The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - Now that Stanley Roberts is no longer in the league, what's the fattest team in the NBA? (For the record, there are problems with calculating BMI in this way, check out the comments for more details.) - In other news, Stephen A. Smith is still a raving … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 1/14/11
Active Players: Future Hall of Famers?
By Chas I read from a pretty reputable source recently that, historically, there are about 35 players active at any given time who go on to become Hall of Famers. So, I thought it would be a fun discussion to try and predict who the current 35 or so would be. For the purposes of this exercise, active is defined as any player who played in 2010, so while we know that a … [Read more...] about Active Players: Future Hall of Famers?
NBA Power Rankings 3.0
By Ian Levy It’s time for another look at some NBA Power Rankings. To review, my Power Rankings are different from many others in that I don’t use any subjective judgements, instead relying on a very specific statistical measurement. These Power Rankings are based on the Differential between each team’s Offensive and Defensive Ratings. Offensive and Defensive Ratings show … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings 3.0
Wild Card Weekend
By TLarner Game of the Week Results: Chicago 3, Green Bay 10 The Green Bay defense sacked Bears' quarterback Jay Cutler six times, and intercepted him twice as the Packers defeated their NFC North rival. With their playoff hopes on the line, Aaron Rodgers did just enough to take his team to the Wild Card round. Rodgers threw for 229 yards and a one-yard touchdown … [Read more...] about Wild Card Weekend
The Outside World – 1/7/11
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - You like dunks? Me too. How about the Top Ten from this season courtesy of the Oklahoma City Thunder? - The guys at Hoopism continue to come up with amazing and unique graphic representations of statistical data. This one shows where each team is most … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 1/7/11