Team Ranks in History (off ELO)

JazzMatt13 · Post #1 » by **JazzMatt13** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:59 am

I saw this recently, and was quite amused that they put Warriors 2015 are the 4th best team of all time (even though the season didn't end).

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the ... f9478960=1

However, I thought it would interest people where 90's Jazz stand. In the search, type Utah, and it shows all Utah teams ever, including Stars, and where they rank among all teams ever.

JazzMatt13 · Post #2 » by **JazzMatt13** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:59 am

Great little article, with a fun tool.

HawaiianJazzFan · Post #3 » by **HawaiianJazzFan** » Sat May 23, 2015 6:35 pm

JazzMatt13 wrote:I saw this recently, and was quite amused that they put Warriors 2015 are the 4th best team of all time (even though the season didn't end).

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the ... f9478960=1

However, I thought it would interest people where 90's Jazz stand. In the search, type Utah, and it shows all Utah teams ever, including Stars, and where they rank among all teams ever.

Statistically this Warriors team is ridiculous.

Post #4 » by **MHSL82** » Sat May 23, 2015 6:40 pm

JazzMatt13 wrote:I saw this recently, and was quite amused that they put Warriors 2015 are the 4th best team of all time (even though the season didn't end).

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the ... f9478960=1

However, I thought it would interest people where 90's Jazz stand. In the search, type Utah, and it shows all Utah teams ever, including Stars, and where they rank among all teams ever.

Your GS comment doesn't make much sense because it seems all the ELO ratings are regular season only, as they are predictive of playoff future success. If playoffs contributed to the score, our teams would be behind all of the champions (unless they weighed champions less than regular season success, which would kill the ratings for me).

So GS ranking isn't surprising to be there before season's end, just surprising to be there at all.

JazzMatt13 · Post #5 » by **JazzMatt13** » Mon May 25, 2015 6:33 am

MHSL82 wrote:
JazzMatt13 wrote:I saw this recently, and was quite amused that they put Warriors 2015 are the 4th best team of all time (even though the season didn't end).

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the ... f9478960=1

However, I thought it would interest people where 90's Jazz stand. In the search, type Utah, and it shows all Utah teams ever, including Stars, and where they rank among all teams ever.

Your GS comment doesn't make much sense because it seems all the ELO ratings are regular season only, as they are predictive of playoff future success. If playoffs contributed to the score, our teams would be behind all of the champions (unless they weighed champions less than regular season success, which would kill the ratings for me).

So GS ranking isn't surprising to be there before season's end, just surprising to be there at all.

Well you don't go around saying someone is a legend, when they have never been to a Finals before. The way it is going to go down if Warriors are this good, is they are going to be the best team to lose.

JazzMatt13 · Post #6 » by **JazzMatt13** » Mon May 25, 2015 6:40 am

3 of the best teams (Bulls' 2nd 3peat) were all close, they went to 6 games. So yeah Bulls won but it required extreme talent to beat 96 Sonics, 97 Jazz and 98 Jazz.

I don't feel Warriors in hindsight are going to be "downright" winners. Plus does anyone expect Lebron James to loose to noobs?

Post #7 » by **MHSL82** » Wed Jun 3, 2015 3:38 pm

Has some rankings with the Jazz mentioned: http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/wher ... ing-casts/