Some SoS numbers.

by shuppatsu on Dec 2, 2008 3:11 PM PST

I had a little fun with Excel today, and calculated the Strength of Schedule for the three Northwest contenders, based on current records and subtracting out the games played by that team. The numbers echo what Dave and others have been saying. One thing to note is, that in terms of difficulty of opponents, the Nuggets season closely mirrors our own. One big caveat is that I did not factor in the effect of home vs. away, and the effect of back-to-back games.

SoS for the season--

Portland: .491

Utah: .484

Denver: .491

SoS so far--

Portland: .532

Utah: .412

Denver: .516

Yeah, I know these numbers are different from what Hollinger gives. I don't know his methodology. But my numbers do match up with the numbers at playoffstatus.com.

SoS for the remainder--

Portland: .479

Utah: .504

Denver: .484

SoS for December--

Portland: .547

Utah: .535

Denver: .524

SoS after December--

Portland: .460

Utah: .495

Denver: .472

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nice job

i’m surpised Denver is so similar… they may be our nemesis

by hotstuffdb22 on Dec 2, 2008 3:20 PM PST reply actions

Denver is playing really well righ now

with Chauncey at the point. He has totally changed that teams identity. I don’t think many people expected that out of the Allen Iverson trade

Woof

by Charles Barkley McLovin on Dec 2, 2008 3:27 PM PST reply actions

Is your SoS based on current record

last year’s record or maybe an educated guess as to what record they will end up with?

It’s a good thing Utah played such a cupcake schedule when Deron Williams and Boozer were out. Well, good for them anyway.

"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"

by Magnum on Dec 2, 2008 4:02 PM PST reply actions

Wouldnt the SOS be...

Lower for us since the teams we have beaten have a worse record because we have beaten them? I dont really understand the SOS because the records of the teams we played also reflect loses incurred by the Blazers. Therefor their SOS would be higher if we hadnt beaten them increasing our SOS…is that correct or are our games not included when calculating the other teams SOS and ours?

by TheOdenator52 on Dec 2, 2008 4:34 PM PST reply actions