The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - It appears the Knicks have the potential to make their Melo offer to Denver a little more intriguing. - Lance Stephenson notwithstanding, it seems like the NBA has been on an extraordinary run of adding superior talent who also happen to have their heads … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 1/21/11
The Outside World – 1/14/11
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
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
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
The Outside World – 12/10/10
The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - There was a nauseating surplus of coverage of LeBron's return to Cleveland last Thursday. Two things that didn't make me nauseous: A video of a Cavs assistant telling LeBron off and a collection of the best tweets from during the game. - There are several strong … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 12/10/10