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Team
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Average Ranking
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#1 Rankings
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Highest Ranking
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Lowest Ranking
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Standard Deviation
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Commentary
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The
Favourites
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Golden State Warriors
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1.75
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5
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1
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4
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1.16
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The Warriors are the
heavy favourite, ranked atop a majority of entries...
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San Antonio Spurs
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2.62
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1
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1
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3
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0.74
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The Spurs are the clear alternative
western pick, ranked higher on average than any eastern team...
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Cleveland Cavaliers
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2.88
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1
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1
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5
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1.55
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The defending champions
only manage the third-highest average ranking, and only one pick for them
to repeat...
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The
Dark Horses
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Boston Celtics
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4.25
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0
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3
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7
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1.16
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Despite finishing first
in the east, nobody even picked the Celtics to make the finals...
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Toronto Raptors
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4.88
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1
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1
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5
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2.70
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Unsurprisingly, the Raptors
get a higher ranking than their seed would suggest, including one pick for
them to go all the way, and with the second-highest standard deviation,
they’ll likely impact the pool’s outcome...
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Houston Rockets
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5.88
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0
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5
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7
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0.83
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The Rockets have the
third-lowest standard deviation, implying a great deal of consensus that
they’ll win the first round, but lose thereafter...
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The
Longshots
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Washington Wizards
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7.50
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0
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5
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14
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3.12
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The Wizards have the
highest standard deviation, and the widest range of rankings, meaning they’ll
be a difference-maker in the pool, no matter how they fare...
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Los Angeles Clippers
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8.12
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0
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5
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10
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1.55
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There’s disagreement over
whether the Clippers can win in the first round, but with a relatively
narrow range and small standard deviation, there's definitely some hedging
going on across the board...
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The
Faint Hopes
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Utah Jazz
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10.00
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0
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8
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15
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2.51
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The Jazz return to the playoffs, and five out of eight entries have them in
either the 8 or 9 spot...
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Oklahoma City Thunder
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10.12
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0
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6
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13
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2.10
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Despite last year’s strong
performance, only one entry has them getting out of the first round...
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Atlanta Hawks
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10.25
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0
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8
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14
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2.12
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Even the two entries that
have the Hawks getting past the Wizards only have them ranked #8...
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Milwaukee Bucks
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11.88
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0
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10
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14
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1.25
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The Bucks appear to be a
third quartile hedge, with a narrow range and low standard deviation...
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Chicago Bulls
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12.00
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0
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10
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13
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1.31
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The Bulls also appear to
be a third quartile hedge, with a narrow range and low standard deviation...
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Indiana Pacers
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14.12
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0
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11
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16
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1.64
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The Pacers face an uphill
battle in the first round against the defending champs, so the low ranking
isn’t too surprising...
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Memphis Grizzlies
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14.50
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0
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13
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15
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0.76
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With the second-lowest
standard deviation it seems there is a great deal of
consensus the Grizzlies aren’t going anywhere...
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Portland Trail Blazers
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15.25
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0
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11
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16
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1.75
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The Blazers are dead last
in six out of eight entries, an unprecedented vote of non-confidence...
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