"First team to 100 wins" is a oft-said saying in basketball. Is there any truth to it statistically?
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It is a fairly good rule of thumb. In a lot of games, the score does not get to 100 points, usually it stays in the 90's. So, if a team does get there, and gets there for first, its usually towards the very end of the 4th quarter. Of course, the exception is usually the Phoenix Suns, who can score 100 points at will, but can also give up over 100 points because they don't play defense.
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That's a question I've asked myself quite a lot. Being that the ultimate goal is to reach the "Big Dance" one would assume that losing in the first round of the NCAA Tourney would mean more than winning the NIT, however, that would mean that by losing you have accomplished more than a team that has won an NIT championship. When money is bought in to the equation I think reaching the NCAA tournament brings far more exposure to a program, which inevitably leads to more money for the school, so judging by that it is better to lose in round 1 of the NCAA than to win the NIT.
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That depends. Is your team winning? WHile a lot of people believe its the point guards role to get the ball to everyone else and share the ball; if your team needs you to win by doinga lot of shooting then you are doing the right thing.\n\nAlso, you might be getting your points on lots of fast break lay-ups which would mean ur still doing your job well as a point gurad in the half court offense.  Its all about winning, that needs to be your goal and you need to understand your abilities and role in relation to your teamates. If you are the team's best 3 point shooter, then you SHOULD be shooting the trey, evenif u r the point.
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Its a theory but you still have a goal of getting a group of individuals to play together as a cohesive group.  That's what his job is, to get all his players on the same page working for the same goal. It may sound easy but when your talking about ( usually) millionaire men in their 20's and 30's with egos that have been fed since they were in junior high it is difficult to get them to put aside their own personal good and focus on whats good for the team. That is the skill that the coach has, its not teaching at that level its more directing and delegating.  You would think that since they are grown adults that they wouldn't need supervision or a "Coach" in the context that you put it but at that level the things the Coach does is so much more.  He can watch the game from a view point of how is the team doing where as an individual player is more focused on how he or she is doing also they usually have more experience in the sport than the players they are coaching and from that experience they can guide them into situations and prepare them for situations that they have never experienced. Also history has shown great coaches can get more out of players than regular coaches.  A great coach can push a player to be better than he is.
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Hip-hop culture definitely had an amazing affect on the game. It used to be about winning and winning only. Now it's half about just being flashy. It's not necessarily a bad thing though in my opinion. It's part of what makes the game fun to play (if you have skills) and fun to watch. I think black players such as LeBron James don't NEED fundamentals. They're so athletically gifted it really doesn't matter. White players have a tendency to be less athletically gifted. So they have to learn some fundamentals to exploit themselves to their full potential. I'm not trying to be racist but it's true. I don't really think white players are dominating the NBA either I think you might need to rephrase that...
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It depends on how the league is set up.  In my Yahoo leagues it is set by record.  The first tie breaker is total season points.  I havent had to go past this point yet but i would imagine that it would be head-to-head record.
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I agree with him. When your playing a sport that teams only score 1 or even no goals, you pretty much have it won considering the fact that its like 90 something percent that a team that goals first will win or tie. Although im not saying its not possible because its happened.
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I don't think that it's fair that the division leader automatically gets a top seed in the playoffs.  It can, and usually does leave out a team that would have normally made it to the playoffs if it were by record.  Plus, like what was mentioned on an ESPN article that I read about a month or so ago, it works out where the top two teams by record in the conference will never play each other anymore in the conference finals because of the way the divisions are set up now.  So I don't think they are a good idea.
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if you dont know,  why would you join a team?  anyway,  there are far too many rules to sit here and list them all.  do a web search or go to wikipedia on the rules of basketball.  this is too detailed for answers.  good luck!
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It isn't called DEEEEEEE TRRROOOOOIIITTTT \nBASKETBAWL FOR NOTHING!!!\nPistons are the best team in the NBA!
102482
Yes it does.  I had never heard of the Zags until a few years  ago when they began their basketball climb.  People made fun of them because of their name.  I think it is cool and hope they win it all.
548465
Yes, only because it's one part of the equation. Hear me out. I used to work with college athletes at a major university - a powerhouse when it comes to basketball (often). I saw some very talented young men go, absolutely nowhere. Why? No discipline. What you said is important - the practice along with the talent. IF the talent is all that's emphasized, there's going to be a  problem.
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Yes it matters very much.\nAll these basketball players have talent and are in great shape.  What matters the most is the mindset of the players.  Whoevers adrenaline is rushing more or whoever wants it more will win.\nWhen you have thousands of people cheering every move you have and supporting you in the rough spots, you will be getting big boosts of adrenaline.\n\nAlso they make it EXTREMELY HARD for the other team to play.  Getting booed isn't fun.
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Have you ever noticed that too many egos and superstar players on the same team do not go all the way?\n\nEvery team needs role players. What you are doing is of equal importance as scoring. Offense sells tickets-defense wins championships.\n\nLook how many rings Dennis Rodman has from 2 different teams.\n\nIf you research the stats the highest rebounding teams usually win it all. The Pistons have won in recent years do to their defense. \n\nYou are an equal contributor to your team. Defense doesn't make as many headlines-that I agree on-but just like the lineman in football they are equally important as quarterbacks and running backs though they are not read about in the newspapers.\n\nKeep your head up high!
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One of the criteria for NBA MVP should always be making one's teammates better. Nash does that. Kobe does not. He's made efforts before in the past, but it never lasted for very long (see his 81-point "performance") I'm speaking from the standpoint of a former Laker fan who was a fan until they traded Shaq. And before anyone calls me a "bandwagoner", I was a fan during the "Showtime" era and continued watching through Magic's retirement and through the Shaq & Kobe era until Kobe got Shaq traded. Also, an MVP never skulks off the court without so much as a congratulations to the winning team.
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Stats always have meant something but not everything. You cant base everything off of stats. You can have a with really good stats like the Detroit Pistons but they still lose sometimes. Stats just tell you what you can expect but never mean what is going to happen. If you think stats mean everything then your stupid.
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I'll quote Charles Barkley here:  "In a seven game series, the better team almost always wins."  \n\nIn a five game series, the weaker team can get a lucky streak going.  But the Suns coming back this post-season and the Spurs catching the Mavs is a clear indicator that the better team can come back in a seven game series.  But if either of these series had been 5 game series like the NBA USED to have, both would be gone.  \n\nIn a longer series, the better team usually wins.