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Strenghts and Weaknesses of NBA Teams v.2008-2009 |
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Last year I wrote an article about position-by-position strenghts and weaknesses of NBA Teams.
By popular demand, the study will be one of the regularly updated sections at NBAstuffer.com!
From weakest to strongest, here is the position-by-position stats* of the NBA teams that treated opponents either as rolling out a "welcome mat" or as "defending the castle".
Can you guess why the Pistons are the worst in PG guarding? It A.I.n't that difficult!
| Rank |
SF |
PF |
C |
SG |
PG |
| 1 |
New Jersey |
New York |
Chicago |
Denver |
Detroit |
| 2 |
LA Clippers |
Chicago |
Golden State |
San Antonio |
New Jersey |
| 3 |
Atlanta |
Indiana |
Washington |
Toronto |
LA Clippers |
| 4 |
Miami |
Denver |
Oklahoma City |
New Orleans |
Utah |
| 5 |
New York |
New Jersey |
New York |
New Jersey |
New York |
| 6 |
Toronto |
Memphis |
Miami |
Atlanta |
Washington |
| 7 |
Chicago |
Minnesota |
Atlanta |
Golden State |
Minnesota |
| 8 |
Milwaukee |
Sacramento |
LA Clippers |
Phoenix |
LA Lakers |
| 9 |
Washington |
Miami |
Orlando |
Portland |
Houston |
| 10 |
Utah |
Milwaukee |
Dallas |
Utah |
Orlando |
| 11 |
Golden State |
Golden State |
Houston |
Indiana |
Memphis |
| 12 |
Minnesota |
LA Clippers |
Utah |
Orlando |
Toronto |
| 13 |
Oklahoma City |
New Orleans |
Memphis |
Memphis |
Sacramento |
| 14 |
Indiana |
Utah |
Milwaukee |
Dallas |
Indiana |
| 15 |
Memphis |
Oklahoma City |
San Antonio |
Oklahoma City |
Oklahoma City |
| 16 |
Cleveland |
Houston |
Portland |
Minnesota |
Atlanta |
| 17 |
San Antonio |
Philadelphia |
Sacramento |
Philadelphia |
Golden State |
| 18 |
Sacramento |
Washington |
New Jersey |
Washington |
San Antonio |
| 19 |
Dallas |
Dallas |
New Orleans |
New York |
Dallas |
| 20 |
Charlotte |
San Antonio |
Phoenix |
Sacramento |
Philadelphia |
| 21 |
LA Lakers |
Charlotte |
Minnesota |
Cleveland |
Phoenix |
| 22 |
Denver |
Detroit |
Cleveland |
Charlotte |
Milwaukee |
| 23 |
Detroit |
Toronto |
Detroit |
Miami |
Cleveland |
| 24 |
Orlando |
Atlanta |
Philadelphia |
Milwaukee |
New Orleans |
| 25 |
Portland |
Portland |
Toronto |
Houston |
Chicago |
| 26 |
Phoenix |
Orlando |
Boston |
Detroit |
Charlotte |
| 27 |
Boston |
LA Lakers |
LA Lakers |
Boston |
Portland |
| 28 |
New Orleans |
Boston |
Charlotte |
LA Clippers |
Miami |
| 29 |
Houston |
Phoenix |
Denver |
Chicago |
Denver |
| 30 |
Philadelphia |
Cleveland |
Indiana |
LA Lakers |
Boston |
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* Stats based on starting lineup player matchups data.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 25 November 2008 )
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