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Fans Predicted 13 of 16 NBA Playoff Teams Before the Season
In case you haven't been reading Rufus on Fire from the beginning, I have a pet theory that I'd wanted to test for a few years, and this year, I finally got around to testing it. I call it the 14/16 Hypothesis. Back in July, I asked visitors to the site to vote on which teams would make...
What WWE Can Teach the NBA
We know pro wrestling isn't a sport. Vince McMahon famously (and perhaps apocryphally) snarled at Ted Turner, "I'm not in the 'rasslin business; I'm in the entertainment business." However, while I watched the taping of WWE Smackdown in Charlotte on Tuesday night, I couldn't help but think of the...
The 14/16 Hypothesis
The 14/16 Hypothesis states: Consensus of the crowd will correctly pick 14 of the 16 NBA playoff teams before the season.Let's test it. 14/16 Hypothesis - WestChoose the 8 Western Conference playoff teams Dallas Denver Golden State Houston LA Clippers LA Lakers Memphis Minnesota New Orleans...
Update on the 14/16 Hypothesis
Just an update on the 14/16 Hypothesis, presented with minimal comment.There is clear consensus on who the Western Conference playoff teams will be:DallasHoustonLA LakersNew OrleansPhoenixPortlandSan AntonioUtahThe Eastern Conference has clear consensus on seven teams, and the voting for the eighth...
Confidence in Testing the 14/16 Hypothesis
Back in July, I posted a poll and an accompanying explanatory essay called the 14/16 Hypothesis. Thanks to a couple high-profile links, from True Hoop and Ball Don't Lie, thousands of people voted in the poll, giving us a good idea of which teams NBA fans think will make the playoffs at the end of...
NBA Preview: Milwaukee Bucks
I'm going to preview the other NBA teams a little differently than most previews rock it. You'll see how it works as we go along. Regardless if you dig mine or not, check out the NBA previews that Celtics Blog is gathering.Here on Rufus on Fire, teams are ordered in a way that's interesting...
NBA Preview: Golden State Warriors
The following was written by Seven Seconds of Love, aka COUTRAM. I've signed him to the midlevel exception to help with the Rufus on Fire Team Previews. He'll concentrate on the Western Conference, and I'll step on the court to run some alley oops, in parentheses and italics.-- DAAssessing these...
NBA Preview: Orlando Magic
I'm going to preview the other NBA teams a little differently than most previews rock it. You'll see how it works as we go along. Regardless if you dig mine or not, check out the NBA previews that Celtics Blog is gathering.Here on Rufus on Fire, teams are ordered in a way that's interesting...
NBA Preview: Chicago Bulls
I'm going to preview the other NBA teams a little differently than most previews rock it. You'll see how it works as we go along. Regardless if you dig mine or not, check out the NBA previews that Celtics Blog is gathering.Here on Rufus on Fire, teams are ordered in a way that's interesting...
Only Eight Teams Can Win the NBA Title in 2008-09
Before this season, visitors to this site voted on which NBA teams would make the playoffs. I hypothesized that basketball fans would correctly guess 14 of the 16 playoff teams, just from knowing which players are on the team.That's the first major hypothesis I've proposed on this site, and we'll...
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