Here are NBA ratings
| Team | off | def | total |
| Philadelphia 76ers |
5.60 | -5.73 | 11.33 |
| Miami Heat | 12.59 | 3.73 | 8.87 |
| Chicago Bulls | 1.00 | -7.67 | 8.67 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 2.84 | -3.54 | 6.38 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 6.18 | 0.82 | 5.37 |
| Denver Nuggets | 10.49 | 5.37 | 5.12 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 2.48 | -1.66 | 4.14 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 4.50 | 0.51 | 3.99 |
| Los Angeles Lakers | -3.09 | -6.37 | 3.28 |
| Dallas Mavericks | -2.91 | -6.01 | 3.10 |
| Indiana Pacers | -1.20 | -4.08 | 2.88 |
| Utah Jazz | 0.60 | -1.89 | 2.48 |
| Orlando Magic | 2.17 | 0.04 | 2.13 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 2.63 | 1.18 | 1.45 |
| Memphis Grizzlies | -0.21 | -1.14 | 0.93 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 0.01 | -0.80 | 0.81 |
| Houston Rockets | 2.48 | 2.38 | 0.10 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 2.62 | 3.23 | -0.61 |
| Phoenix Suns | 1.18 | 3.07 | -1.89 |
| Golden State Warriors | 0.90 | 3.57 | -2.67 |
| Milwaukee Bucks | -3.63 | 0.09 | -3.72 |
| New York Knicks | -1.34 | 2.47 | -3.81 |
| New Orleans Hornets | -8.73 | -4.87 | -3.85 |
| Boston Celtics | -4.66 | -0.03 | -4.63 |
| Toronto Raptors | -7.72 | -3.04 | -4.68 |
| New Jersey Nets | -2.26 | 3.59 | -5.85 |
| Detroit Pistons | -8.36 | 0.40 | -8.77 |
| Sacramento Kings | -2.25 | 7.02 | -9.27 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | -4.70 | 5.37 | -10.07 |
| Washington Wizards | -7.23 | 3.96 | -11.18 |
One interesting thing about these numbers is that, although the Heat constantly claim during interviews that their main focus is their defense, only 4 teams are worse than they are defensively (disclaimer: I’m a big Heat fan). They can be phenomenal defensively during parts of a game, but on average, overall, they don’t seem to be doing that well.
Comment by Tallys Yunes — January 18, 2012 @ 11:34 am
Are the total numbers designed such that, for two teams, the difference in the numbers (after a HFA adjustment) is the projected margin of victory if they play?
Comment by Patrick — January 20, 2012 @ 11:04 am
yes
Comment by wwinston — January 20, 2012 @ 11:35 am
Wayne,
I just got “Mathletics” in the mail. Looking forward to reading it.
I have a quick question.
How large a sample is required before these ratings can be almost fully trusted?
I agree that the 76ers have been playing very well, but I have a tough time believing they can sustain this level of play given that there were no dramatic roster changes to account for this much improvement.
Comment by lovethoseknicks — January 20, 2012 @ 1:52 pm