Beatpaths

I had a bit of extra time tonight, so here is the NBA graph for this season’s regular-season games, through December 10th. The power rankings (after the jump) are compared to the power rankings at the end of last season.

Second try… In honor of the NBA season starting, here is the beatpath graph of the 2008-2009 season, including the LA Laker’s championship run. And, taking advantage of my earlier error, after the jump you can see how the season-end rankings changed compared to the previous season’s season-end rankings.
Anyone know of a good source of [...]

In honor of the NBA season starting, here is the beatpath graph of the 2008-2009 season, including Boston’s championship run. I didn’t follow the NBA much last season, so you’ll have to let me know if there are any interesting surprises here.
Update: D’oh! Yep this is almost definitely the season ending in 2008, not beginning [...]

Believe it or not, the system was able to chug its way through the entire 2005 NBA season without a lot of pain. And the graph looks cool, too. I’m pleasantly surprised. MLB might work pretty well, after all.
Here’s the 2005 beatpath graph after San Antonio won the championship:

Now here’s the more [...]

The 2006 NBA Season has been going on for a month now, and here’s a brief look at the beatpath graphs.
This is the beatpath graph generator that is currently being used for both the NFL and NCAA football – no tweaks. I haven’t been following the NBA much this year. Anyone want to [...]