ChiefsPlanet - KU ***** Official 2017-2018 Kansas Basketball Repository Thread *****

Hootie has missed something even more obvious in his futile attempts to disprove the efficacy of KenPom.

The reason why it might underrate KU isn't because of Malik, it is that KU could be a better defensive team in the tournament than their statistical profile indicates. In contrast to the regular season grind where the team basically only played 6 players for 4 months and those 6 players had to conserve energy in such games in order to stay/play in them, they are exerting far more effort on the defensive end because of the stage/significance/finality of the games. Note that this still wouldn't change the fact that Villanova is a superior team in all facets, that Kansas is the clear underdog in Saturday's game, or that an incredible game will be necessary to pull off this upset, but it is something that hasn't been mentioned yet.

You single-handedly did a pretty good job of that

T-post Tom

03-26-2018 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by saphojunkie (Post 13490129)

holy shit - ESPN has Devonte Graham as the 30th best draft prospect and Trevon Duval is 48.

All the smart employees went to Fox??? :)

Pants

03-26-2018 08:46 PM

I love shit like this:

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smithandrew051

03-26-2018 08:48 PM

I really wonder what our Kenpom rankings would look like if you could restrict it to Mid-February and later. After all, the tournament is all about who’s hot at the moment. Who the hell really cares about the Washington loss right now?

Prison Bitch

03-26-2018 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by smithandrew051 (Post 13491124)

Sagarin does. Go far right and see "recent". KU -5.5 over Dook, which totally goes against the actual margin which was only -4

http://www.sagarin.com/sports/cbsend.htm

Bearcat

03-26-2018 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order (Post 13491094)

You single-handedly did a pretty good job of that

LMAO

BigRedChief

03-26-2018 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 13491003)

In contrast to the regular season grind where the team basically only played 6 players for 4 months and those 6 players had to conserve energy in such games in order to stay/play in them, they are exerting far more effort on the defensive end because of the stage/significance/finality of the games.

wouldnt that be true for all teams.

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection (Post 13491003)

Note that this still wouldn't change the fact that Villanova is a superior team in all facets, that Kansas is the clear underdog in Saturday's game, or that an incredible game will be necessary to pull off this upset, but it is something that hasn't been mentioned yet.

newman is playing like the best player in the tournament. If Graham returns to his “normal” self. It’s either a toss up or close enough game that it doesn’t matter.

BigRedChief

03-26-2018 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by TLO (Post 13491061)

Guys, I'm worried.

this one you should be. Villionova is one helluva team. Talent and clicking on all cylinders.

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Originally Posted by Titty Meat (Post 13491062)

Villanova has a stacked roster

but, they showed they are vulnerable against TT. It was a close game until 5 minutes left. We are a much better team than TT.

KC_Connection

03-26-2018 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief (Post 13491221)

wouldnt that be true for all teams.

No, other teams have far more depth than KU and don’t play with 6 man rosters all season (which means their starters can go all out in the minutes they do play).

cmh6476

03-26-2018 10:13 PM

Damn tix seem to be cheaper than omaha...

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