The Outside World is a weekly recap of the best basketball writing and analysis the internet has to offer. - If the decline in their record isn't enough to convince you of LeBron James' impact on the Cavaliers, check out these numbers from Neil Paine. This year's Cavs have seen the biggest drop one season drop in eFG% in NBA history. They have also seen the biggest one … [Read more...] about The Outside World – 1/28/11
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Mid-Season Anti-Awards
By Ian Levy This piece also appears at Hickory-High.com At the beginning of December I wrote a post handing out “awards” for some of the less than stellar achievements of the season’s first half. I titled the post 1st Quarter Crapulence, which as a commentor pointed out was a completely incorrect use of the word crapulence. With another 20 or so games under our belts, … [Read more...] about Mid-Season Anti-Awards
The Outside World – 1/21/11
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