blueshirt Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 |always hear players, coaches, commentators talking about reaching the 500 mark. What exactyly is the 500 mark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 They mean a 500 win percentage...to get to 500 means their record is 50/50 or something...uner 500 would be 45/55, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted February 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 20, 2005 Also, whenever people refer to being "xx number of games over .500" it's usually incorrect. If a team is 60-40, they are not 20 games over .500 but 10, since if they had lost 10 of those games they would be 50-50, or .500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffan Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 if they are 20 games above .500 and they lose 10 games, they will be 10 games above .500. so, how's losing 10 games put them at .500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stncttr908 Veteran Posted February 20, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 20, 2005 if they are 20 games above .500 and they lose 10 games, they will be 10 games above .500. so, how's losing 10 games put them at .500? 585504118[/snapback] What I'm saying is if they had lost 10 more of those games they'd be at .500 instead of 60-40. Not that it's a very good example in this case since the NBA season is only 82 games, but you get the idea. I guess your example is how they figure it out though, I hadn't thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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