Goaltending - 'Improved' Wizards Defense Is A Fallacy

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Friday Bullets
Published 5/16/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... The Wizards, this season, allowed more three-pointers than any other team in history. And the claim that their defense improved this year falls almost entirely apart when you factor in their slower pace. Washington slowed the game down, but there really is not evidence they stopped people at an improved rate. ...

No Your FanShots & FanPosts: 5/18/08
Published 5/18/2008 by JakeTheSnake at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... sites have been added to the SB Nation fold.  Make sure you check out At The Hive (focusing on the Hornets) and Ridiculous Upside (focusing on the draft, D-League, prospects, etc.). The best part of the off-season is that it's so open-ended that all sorts of different ideas.  Truth About It looked into whether or not Elton Brand would be a feasible option in the district, and KDP proposes a trade with the Sonics. As always, Kevin Broom delivers spectacular analysis as he looks into the Wizards "improvement" on defense this ...

Washington Wizards Defense: is there any good news?
Published 5/20/2008 by Truth About It (noreply@blogger.com) at truthaboutit.net
... Kevin Broom, in a polite counter-point on RealGM.com, concluded that the theory of Wizards defensive improvement was a fallacy. Broom was correct to write that per game statistics should not be used as a true indicator of improvement as game pace (the average offensive and defensive possessions) helps to tell the true story. In 06-07, the Wizards played at the 5th fastest pace in the NBA. In 07-08, Washington was the 4th slowest. As Kevin Broom puts it: ...