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Chess rating systems place HOU in WCF at least

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by justbuckets, Apr 18, 2014.

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http://sportsandillumination.com/2014/04/18/chess-and-the-nba-playoffs/

tl;dr--
Elo looks at the history of the two teams and gives us a skill rating or an expected score in the series
the higher rating means a higher probability of winning the series
Steph (rating system) extends Elo by giving us the deviation scores and the certainty
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#1 justbuckets, Apr 18, 2014

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Ah yes, Chess

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#2 Spacemoth, Apr 18, 2014
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Stopped reading after it said "Brooklyn beats Chicago in the East finals"

#3 rocketman84, Apr 18, 2014
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no doubt. championship be just round the way.

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#4 conquistador#11, Apr 18, 2014
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I don't believe it until i see the history of their predictions...such as last year's predictions. DO they have that?

#5 Yao4REAL, Apr 18, 2014
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We're playing Chess while everyone else is still playing basketball.

#6 Patterned919, Apr 18, 2014
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re: past data

last year was going to be tested [but] Westbrook's injury kind of makes it useless
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