Winning is hard, damn hard

[CL82]

That's why I only use the sniff test

At least before teams started getting restraining orders?

 

[inWV]

He’s no longer inexperienced stop hovering helicopter fan

Karaban is a diligent worker on his game and he improved in all or nearly all games in the back half of he conference. His investment plus Hurley’s trust in him will pay dividends next year when we will have to rely heavily on him.

 

[freescooter]

This is probably not worth responding to, but the reason the "eye test" doesn't work is that no one can watch every game. You can't follow every Princeton possession all year to know how good they are, as well as Arizona, Duke and 350 other D1 teams. That's why statistics are needed.
Basic statistics are fine, but limited. That's why we have advanced statistics -- they theoretically give a more complete sense of who is better, more likely to win, etc.
But in a one-and-done tournament, it doesn't matter. Arizona would likely win the next four straight against Princeton in a seven-game series, but they don't get that luxury. You're cold for one game and the season is over.
Again, probably a waste of time, but so is life on a college basketball message board.

Nah. It is basically a system designed to be sure the power conferences get lots of bids and mid-majors don’t. This isn’t the 1990s anymore. Too many good players. Plus with the portal, guys can play at lower schools and as they develop move up. Or talented kids who don’t play at power schools can move and maybe blossom at a mid major. Sure, in a 1-done a better team can lose, but there have been enough upsets to suggest that just playing a “harder” schedule doesnt mean you are a better team.

 

[B1GEast]

Winning is hard, but our guys so far have made it look easy, and that's a tribute to Hurley and the hard work of all the student athletes.

Still some work left to do for these fine young men.

Go Uconn

 

[nomar]

I’m hard

 

[HuskyBaggins]

He’s no longer inexperienced stop hovering helicopter fan

Tell that to Brandon Miller. Or Mark Macon. The NCAA tournament is a lot to hang on a freshman