I think team age can factor into it a bit as well
by Jeff (BGS) 
, A starter home in suburban Tempe, Monday, March 08, 2010, 18:17 (5936 days ago) @ Greg
Although it is probably a smaller factor, I think voters are more forgiving of a relatively young team that loses early vs a more experienced team. The theory would be that young teams will improve much more over the course of the season than experienced teams and thus an early loss may be more forgivable.
I'd be curious to see if the data back this up or not.
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- Is losing early better than losing late? -
MadisonDomer,
2010-03-08, 13:14
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- I did a study on this at the end of last season... - APND02, 2010-03-08, 19:18
- I think it depends as much on the "quality" of the loss. -
Greg,
2010-03-08, 13:34
- That, plus following it with a quality win - Sherman Oaks, 2010-03-08, 20:53
- I think team age can factor into it a bit as well -
Jeff (BGS),
2010-03-08, 18:17
- When I get time, I'll look it all up. - Pat (Moco), 2010-03-08, 19:15