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NBA PCM Team Ranking – Season 2008-09

2009-05-04T09:47:00.000-07:00

By Guichard Cadet

The PCM (Positive Contribution Meter) is a Composite System that analyzes team and player results using the same formula, across 3 categories, and measures on the “aggregate”, making no adjustments for minutes played.

NBA PCM Team Ranking – Season 2008-09

		R A N K
Rank	Team	Offense	Defense	Variance	Composite Score
1	Cleveland	7	2	1	3.67
2	Boston	8	1	2	4.33
3	L.A. Lakers	2	13	3	6.00
4	Orlando	10	3	4	6.00
5	Portland	12	4	5	6.33
6	Utah	4	11	6	7.33
7	Denver	6	12	7	7.67
8	Phoenix	1	21	8	8.67
9	Houston	14	6	9	8.67
10	Dallas	3	17	10	9.33
11	San Antonio	15	8	11	10.67
12	New Orleans	20	5	12	10.67
13	Philadelphia	19	9	13	12.67
14	Atlanta	17	14	14	14.00
15	Miami	18	15	15	15.33
16	Detroit	21	10	16	16.00
17	Chicago	11	19	17	16.67
18	Charlotte	28	7	18	17.00
19	Toronto	13	22	19	18.67
20	Milwaukee	24	16	20	19.33
21	Indiana	9	25	21	20.00
22	Golden State	5	30	22	20.67
23	New Jersey	23	20	23	23.00
24	Oklahoma City	22	23	24	23.33
25	Memphis	30	18	25	24.67
26	New York	16	29	26	25.67
27	Minnesota	27	24	27	26.33
28	Washington	25	26	28	26.33
29	L.A. Clippers	26	27	29	27.67
30	Sacramento	29	28	30	28.33

NBA PCM Team Ranking – February 2009

2009-03-01T12:27:00.000-08:00

The PCM (Positive Contribution Meter) is a Composite System that analyzes team and player results using the same formula, across 3 categories, and measures on the “aggregate”, making no adjustments for minutes played.

NBA PCM Team Ranking – February 2009

Current / Previous	Team	Offense	Defense	Variance	Composite
1 / 2	Boston	4	2	1	2.33
2 / 1	Cleveland	11	1	2	4.67
3 / 3	Orlando	9	3	4	5.33
4 / 4	Utah	3	9	5	5.67
5 / 5	L.A. Lakers	1	16	3	6.67
6 / 11	Phoenix	2	17	6	8.33
7 / 6	Denver	7	12	7	8.67
8 / 8	Dallas	5	15	9	9.67
9 / 7	Portland	16	5	8	9.67
10 / 10	San Antonio	17	6	10	11.00
11 / 12	Houston	14	10	11	11.67
12 / 9	New Orleans	22	4	12	12.67
13 / 13	Philadelphia	19	7	13	13.00
14 / 14	Atlanta	18	14	14	15.33
15 / 16	Miami	21	11	15	15.67
16 / 21	Chicago	10	21	18	16.33
17 / 18	Milwaukee	15	19	17	17.00
18 / 15	Detroit	29	8	16	17.67
19 / 20	Indiana	6	26	21	17.67
20 / 17	Toronto	13	22	19	18.00
21 / 22	Golden State	8	27	22	19.00
22 / 19	Charlotte	28	13	20	20.33
23 / 23	New York	12	29	26	22.33
24 / 26	Oklahoma	20	24	24	22.67
25 / 25	New Jersey	26	20	23	23.00
26 / 24	Minnesota	24	23	25	24.00
27 / 27	Memphis	30	18	27	25.00
28 / 29	L.A. Clippers	23	28	29	26.67
29 / 28	Washington	27	25	28	26.67
30 / 30	Sacramento	25	30	30	28.33

NBA PCM Team Ranking – January 2009

2009-02-02T09:59:00.000-08:00

NBA PCM Team Ranking – January 2009

Rank	Team	Offense	Defense	Variance	Composite
1	Cleveland	3	2	2	2.33
2	Boston	7	1	1	3.00
3	Orlando	8	3	4	5.00
4	Utah	5	8	5	6.00
5	L.A. Lakers	1	15	3	6.33
6	Denver	2	12	6	6.67
7	Portland	14	5	7	8.67
8	Dallas	6	17	8	10.33
9	New Orleans	19	4	9	10.67
10	San Antonio	11	11	10	10.67
11	Phoenix	4	18	11	11.00
12	Houston	16	9	12	12.33
13	Philadelphia	17	10	13	13.33
14	Atlanta	12	16	14	14.00
15	Detroit	21	7	15	14.33
16	Miami	20	14	16	16.67
17	Toronto	15	19	17	17.00
18	Milwaukee	23	13	18	18.00
19	Charlotte	29	6	19	18.00
20	Indiana	10	26	21	19.00
21	Chicago	18	21	20	19.67
22	Golden State	9	30	22	20.33
23	New York	13	29	25	22.33
24	Minnesota	22	23	23	22.67
25	New Jersey	25	22	24	23.67
26	Oklahoma	24	24	26	24.67
27	Memphis	30	20	28	26.00
28	Washington	26	27	27	26.67
29	L.A. Clippers	27	25	29	27.00
30	Sacramento	28	28	30	28.67

*Stats for Oklahoma City available only up to 01/26/09.

101208 Hedging the Straight-Line

2008-10-11T22:52:00.000-07:00

10/12/2008	Hedging the Straight-Line
WEEK 6	NFL 2008 Season
	by Guichard Cadet

Home	Away	Hedging	Straight Line	Actual Spread	Choice
Atlanta	Chicago	2.38	-0.45	3.0	A
Indianapolis	Baltimore	0.01	-6.89	-3.5	H
Minnesota	Detroit	-12.78	-10.21	-13.0	A
New Orleans	Oakland	-7.41	-9.12	-7.0	H
N.Y. Jets	Cincinnati	-7.10	-12.66	-9.5	H
Tampa Bay	Carolina	-4.44	-6.60	-1.0	H
Washington	St. Louis	-21.14	-17.20	-13.0	H
Houston	Miami	6.51	3.88	-3.0	H
Denver	Jacksonville	-5.47	-7.93	-3.5	H
Arizona	Dallas	3.47	-0.02	4.5	A
San Francisco	Philadelphia	4.65	-4.45	4.5	A
Seattle	Green Bay	5.08	1.72	-1.0	H
San Diego	New England	-0.64	-7.20	-5.0	H
Cleveland	N.Y. Giants	12.68	14.70	9.0	A

Choice: A = Away; H = Home

	*WINS*	LOSSES	PUSH
Last Week	8	6	0
Overall	37	35	2

Home	Away	Hedging	Straight Line	Actual Over Under	Choice
Atlanta	Chicago	50.5182	45.5	43.5	O
Indianapolis	Baltimore	42.1875	37.8333	38.5	O
Minnesota	Detroit	51.3786	35.5	45.0	O
New Orleans	Oakland	42.6797	49.8333	47.5	U
N.Y. Jets	Cincinnati	43.2604	47.6667	42.5	O
Tampa Bay	Carolina	43.7057	41.5	36.5	O
Washington	St. Louis	42.7344	38.8333	44.0	U
Houston	Miami	50.3479	38.1667	44.5	O
Denver	Jacksonville	50.2526	49.5	48.0	O
Arizona	Dallas	57.1089	61.75	52.0	O
San Francisco	Philadelphia	50.6771	47.75	42.0	O
Seattle	Green Bay	59.4492	51.5833	44.5	O
San Diego	New England	46.3438	51.6667	44.0	O
Cleveland	N.Y. Giants	40.8594	49	43.5	U

Choice: O = Over; U = Under

	*WINS*	LOSSES	PUSH
Last Week	6	8	0
Overall	38	33	3

100508 Hedging the Straight-Line

2008-10-04T22:48:00.000-07:00

10/5/2008	Hedging the Straight-Line
WEEK 5	NFL 2008 Season
	by Guichard Cadet

Home	Away	Hedging	Straight Line	Actual Spread	Choice
Carolina	Kansas City	-6.38	-6.71	-9.5	A
Detroit	Chicago	11.44	3.73	3.5	A
Green Bay	Atlanta	-3.68	-6.48	-3.5	H
Miami	San Diego	4.60	6.07	6.5	A
N.Y. Giants	Seattle	-10.69	-5.98	-7.0	H
Philadelphia	Washington	-3.88	-1.12	-6.0	A
Baltimore	Tennessee	5.67	6.63	1.0	A
Houston	Indianapolis	5.26	1.61	3.0	A
Denver	Tampa Bay	-0.19	-4.60	-3.5	H
Arizona	Buffalo	5.27	0.59	-1.0	H
San Francisco	New England	1.98	-5.77	3.0	A
Dallas	Cincinnati	-13.46	-15.69	-16.0	A
Jacksonville	Pittsburgh	2.97	-3.16	-5.0	H
New Orleans	Minnesota	-2.65	-8.50	-3.0	H

Choice: A = Away; H = Home

	*WINS*	LOSSES	PUSH
Last Week	6	7	0
Overall	29	29	2

Home	Away	Hedging	Straight Line	Actual Over Under	Choice
Carolina	Kansas City	45.1797	35.6016	38.5	O
Detroit	Chicago	51.2917	42.2552	45.5	O
Green Bay	Atlanta	55.7344	47.9219	40.5	O
Miami	San Diego	56.9922	55.8333	44.5	O
N.Y. Giants	Seattle	48.3776	57.4792	43.5	O
Philadelphia	Washington	45.4401	48.6094	41.5	O
Baltimore	Tennessee	39.5865	42	33.5	O
Houston	Indianapolis	46.5833	34.6901	48.5	U
Denver	Tampa Bay	52.8438	55.9844	46.5	O
Arizona	Buffalo	50.7094	51.75	44.5	O
San Francisco	New England	42.4948	42.8464	41.0	O
Dallas	Cincinnati	45.3875	44.7734	44.5	O
Jacksonville	Pittsburgh	41.0625	39.2813	36.5	O
New Orleans	Minnesota	39.8906	45.9375	46.5	U

Choice: O = Over; U = Under

	*WINS*	LOSSES	PUSH
Last Week	9	3	1
Overall	32	25	3

092708 Hedging the Straight-Line

2008-09-27T16:55:00.000-07:00

9/27/2008	Hedging the Straight-Line
WEEK 4	NFL 2008 Season
	by Guichard Cadet

Home	Away	Hedging	Straight Line	Actual Spread	Choice
Cincinnati	Cleveland	-2.77	-4.00	-3.5	H
Tennessee	Minnesota	-6.93	-7.82	-3.0	H
Kansas City	Denver	13.31	14.74	9.5	A
New Orleans	San Francisco	-1.28	-0.79	-4.5	A
N.Y. Jets	Arizona	2.34	1.94	-1.0	H
Tampa Bay	Green Bay	0.43	1.47	-1.0	A
Carolina	Atlanta	0.68	1.19	-6.5	A
Jacksonville	Houston	-9.67	-8.77	-7.0	H
Oakland	San Diego	5.52	6.43	9.0	A
St. Louis	Buffalo	19.10	8.80	9.0	A
Dallas	Washington	-9.12	-8.81	-11.0	A
Chicago	Philadelphia	4.17	2.20	3.0	A
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	-3.70	-3.11	-5.0	A

Choice: A = Away; H = Home

	*WINS*	LOSSES	PUSH
Last Week	7	9	0
Overall	23	22	2

Home	Away	Hedging	Straight Line	Actual Over Under	Choice
Cincinnati	Cleveland	39.8359	26.8125	44.5	U
Tennessee	Minnesota	38.9583	42.9375	36.0	O
Kansas City	Denver	45.0391	45.8542	47.0	U
New Orleans	San Francisco	42.3125	51.8958	48.0	U
N.Y. Jets	Arizona	46.5599	43.1667	44.5	O
Tampa Bay	Green Bay	50.0547	53.6771	42.5	O
Carolina	Atlanta	47.7161	41.1458	39.0	O
Jacksonville	Houston	45.2161	29.7292	43.0	O
Oakland	San Diego	56.7005	57.5729	45.5	O
St. Louis	Buffalo	43.2813	34.8646	43.0	O
Dallas	Washington	43.1328	54.3854	46.0	U
Chicago	Philadelphia	48.5	49.1458	39.5	O
Pittsburgh	Baltimore	38.9349	30.7917	33.5	O

Choice: O = Over; U = Under

	*WINS*	LOSSES	PUSH
Last Week	9	6	1
Overall	23	22	2