[yahoo!sports] Hoops Lab: Rockets showing worth of stat geeks

ROCKCITY · Dec 29, 2009

I'm big on fantasy basketball and I found this interesting article while doing some research for my fantasy team so I thought I'd share. It's mainly about the Rockets' success so far this season and how they are on a 50-win pace this season. Lock if already posted.

I hate fantasy sports right now. The utter implosion of my football teams over the last few weeks, culminating with the atrociousness that was Monday Night Football last night … I need a one-day hiatus from all things fantasy. So instead of talking about a roto trend in this space, I am instead going to write about real-life basketball. As I always say, understanding the sport will ultimately make you a better fantasy player anyway.

So today, let’s use this space to recognize how the Houston Rockets are single-handedly proving how useful advanced stats can be at identifying and measuring quality basketball even when the normal box scores and traditional views don’t see it. The Rockets are at about a 50-win pace, and if the season ended today, would make the playoffs in the highly competitive Western Conference despite not having a single healthy player the casual NBA fan could even pick out of a lineup, let alone vote as an All-Star. How? I’m glad you asked.
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Link: http://sports.yahoo.com/fantasy/nba...owire-hoopslab_122909&prov=rotowire&type=lgns

BTW I have Ariza on my fantasy team... he's killing my FG%

NotInMyHouse · Dec 29, 2009

Interesting stuff. Thanks for posting.

Simos05 · Dec 29, 2009

Nice find . Interesting to know how part of Morey's formula works.

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