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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

Why Statistics are Important?

If you believe that keeping statistics is a waste of time and that the only statistic that matters is the final score, think again. Although the final score is still vital, it is likewise important to see or know how the score was achieved. Coaches and players could use the statistics to study their opponents [...]

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

The NBA – In Recession?

The effects of the global economic recession have reached far and wide, so much that it has reached the NBA as companies trim down on expenses and other costs. Sponsorships and other advertising deals are down and more and more seats go unfilled as the economy has them saving each and every dollar for other [...]

Monday, August 11th, 2008

A New Debut

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Knock, knock. Who’s there? Greg. Greg who?
Yes, folks, the above sentence proves a couple of things. One, it’s kind of obvious who Greg is as Greg Oden finally makes his NBA debut for the Portland Trail Blazers and did well in under 20 minutes of work, scoring 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting from [...]

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

What is Basketball Statistics

Statistics can be defined as the interpretation and analysis of numerical data to obtain a certain degree of understanding of what that data represents. In the sport of basketball statistics are vital information that help in evaluating a player, the team and the sports in general.
Statistics are also used by sports analysts in [...]

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

2008 NBA Playoffs- Eastern&Western Conference 1st Round

Eastern:
Boston Celtics Vs. Atlanta Hawks – tied 2-2
Cleveland Cavaliers Vs. Washington Wizards – CLE leads 3-1
Detroit Pistons Vs. Philadelphia 76ers – DET leads 3-2
Orlando Magic Vs. Toronto Raptors – ORL leads 4-1
Western:
Los Angeles Lakers Vs. Denver Nuggets – LAL leads 4-0
New Orleans Hornets Vs. Dallas Mavericks – NOH leads 4-1
San Antonio [...]

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Top Ten Defensive Player of the Year Award

Here’s the List:
1. 2007-08 – Kevin Garnett
2. 2006-07 – Marcus Camby
3. 2005-06 – Ben Wallace
4. 2004-05 – Ben Wallace
5. 2003-04 – Ron Artest
6. 2002-03 – Ben Wallace
7. 2001-02 – Ben Wallace
8. 2000-01 – Dikembe Mutombo
9. 1999-00 – Alonzo Mourning
10. 1998-99 – Alonzo Mourning

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Ten MVP from Sporting News

Here’s the List:
1. 2006-07 – Dirk Nowitzki
2. 2005-06 – Steve Nash
3. 2004-05 – Shaquille O’Neal
4. 2003-04 – Kevin Garnett
5. 2002-03 – Tim Duncan
6. 2001-02 – Tim Duncan
7. 2000-01 – Allen Iverson
8. 1999-00 – Shaquille O’Neal
9. 1998-99 – Karl Malone
10. 1997-98 – Michael Jordan

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

APBRmetrics

APBRmetrics took its name from the acronym APBR which is the Association for Professional Basketball Research. It is actually the analysis of basketball based on the objective evidence or the basketball statistics. According to basketball analysts, you can give the best evaluation of a basketball based on the possessions. Most common than not, in a [...]