could nullify home court advantage unless the opponent is playing the second half of a back to back as well. Points have been made about the Jazz getting a lot of playoff teams on back to backs. They also play 17 games on the road which are the second game of back to backs (they're 3 and 9 so far), including 10 playoff teams. When you combine these two pieces of data, it explains the huge disparity in their home and away record. Maybe the schedulers feel like it all averages out that way. They won games at home vs. Phoenix and Houston, but they have to play both of those teams as well as Portland twice in back to backs on the road. In the race out west, one or two games could make a big difference in playoff position. They also go to LA on a back to back the last game of the season. LA may have already shut things down, giving Utah a chance to steal one they couldn't hope to win otherwise. It would be nice to see an analysis at the end of the season that includes win loss data as well as opponent ranking. The first game of a back to back is irrelevant. It’s the second game that matters. A home game that is the second of a back to back could nullify home court advantage unless the opponent is playing the second half of a back to back as well.

Points have been made about the Jazz getting a lot of playoff teams on back to backs. They also play 17 games on the road which are the second game of back to backs (they’re 3 and 9 so far), including 10 playoff teams. When you combine these two pieces of data, it explains the huge disparity in their home and away record. Maybe the schedulers feel like it all averages out that way.

They won games at home vs. Phoenix and Houston, but they have to play both of those teams as well as Portland twice in back to backs on the road. In the race out west, one or two games could make a big difference in playoff position. They also go to LA on a back to back the last game of the season. LA may have already shut things down, giving Utah a chance to steal one they couldn’t hope to win otherwise.

It would be nice to see an analysis at the end of the season that includes win loss data as well as opponent ranking.

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