Wolves better than you think
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"You are what your record says you are," legendary former NFL coach Bill
Parcells was fond of repeating, and for some fans that's an article of faith.
For those fans, this year'sMinnesota Timberwolves are one of the league's
biggest disappointments. More than two months into a season that was supposed
to snap a nine-year playoff drought, the Timberwolves stand .500, two games
behind the Dallas Mavericks for the eighth and final spot in the Western
Conference postseason.
前NFL传奇教头Bill Parcell 最爱讲的一句话，“战绩即你，你即战绩”，某些球迷也把
这句话奉为圭臬，而对于这些粉丝来说，今年的灰狼可说是NBA里的鲁蛇。开季2个多月来
，应该要进入睽违9年季后赛的灰狼，战绩5成、落后第八名的小牛2场胜差。
Change the perspective, though, and Minnesota is suddenly a very different
team. The Timberwolves have outscored opponents by 4.8 points per game, which
puts them tied for fifth in the West and seventh in the NBA.
但，换个角度看，灰狼突然是一支截然不同的队伍。灰狼的每场平均胜分差是4.8分，这
个成绩西区第五，全联盟第七。
As a result, advanced team metrics built on point differential consider
Minnesota a contender. That goes double for the Hollinger Power Rankings,
which put more weight on recent performance. Since the Timberwolves have
three wins by 20-plus points in their past 10 games, Minnesota has jumped to
fifth in the Hollinger Power Rankings, ahead of theMiami Heat and Portland
Trail Blazers.
根据这个数据，胜分差前段班的队伍视灰狼为竞争对手。而在更能贴切队伍表现的
Hollinger Power Rankings，这数据更有份量。过去10场比赛中，灰狼有3场大胜对手20
分以上，让他在Hollinger Power Rankings上升至第五名，领先迈阿密热火以及波特兰拓
荒者。
So, are the Timberwolves what their record says they are? Or are they what
their point differential says they are?
所以，战绩真的代表灰狼吗?又或是胜分差才代表他呢?