I wrote a post a week or two ago wondering whether or not the Mavericks' low point differential foretold an early playoff exit, despite the way the Mavericks are playing as of late.
I didn't come to any concrete conclusion, but I think what we all took away from it was that point differential was important, but not essential.
Well, John Hollinger runs his power rankings every day, and as one might expect with the end of the winning streak, the have fallen from their "peak" of being ranked 12th, and are now 14th.
Now, power rankings are essentially worthless, a way to maybe track progress and to definitely start arguments, but they clearly don't mean anything in "real" life. Except, of course, the weekly Bleacher Report power rankings , which are Gospel.
Most of the time the power rankings are subjective—they're one person or a group of people's thoughts on the hierarchy of the league. In Hollinger's case, they're a result of his formula, and the way the Mavericks have been listed in the power rankings, it shows why numbers don't tell the whole story.
In fact, the Mavericks are a walking ...
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Dallas Mavericks Wreaking Havoc with John Hollinger’s Numbers
March 25th, 2010 by Alex McVeigh Leave a reply »
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