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 … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings 2.0
Cy Young Hindsight
In the spirit of "Blind Resume," and at least partly inspired by what I like to call the evolution of Cy Young voters, we introduce the first installment of "Cy Young Hindsight." What we'll be doing here is anonymously presenting the top candidates for the Cy Young award from a prior year, and asking you to tell us who you'd vote for. If you recognize the statistics for any … [Read more...] about Cy Young Hindsight
Week 11 Notes & Predictions
By TLarner Bye weeks are over, so all your teams are in action in Week 11. There are many big games on this week's schedule, including Green Bay at Minnesota and New York Giants at Philadelphia. Monday Night's Results: PHI 59, WAS 28 Michael Vick and the Eagles embarrassed Donovan McNabb and his Redskins last Monday night. Vick had a historic … [Read more...] about Week 11 Notes & Predictions
Is Roy Halladay Overrated?
How could I suggest such a thing? While I'm not trying to imply that Roy Halladay isn't as good as everyone thinks, when it comes to the recent National League Cy Young voting, I do have a bit of a beef. My complaint is not that Halladay's season was undeserving of the award. Rather, it's with the way in which he won it. That is, unanimously. What I don't completely … [Read more...] about Is Roy Halladay Overrated?
The Outside World – 11/19/10
By Ian Levy The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - If you're a Clippers fan or fantasy owner counting on Blake Griffin to be healthy this entire season, you might want to take a look at this. 50 gold stars for effort and chutzpah. Minus 50 gold stars for terrible risk assessment. You can only walk away … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 11/19/10