• Defensive Rating: the one number that actually predicts playoff wins

    Since 2010: championship teams averaged Defensive Rating rank of 3.4. Offensive Rating rank of 5.1. Defense wins more championships than offense in the data. This year's trendy pick has an offensive rating of 2nd and a defensive rating of 19th. I've seen this movie before and it ends in the second round.

  • Since 2010: championship teams averaged Defensive Rating rank of 3.4. Offensive Rating rank of 5.1. Defense wins more championships than offense in the data. This year's trendy pick has an offensive rating of 2nd and a defensive rating of 19th. I've seen this movie before and it ends in the second round.