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03-19-2018, 07:59 AM | #3016 | |
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Yeah he was being way too negative but he is a KU fan. I'd hate to have this thread turn into a bunch of homers like me. |
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03-19-2018, 08:55 AM | #3017 |
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He demands others be banned.
Maybe if he apologizes for that, he can be re-considered |
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03-19-2018, 09:46 AM | #3018 |
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Xavier gets bounced before the sweet 16 2 of the last 3 years.
Michigan State gets bounced before the sweet 16 3 straight years. Virginia gets bounced before the sweet 16 3 of the last 5 years. yet, we are the team who always chokes? |
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03-19-2018, 10:49 AM | #3019 |
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We are held to higher standards. We are compared to Duke, Carolina, and Kentucky. They've all been to several Final Fours or won multiple titles (or at least been to multiple title games) since we were last made it as far as we "should." That's why I think we get the choker label even though all three of those mentioned schools have missed the tourney since the last time we did.
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03-19-2018, 10:59 AM | #3020 |
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I don't think what he's doing is bad. He's highlighting the concerns in each matchup which I think is fair game. I might also use KenPom to paint the picture from the other angle as well though.
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03-19-2018, 11:39 AM | #3021 |
George Brett shit his pants
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03-19-2018, 11:42 AM | #3022 |
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Kansas has the misfortune of being on the complete wrong side of the bracket and having the toughest road remaining of any of the top teams. For example, they've only got a 22% chance to make the FF according to KenPom (far below the 40-50% of teams like Villanova/Duke/Gonzaga) while KState (who, as everyone knows, is a bad team with an even worse coach) is at 16%. Must be nice to have Kentucky/Loyola/Nevada as opponents next weekend rather than Clemson and Duke. Of course, an "easier" road isn't necessarily a guarantee either as we've learned over the years...
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03-19-2018, 11:45 AM | #3023 |
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03-19-2018, 11:49 AM | #3024 | |
Would an idiot do that?
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It's one thing to state what kenpom says and look at matchup and strengths/weakness, etc.. that stuff can be pretty interesting. It's another to repeatedly say KU is on upset alert over Penn while overstating their strength without looking at anything else, then do the same for Seton Hall and Clemson, etc.... especially when it's pretty freakin' obvious what actually happens in a single elimination tournament doesn't really have to do with what kenpom says (except in a nice self-fulfilling way... oh KU had a 53% chance to win and they did. Kenpom!). So much of it is ridiculously overblown and completely lacking any sort of in depth look at the numbers, and some of it has been flat wrong (KU isn't the even the weakest 1 this season, much less the past several years, etc.), which is why so many people have been laughing at all of it... all while two other 1 seeds, two 2s, two 3s, etc; have been knocked out. |
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03-19-2018, 11:49 AM | #3025 |
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Oh, if there was a stat for "Thread Value Added" or TVA, I don't think there's any doubt that I would be far ahead of you in that metric.
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03-19-2018, 12:21 PM | #3026 |
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03-19-2018, 12:26 PM | #3027 | |
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03-19-2018, 12:45 PM | #3028 | |
Would an idiot do that?
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Looking at opponents remaining, it's Villanova's road that's tougher, with the better opponent in the SS, only one spot worse than Kansas' opponent in the EE, and no chance at a relative cupcake. But, Kansas is 9th compared Villanova being #1.... it's false to say Kansas has the toughest road remaining, even if their chances of going to the Final Four are lower because they aren't as good as Villanova. Of course, the other side of the bracket is wrecked, but there are still a couple top 10 kenpom teams in there. Villanova (1) vs 11th, 4th/13th Kansas (9) vs 14th, 3rd/44th Kentucky (16) vs 39th, 36th/23rd Gonzaga (7) vs 30th, 10th/25th Of course, actual analysis isn't as sexy as saying 22% and easily the toughest road, I guess. Last edited by Bearcat; 03-19-2018 at 12:51 PM.. |
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