I'm John Hollinger. I smoke crack. Just check my rankings.

Mags FTW · Post #1 » by **Mags FTW** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:29 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/powerranking
1-Lakers
2-Celtics
3-Pistons
4-Raptors
5-Jazz
6-Rockets
7-Spurs
8-Hornets
9-Mavs
10-Magic
11-Suns
12-Nuggets
13-Warriors
14-Sixers
15-Cavs

Post #2 » by **MickeyDavis** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:33 pm

And while the Bucks moved up one notch, his rating of us actually went down from 93.481 to 93.472

Bucks_Revenge · Post #3 » by **Bucks_Revenge** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:40 pm

the sixers have won 7 straight so for this week they are hot....these power rankings are based on week by week.

Kerb Hohl · Post #4 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:42 pm

Hollinger for the most part has an obsession with margin of victory. I think we contributed to that ranking more than the Sixers did themselves.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=280130020

They also beat Miami by 17, LA Clips by 21, Dallas by 12, Memphis by 16, Knicks by 40, Orlando by 12 in the past 2 weeks or so.

I remember last year when the Spurs were having a mediocre season by their standards he had them #1 the whole season because their wins were all blowouts.

Looks like his views were validated by their title and the Mavs getting knocked out in the 1st round so we get to read his crappy rankings for longer now.

Mags FTW · Post #5 » by **Mags FTW** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:44 pm

Bucks_Revenge wrote:the sixers have won 7 straight so for this week they are hot....these power rankings are based on week by week.

Then why would we be 26th? And didn't Toronto lose to the Knicks, yet they're 4th?

Kerb Hohl · Post #6 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:48 pm

MickeyDavis wrote:And while the Bucks moved up one notch, his rating of us actually went down from 93.481 to 93.472

Probably because even though we beat some great teams we only won them by a a few points each. I can understand his reasoning for the margin argument but sometimes it doesn't make sense.

Kerb Hohl · Post #7 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:50 pm

From his FAQ:

How can a team with a record of (X) be ranked so low, while a team with a worse record of (Y) is ahead of them?

Because win-loss record is sometimes a very misleading indicator of quality, as we saw with teams like San Antonio and Miami in the playoffs last season. Scoring margin tends to be a better predictor of success, so that's what goes into the formula.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=RankingsFAQ-07

BobbyLight · Post #8 » by **BobbyLight** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:51 pm

Bucks_Revenge wrote:the sixers have won 7 straight so for this week they are hot....these power rankings are based on week by week.

Incorrect. They factor in the entire year. Always have. That's why they have the overall record in there.

Bucks_Revenge · Post #9 » by **Bucks_Revenge** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:03 pm

Mags FTW wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Then why would we be 26th? And didn't Toronto lose to the Knicks, yet they're 4th?

hey i never said Hollinger was right at anything he does....I was just saying I can understand.

I am not a fan of hollinger.

drew881 · Post #10 » by **drew881** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:40 pm

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=A ... &type=lgns

Yahoo rankings seem to be a bit better choices. They lack the methodology and stats, but i like the picks better.

Mags FTW · Post #11 » by **Mags FTW** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:47 pm

drew881 wrote:http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Al8ajpKq9rX8uyS4kXyfOOW8vLYF?slug=jy-powerrankings022608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Yahoo rankings seem to be a bit better choices. They lack the methodology and stats, but i like the picks better.

They still use the purple logo. :nonono: