Hollinger Power Rankings

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  1. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I think the problem isn't the fact that he pointed out their record against .500 teams, but that he used that singular point as conclusive proof that the Blazers weren't for real. To use your weather analogy, it's like seeing a single unseasonably cold day and determining that global warming must be a farce.
     
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    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    hold on, Hobie Brown actually has a twitter account?
     
  3. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    Nah, but it was the only name I found! Hahahaha
     
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    And they've lost 2 straight with almost everyone back
     
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    A twitter account for Hubie Brown wouldn't allow him to finish one sentence..he needs two or three pages to say anything about basketball.
     
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    Exactly. He wasn't using facts to comment about the current state of affairs, he was using them he (at least) imply about the future. Hence, the #suckit
     
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    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    BTW, when I checked this morning, I noticed that ATL has passed POR for 2nd in Hollinger's Power Rankings - even though neither team played yesterday.

    It's all about SOS. So, how well your previous opponents do impacts your RAT. As a general example, that early season loss to SAC hurts us now more than then. SAC was off to a good start, so at the time, that was a loss to a quality opponent. With Boogie out, the firing of their coach and a return to their traditional losing ways, SAC can no longer be considered a "quality" opponent and that hurts our overall SOS.

    Specifically, the MEM loss to CLE was probably what tipped the RAT in ATL's favor last night. Getting beat by 14 in CLE, following getting beaten by at home by CHI has weakened MEM's RAT and hurt our SOS. ALT hasn't played MEM, so their SOS didn't take the same hit ours did when MEM lost to CLE.

    Those are just a couple examples. SOS is adjusted daily. So, as the teams you've previously played go hot and cold, it impacts your SOS, even on your off days.

    BNM
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    It's a management gap. The organizations back East are just shit. Sure, there may be one or two good ones at a time, but nothing matches the organizational depth of the West.
     

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