NBA Retrospective

We discuss how well the Spurs, Nuggets, Kings, and Bulls achieved in the Four Factors and reiterate why defense wins championships.

We discuss how the Four Factors model projects wins in 1998-99 and explain why defense wins championships.

We discuss the 1998-99 NBA Playoffs and assess how teams fared compared with their Elo simulation. We also provide deeper statistical analysis for the Spurs, Nuggets, Kings, and Bulls.

We simulate the 1998-99 NBA season using Elo and report on the strength of the simulation and anomalous teams.

We review the 1988-89 Pistons’ blockbuster trade of Adrian Dantley for Mark Aguirre and evaluate which player made more sense statistically for the team.

We discuss how well the Pistons, Suns, Jazz, and Trailblazers achieved in the Four Factors and offer concluding remarks on the 1988-89 season.

We discuss how the Four Factors model projects wins in 1988-88 and dive deeper into turnovers. We also compare the Four Factors projections to the Elo projections.

We discuss the 1988-89 NBA Playoffs and assess how teams fared compared with their Elo simulation. We also provide deeper statistical analysis for the Pistons, Suns, Jazz, and Trailblazers.

We simulate the 1988-89 NBA season using Elo and report on the strength of the simulation and anomalous teams.

We discuss how well the Cavs, Warriors, and 76ers achieved in the Four Factors and offer concluding remarks on the 2015-16 season.