http://rushthecourt.net/2009/07/01/07-01-09-fast-breaks/ the ubiquitous college basketblog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:43:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://rushthecourt.net/2009/07/01/07-01-09-fast-breaks/comment-page-1/#comment-9815 lostthefight Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:03:02 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=9787#comment-9815 Re all games are presumed equal - the last 10/12 games are typically all in-conference. Some teams and coaches know how to game their own conference. Thus, their strong finish isn't necessarily the effect of getting better. The NCAA tournament starts and those teams have to play non-conf where their limited dimensions are exposed. Better imo is the "good wins" criterion. But any single criterion has its drawbacks. Re all games are presumed equal – the last 10/12 games are typically all in-conference. Some teams and coaches know how to game their own conference. Thus, their strong finish isn’t necessarily the effect of getting better. The NCAA tournament starts and those teams have to play non-conf where their limited dimensions are exposed. Better imo is the “good wins” criterion. But any single criterion has its drawbacks.

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