Best Inside and Outside

Best Inside and Outside

Who is the NBA’s all-time best inside (the 4 or the 5) player? Who’s the NBA’s all-time best outside (the 1, the 2, or the 3) player?  We are not talking about the NBA MVP category, which is a whole different statistical category. Instead we want to determine...
Quantity Versus Quality

Quantity Versus Quality

We are less than two weeks away from the start of the 2015-2016 NBA season. On October 27th, that first magical night of basketball, we have three games: the Hawks host the Pistons, the Cavs travel to Chicago, and the Warriors will host the Pelicans. Can’t hardly...
Statistical MVPs??

Statistical MVPs??

Who is the NBA’s All-Time MVP? As Smash Mouth said in the song “All Star”: “Yep, what a concept.” OMG, the comments on the NBA’s 50 Greatest were outrageous enough, let alone adding in today’s players. But, in a rudimentary statistical analysis, let’s see how...
A Rose by Any Other Name

A Rose by Any Other Name

Derrick Rose has been in the news a lot lately, what with the alleged sexual assault and the broken orbital bone suffered in practice. First-year coach Fred Hoiberg is still hoping for Rose’s return before October 27, when the Bulls open their season against archrival...
NBA’s 50 Greatest by Position

NBA’s 50 Greatest by Position

Tonight we’ll see the NBA’s 50 Greatest Player’s relative rankings by position after averaging all six statistical categories previously discussed to produce a numerical average where, like golf, the lowest score equals the best rank. This list was released in 1996,...