[NBC Sports] Statistical Profile of a Title Team

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  1. durvasa

    durvasa JBB Rockets Fan

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    An interesting article for those who are into stats:

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    What is the statistical profile of an NBA championship team?

    Hall of Famer Hubie Brown, who coached the Kentucky Colonels to the 1975 ABA championship and is now an analyst for ESPN's NBA coverage, has always emphasized the importance of point differential. Hank Egan, a Cleveland Cavaliers Assistant Coach who was a member of Gregg Popovich's staff when the San Antonio Spurs won the 1999 championship, told me that the first statistic he looks at is defensive field goal percentage.

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  2. phunDamentalz

    phunDamentalz JBB JustBBall Member

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    cool. according to those stats, Utah and San Antonio will come out of the West and Cleveland and Orlando will come out of the east. that sounds right.
     

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