Tuesday, February 13, 2007

An update on how the Mavericks stack up

As we approach the All-Star break, I thought it would be a good time to look at three of the key stats I watch to determine how the Mavericks stack up against the rest of the league. Here are the top 10 teams from the Sagarin ratings, with offensive and defensive efficiency rankings (pp100) and rebounding differential rankings noted:

Dallas
Offense: 2nd (113.4 pp100)
Defense: 5th (105.1 pp100)
Rebounding: 3rd (+4.03)

Phoenix
Offense: 1st (116.1 pp100)
Defense: 11th (107.0 pp100)
Rebounding: 22nd (-2.13)

San Antonio
Offense: 6th (110.1 pp100)
Defense: 3rd (102.4 pp100)
Rebounding: 11th (+1.19)

Houston
Offense: 16th (107.5 pp100)
Defense: 1st (100.0 pp100)
Rebounding: 5th (+2.52)

Utah
Offense: 5th (111.5 pp100)
Defense: 23rd (109.0 pp100)
Rebounding: 1st (+5.74)

Detroit
Offense: 4th (111.6 pp100)
Defense: 9th (105.8 pp100)
Rebounding: 12th (+0.82)

LAL
Offense: 7th (109.6 pp100)
Defense: 20th (109.0 pp100)
Rebounding: 19th (-0.96)

Chicago
Offense: 21st (106.2 pp100)
Defense: 2nd (101.3 pp100)
Rebounding: 9th (+1.77)

Cleveland
Offense: 19th (106.5 pp100)
Defense: 4th (104.2 pp100)
Rebounding: 4th (+3.72)

Washington
Offense: 3rd (112.8 pp100)
Defense: 28th (113.1 pp100)
Rebounding: 24th (-2.44)

As you can see, the Mavericks are ranked in the top 5 in all 3 major categories, and they are the only team ranked in the top 10 in all 3 categories. Here is a look at how the teams would be ranked by their "golf" scores (adding the three rankings together for a total score):

Dallas - 10
San Antonio - 20
Houston - 22
Detroit - 25
Cleveland - 27
Utah - 29
Chicago - 32
Phoenix - 34
LAL - 46
Washington - 55