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January 17, 2012
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Don't forget to make your picks for the Championship Round in the locker room.
posted by apoch at 10:10 AM on January 17, 2012
So I stumble into Hoopdata after a weekend of forgetting about the NBA and I find that the Philadelphia 76ers are THE BEST TEAM IN THE LEAGUE. Their defensive effeciency is an absurd 89.7 points per 100 possessions. That's 3 points better than Chicago, 5 points better than everyone else, and 8 points better than anyone's full season mark in the last 5 years. Offensively, they rank 3rd with an impressive 106.2 points per 100 possesions.
How can this be? Oh, they just played a home and home with Washington and then the Bucks last night. They've actually played 4 of their 13 games against the Wizards. That's going to make your stats sparkle.
posted by tron7 at 11:52 AM on January 17, 2012
Could Josh Hamilton's days be over for the Rangers?
Also in today's local rag, it appears that his father-in-law has decided not to be his shadow for the upcoming season. The coach that had been his shadow is now with another team.
posted by dviking at 04:26 PM on January 17, 2012
The Heat just did terrible, terrible things to the Spurs. Down 14 at half turned into a 22 point win. Key stat: Mike Miller on his first game of the season was 6-of-6 from 3-point range.
posted by boredom_08 at 10:02 PM on January 17, 2012
The Sedin's are taking this twin thing too far.