Tuesday’s 11-game slate closed the books on the first “Playing Week” of the new NBA season, 51 of a scheduled 1,230 games have been completed … and from these early returns, it seems that Home-court Advantage (31 – 20, .608) still exists, long-distance shooting (3PAr of .380, up from .359) is still all the rage, but my home-made “Striping” stat is predicting more losers than winners (22 – 23 – 6).
How frequently do you suppose – especially in a make-or-miss league – the winning team winds up with more successful treys than its opponent? To this point, the correct answer is “as often as not” (22 – 22 – 7).