The Wages of Wins Journal

NBA Team Reviews: 2008-09

During the summer of 2009, the 2008-09 NBA season will be reviewed for each team.  What follows are links to the tables reporting the Wins Produced and WP48 for each player employed by each team that has been reviewed (on the left), as well as a link to the story where the table was initially posted (on the right).

Team Reviews

Atlanta Hawks: Hope for a Plan in Atlanta, Critiquing the Plan in Atlanta

Boston Celtics: KG and Boston Try One More Time

Charlotte Bobcats: Is this the Year a Charlotte Basketball Team – and MJ – Return to the Playoffs?

Chicago Bulls: Chicago Hope

Cleveland Cavaliers: Is a Championship Parade in the Future of Cleveland?, Are the Cavaliers Better?

Dallas Mavericks: Dallas is Now Better than the 2005-06 Mavericks?, An Interesting Path Back to Contention for the Mavericks

Denver Nuggets: Denver Tries to Repeat to Repeat

Detroit Pistons: Showing that Criticism is not Equal to Hate, Should Kuester Rent or Buy?; The Magic and Pistons Go Different Directions

Golden State Warriors: Stephen Jackson Wants a Better Team, What if Don Nelson Embraced Tradition?

Houston Rockets: Is Houston Destined for the Lottery, Does Houston Really Have that Big of a Problem?

Indiana Pacers: The Inconsistent Troy Murphy and the Consistent Pacers

LA Clippers: The Best Clipper Team Ever?

Los Angeles Lakers: Should We Expect the Lakers to Repeat?

Memphis Grizzlies: The Memphis Lions Try and Roar

Miami Heat: Miami Fails to Build on Flash, Beasley or Boozer?

Milwaukee Bucks: Revising Expectations Upwards in Milwaukee

Minnesota Timberwolves: Minnesota Defies Pareto, Did Minnesota Hire the Right Rambis?

New York Knicks: The Knicks Lost Season

New Jersey Nets: The Historical Nets Return

New Orleans Hornets: Is This the Beginning of the Tragedy of Chris Paul?

Oklahoma City Thunder: The Differing Stories on Durant – and a Brief Thunder Review

Orlando Magic: What About Orlando?, The Magic and Pistons Go Different Directions

Philadelphia 76ers: No Longer Miller Time in Philadelphia

Portland Trail Blazers: Portland Misses and Misses and… Wins Again, Portland Misses and Misses and…Wins?

Phoenix Suns: Once Upon a Time in Phoenix

Sacramento Kings: Will the Kings be Crowned the Worst Team in 2009-10?

San Antonio Spurs: The Contending Spurs Fail to Miss Blair

Utah Jazz: The Jazz the Play the Same Tune

Toronto Raptors: Can Toronto Build a Winner Around Bosh?, Dashing Hope in Toronto

Washington Wizards: Are the Wizards one of the ten best teams in the NBA?

League Analysis

The following links are best described as league analysis for the 2008-09 season.  In these tables and columns are discussions of regular season awards and team rankings.

The Underrated in 2008-09

Who was the Most Overrated in 2008-09?

The Underpaid and Overpaid in 2008-09: The Underpaid; the Overpaid

The WoW All-NBA Teams: Top 15 at Each Position in 2008-09

The MVP on Each Team: The Most Productive Player on Each Team in 2008-09

The Bottom 10% and One Big Reason Why the Celtics are Having Problems: The Bottom 10% in 2008-09

An Award for Joel Przybilla?: Candidate for 6th Man of the Year