I wrote a post a week or two ago wondering whether or not the Mavericks' low point differential foretold an early playoff exit, despite the way the Mavericks are playing as of late.
I didn't come to any concrete conclusion, but I think what we all took away from it was that point differential was important, but not essential.
Well, John Hollinger runs his power rankings every day, and as one might expect with the end of the winning streak, the have fallen from their "peak" of being ranked 12th, and are now 14th.
Now, power rankings are essentially worthless, a way to maybe track progress and to definitely start arguments, but they clearly don't mean anything in "real" life. Except, of course, the weekly Bleacher Report power rankings , which are Gospel.
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Dallas Mavericks Wreaking Havoc with John Hollinger’s Numbers
Posted: 25th March 2010 by Alex McVeigh in NBAComments Off on Dallas Mavericks Wreaking Havoc with John Hollinger’s Numbers