Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

[X*Cell]

I took the difference between Winning percentage with the leather ball and the winning percentage with the composite ball, and figured out which teams have benefitted from the changes.

The percentage tells the percent of games you win with the leather ball as opposed to the composite ball...

1. 30.8% - Raptors
2. 21.1% - Hawks
3. 18.6% - Bobcats
4. 16.5% - Hornets
5. 15.8% - Heat
6. 13.5% - Mavs
7. 12.5% - 76ers
8. 10.6% - Knicks
9. 10.2% - Nets
10. 9.9% - Grizzlies
11. 9.4% - Suns
12. 5.4% - Rockets
13. 3.3% - Wizards
14. 1.9% - Pacers
15. 1.6% - Pistons
16. 1.2% - Clippers
17. 0.3% - Blazers
18. -0.3% - Cavs
19. -0.4% - T'Wolves
20. -5.6% - Sonics
21. -7.3% - Kings
22. -9.1% - Jazz
23. -9.1% - Warriors
24. -13.4% - Magic
25. -13.7% - Nuggets
26. -17.8% - Bulls
27. -21.0% - Lakers
28. -21.8% - Spurs
29. -27.1% - Celtics
30. -38.0% - Bucks

[4BiddenKnight]

Re: Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

That new ball wasn't worth it in any way, shape or size. They went from their iconic basketball lining to some weird, goofy looking lining made by some kindergarten kid. Every player in the league complained about it and I was worried about the watered down quality of play because of the ball and the testing of the new ball to see whether it's legit or not. And even then, over 50% of the team benefitted from the leather ball in your stats.

In conclusion:

Leather ball all day, all night, any milleniums, any centuries, any decades, any years, any months, any weeks, any days, any hours, any minutes, any seconds, even any milliseconds.

[SPTO]

Re: Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

Wow interesting to see how the Raptors vastly improved with the old ball

BTW 4biddenknight if you want to be real anal about it going back to the leather ball has been a wash as statistically you should throw out the Blazers, Cavs and T-Wolves. The margin of difference is so miniscule for those teams that it skews the overall picture.

[Mintsa]

Re: Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

I took the difference between Winning percentage with the leather ball and the winning percentage with the composite ball, and figured out which teams have benefitted from the changes.

The percentage tells the percent of games you win with the leather ball as opposed to the composite ball...

1. 30.8% - Raptors
2. 21.1% - Hawks
3. 18.6% - Bobcats
4. 16.5% - Hornets
5. 15.8% - Heat
6. 13.5% - Mavs
7. 12.5% - 76ers
8. 10.6% - Knicks
9. 10.2% - Nets
10. 9.9% - Grizzlies
11. 9.4% - Suns
12. 5.4% - Rockets
13. 3.3% - Wizards
14. 1.9% - Pacers
15. 1.6% - Pistons
16. 1.2% - Clippers
17. 0.3% - Blazers
18. -0.3% - Cavs
19. -0.4% - T'Wolves
20. -5.6% - Sonics
21. -7.3% - Kings
22. -9.1% - Jazz
23. -9.1% - Warriors
24. -13.4% - Magic
25. -13.7% - Nuggets
26. -17.8% - Bulls
27. -21.0% - Lakers
28. -21.8% - Spurs
    
29. -27.1% - Celtics
    
30. -38.0% - Bucks

These last two are because of injuries.....especially the bucks. They were playing good ball untill they lost like 4 of there startes for a pretty long stretch.

[Mintsa]

Re: Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

And apparently there not done with these "composite" basketballs either!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/16/sp...ref=basketball


When will they learn ?????

[X*Cell]

Re: Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

And apparently there not done with these "composite" basketballs either!!

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/16/sp...ref=basketball


When will they learn ?????

at least they are getting the players to test it, instead of their tiny little crew they used when introducing the first composite ball.

[X*Cell]

Re: Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

Top 5 and Bottom 5 of February 27th, 2007...

Top 5

1. 27.3% - Raptors
2. 21.1% - Hawks
3. 21.0% - Bobcats
4. 17.7% - Hornets
5. 14.6% - Mavs

Bottom 5

1. 36.2% - Bucks
2. 25.1% - Celtics
3. 17.8% - Magic
4. 16.4% - Nuggets
5. 16.4% - Lakers

[aa2ba]

Re: Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

at least they are getting the players to test it, instead of their tiny little crew they used when introducing the first composite ball.

I wonder who thoes tests went, and who participated in the tests

[X*Cell]

Re: Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

Final Standings

1. 25.3% - 76ers
2. 24.7% - Raptors
3. 18.0% - Bobcats
4. 16.3% - Heat
5. 13.0% - Nets
6. 11.9% - Hornets
7. 8.6% - Hawks
8. 8.1% - Grizzlies
9. 6.9% - Mavs
10. 4.0% - Pistons
11. 3.6% - Cavs
12. 3.4% - Rockets
13. 3.3% - Clippers
14. 3.1% - Suns
15. 2.0% - Warriors
16. 1.4% - Knicks
17. -2.5% - Bulls
18. -2.6% - Blazers
19. -3.4% - Nuggets
20. -4.6% - Sonics
21. -5.6% - Spurs
22. -9.4% - Kings
23. -10.5% - Wizards
24. -11.7% - Celtics
25. -12.3% - Magic
26. -14.1% - Jazz
27. -14.3% - T'Wolves
28. -17.1% - Pacers
29. -21.4% - Lakers
30. -28.1% - Bucks

[P2K]

Re: Back to the Old Ball *Effect*

Final Standings

1. 25.3% - 76ers
2. 24.7% - Raptors
3. 18.0% - Bobcats
4. 16.3% - Heat
5. 13.0% - Nets
6. 11.9% - Hornets
7. 8.6% - Hawks
8. 8.1% - Grizzlies
9. 6.9% - Mavs
10. 4.0% - Pistons
11. 3.6% - Cavs
12. 3.4% - Rockets
13. 3.3% - Clippers
14. 3.1% - Suns
15. 2.0% - Warriors
16. 1.4% - Knicks
17. -2.5% - Bulls
18. -2.6% - Blazers
19. -3.4% - Nuggets
20. -4.6% - Sonics
21. -5.6% - Spurs
22. -9.4% - Kings
23. -10.5% - Wizards
24. -11.7% - Celtics
25. -12.3% - Magic
26. -14.1% - Jazz
27. -14.3% - T'Wolves
28. -17.1% - Pacers
29. -21.4% - Lakers
30. -28.1% - Bucks

Dammit!!! Why Stern have to go back to the old ball?!?!!?


I HATE YOU, DAVID STERN!!!!!!!!!