Sirdeacsalot
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I think they will all be back to take a shot at the national championship repeat.
Ha, didn't see this until after I postedLSU beat UK last night. Does that get us in the tourney ?
Apparently that shit don’t matter.LSU winning was important because it keeps us further from a Q3 loss. They had been creeping up close to 100 which would damage our unblemished Q3/Q4.
In all sincerity, I do think we should care more about whether a team is capable of beating good teams than we do about whether a team has a perfect record against the bad teams it plays. The NCAAT is a lot more interesting with high ceiling/low floor teams in as opposed to low ceiling/high floor teams if that's what we are picking between on the bubble.Apparently that shit don’t matter.
In all sincerity, I do think we should care more about whether a team is capable of beating good teams than we do about whether a team has a perfect record against the bad teams it plays. The NCAAT is a lot more interesting with high ceiling/low floor teams in as opposed to low ceiling/high floor teams if that's what we are picking between on the bubble.
Of course, I don't think that Wake is a low ceiling team, but they need to prove it by picking up a few impressive wins in the next few weeks.
It’s a lot more fun for casual viewers when there’s a bunch of teams that have the potential to make an Elite Eight run or the potential to lose to a double digit seed.Sure, but coming in as a 6 seed and losing to Winthrop in the first round doesn't impress anyone.
You would prefer a team with a profile like A&M in the tournament as opposed to a profile like Wake? I can see both sides. How about a team with a strong resume like Ole Miss but appears objectively not very good based on predictive metrics?It’s a lot more fun for casual viewers when there’s a bunch of teams that have the potential to make an Elite Eight run or the potential to lose to a double digit seed.
I’d way rather have that than a bunch of teams that will very likely lose in the first round that they aren’t a favorite
Am I the only one a little erked by these brackotologist dudes trying to diminish Wake's home record by saying "You don't get to play at home during the tournament." But last I checked, you don't play tournament games on the road either. Someone posted that Uconn hasn't won a road game against a ranked team in 10 years, but have won 2 natty's in that time frame. I understand road wins are one barometer for the quality of the team, but it just rubs me the wrong way when they say this to take away our incredible run at the Joel.
I was about to post something along these lines.Am I the only one a little erked by these brackotologist dudes trying to diminish Wake's home record by saying "You don't get to play at home during the tournament." But last I checked, you don't play tournament games on the road either. Someone posted that Uconn hasn't won a road game against a ranked team in 10 years, but have won 2 natty's in that time frame. I understand road wins are one barometer for the quality of the team, but it just rubs me the wrong way when they say this to take away our incredible run at the Joel.
Pretty much summarizes my decade of insight into how people think in corporate AmericaHaving Wake out of the tourney while everyone else in our NET-range averages around a 6 seed is the classic “we believe in analytics! Well, unless the analytics conflict with some random subjective opinion that directly conflicts with the makeup of the analytics.”
In theory yes, a profile like A&M is more interesting to me than a similarly rated team that got there by winning all the games they are favored in and losing the ones they aren't. Wake is a lot better in all of the metrics than A&M though, so I wouldn't say that's a perfect comparison.You would prefer a team with a profile like A&M in the tournament as opposed to a profile like Wake? I can see both sides. How about a team with a strong resume like Ole Miss but appears objectively not very good based on predictive metrics?
I hear this argument, but it's also worth pointing out that those teams around us in NET actually have a handful of impressive wins, which we honestly don't (yet).Having Wake out of the tourney while everyone else in our NET-range averages around a 6 seed is the classic “we believe in analytics! Well, unless the analytics conflict with some random subjective opinion that directly conflicts with the makeup of the analytics.”