Well his own program picked his team 10th. I think he wants to come back and edit the program to memphis's advantage
Doubt he gives a shit quite honestly. Bet it was a heck of a pay raise and he can still be a nerd with his algorithms on the side.
I don't see how a computer program would have the thunder up at 8th with a 15 - 17 record. It looks like somebody is manipulating things. The rockets right behind them have six more wins and a tougher sos
For power rankings, the Hollinger-bot does take Last 10 Games into account, and weighs them against the total record/stats. OKC's last 10 games, even though they are 6-4, has some gaudy stats for Margin of Victory and Strength of Schedule.
Yep, the last 10 games are weighted very heavily in Hollinger's simulations. I call it the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately factor. If you look at OKC, HOU and MEM, all are 6-4 in their last 10 games, all have had a tougher than average SOS, but OKC has a much higher MOV. The last 10 game MOV for HOU and MEM are barely positive. They have been squeaking by by the skin of their teeth and the Hollinger simulations don't think that is as sustainable long run run as the continued success of a team with a much larger recent MOV. BNM
Also, Hollinger's Power Rankings are real time - who is better right now. They are update daily. If you want to see what his simulations project long term, check out his playoff odds. Even though OKC is currently ahead of HOU and MEM in his Power Rankings, his simulations project MEM and HOU as the 3rd and 4th seeds in the West with 52 and 51 wins respective!y. He currently projects OKC as the 8th seed with 45 wins. BNM
Well if we won both our last ten record would be 9-1 and our sos would be above five. And even if we won both games by only one point, our margin for last ten would still be over 7. So most likely, if we win those games we would be on top, but the Warriors might still be able to pull ahead by a sliver. They play 76ers and could run up the margin, and Toronto, which will keep their sos strong.
Depends on what Golden State does, to be honest. Remember the better they perform the harder it is to catch them.
The ATL game might not even be needed. A win over Toronto would increase our L10 record to 9-1 (pushing out our loss to Chicago), and increases our L10 MAR to at least 10.0. That would probably be enough, especially considering that GSW's SOS will take a big hit tomorrow after playing Philly.
I think we're a little high. Stotts has been doing a great job making up for Rolo on a game by game basis, but eventually we're going to get figured out. These shit teams are coming at just the right time for us. Not having LA play is huge for his recovery and allows his legs a nice break. Also, we haven't had to play our starters huge minutes in his absence.
