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    It’s just another game.

    Every. Year.
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    Yup, Fire Cal. I’m done.

    I'm done with the sport, I think. I've been getting closer to that for years - the quality difference between the NBA and college has never been bigger, and the rate of attrition means there's no connection. So what's the point if you're stuck with a coach and program that predictably melts...
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    UK starting 5

    Davis ($5), PPat ($1), Herro ($2), Fox ($3), and Lamb ($3). $2 left over to upgrade (PJ and Miller sounds good, or Wall, or Murray). Davis is a must pick, especially given the depth at all positions. Fox is the best combination of leadership, passing, and just enough shooting for this team. Lamb...
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    SECT announcement

    Yes, it's a conspiracy so vast that Iran is digging mass graves, China is voluntarily hurting its economy, Italy is just lazy, and medical professionals are throwing their reputations in the crapper. What a huge, huge conspiracy! And now even Trump is getting in on it! Literally everyone is in...
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    Cal takes shot at NET and Duke

    As a predictor, which is what NET is, net rating is more useful than wins and losses (assuming both are adjusted for strength of opponent).
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    What does cal do now?

    If you have a player that can't shoot, it's better if they have the ball in their hands, all else being equal. So while a PG that can't shoot is like 4.5 players, having an off ball player that can't shoot is worse.
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    Sickening; Duke’s Home Network ESPN Ranks Duke #2 In BPI

    So evidence that does not support your view does not matter, while speculation and illogical connections that do support your view matters? And you "don't care what formula ESPN or anyone else is using," you just know that said formula must be biased? Cool cool cool.
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    Sickening; Duke’s Home Network ESPN Ranks Duke #2 In BPI

    So they baked in a pro Duke (or pro ACC) bias into the BPI formula? Does Jay Bilas control the BPI formula? Do other former ACC players/coaches control that formula? If not, then what possible relevance could alleged bias by analysts have to this formula? Isn't it "garbage" to suggest that...
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    Sickening; Duke’s Home Network ESPN Ranks Duke #2 In BPI

    You might be on the "Overview" tab. If you look at the BPI tab, Duke has a much better offensive rating than Baylor (9.5>6.6), a slightly worse defensive rating (8.6<9.3), and a better overall rating (18.1>15.9). But Baylor does better in other systems like KenPom. Since ratings systems almost...
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    NET Nonsense (Part-20)

    Seems you also "forgot" to address the other points that show the holes in your analysis. Convenient.
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    NET Nonsense (Part-20)

    Who is saying the NET system is "infallible?" If no one is, why did you quote it? Movements in rankings hardly mean anything in any system like NET (or KenPom) because the teams are largely clustered such that a small change in RATING leads to a seemingly large change in RANKING. IIRC, NET has...
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    Interesting Duke at WF Tidbit

    Good post except for the bolded. Vernon Carey is the Caleb Swanigan of 2020. There's simply no real room for his game in the NBA anymore, and he doesn't have the theoretical upside to build around his skill set. But he's a terrific college player because it's simply a different game. FWIW, I...
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    Lunardi Moves Duke to One Line!

    OP: Also OP: So not only can OP "make this stuff up," but he literally did in the same post. Cool cool cool.
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    OT: Kobe's wife files lawsuit against helicopter outfit

    Well there's certainly more to know than that. 190 degrees = "hot" and will cause 3rd degree burns within 3 seconds. 160 degrees also = "hot" and will take up to 20 seconds to cause similar burns. 140 degrees also = "hot" and will take even longer to cause burns. Your oversimplification of "hot"...
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    OT: Kobe's wife files lawsuit against helicopter outfit

    No, your non-liquidation/Switzerland arguments fare no better. First of all, all defendants are named with the exceedingly rare (and I mean exceedingly rare) exception of a defendant class action. They're just defendants. And anyone can be named as a defendant simply by the filing of a...
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    OT: Kobe's wife files lawsuit against helicopter outfit

    How hot, though? How much harm? Would you accept a cup of coffee that was 500 degrees (ignore the state of matter part)? 1000 degrees? There's a line somewhere, isn't there? Great, so now that we've all agreed it's a line-drawing exercise, let's see where that line is: McDonalds required that...
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    Fan negativity is putting a dent in recruiting

    1. No one is saying that, though? 2. How many is too many? If 15 people are harassing you, does it matter that it's 0.01% of one fanbase and 1% of another? Not really.
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    Looking at KenPom, the Big10

    Yeah, the pre-tournament v. post-tournament KenPom cutoffs (which make for great columns and okay analysis) has been hashed and rehashed in columns over the years. Most of the punditry gets it right now - look to pre-tournament efficiency rather than post-tournament efficiency - but since past...
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    Looking at KenPom, the Big10

    To an extent, yes, conference SOS is somewhat sticky after there are no more (or very few) inter-conference games. But individual teams can still move dramatically.
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    Looking at KenPom, the Big10

    Correct. Oh. This is quite literally incorrect. This is the crux of the issue. There is no evidence because of how the schedule is set up, so conference strength tends to be sticky based on early season results. But this isn't a KenPom problem so much as a schedule problem (that and small...
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