ratings-percentage-index Stories - Blogging the Bracket
Not a Stat Geek - The Curious Case of the SOS
Let me be clear. I am not a stat geek. I don't know how to calculate PER or true shooting percentage, nor do I care to find out. I think p/40min stats are superfluous. Per game numbers suit me just fine. They say that the numbers never lie, but the people who use them do. They bend and twist the...
BtB's Annual RPI-Only Bracket Extravaganza (Now With KenPom)
As Selection Weekend has arrived, and the letters R, P, and I have moved to their annual, short-term position of national prominence, dominating conversations in places outside of Troy, New York for a few days, I figured it was time to present my annual look at how a bracket based solely on this...
It's Tourney Time: Why I Hate The RPI
It's generally assumed that Arizona, UCLA and Washington will go dancing out of the Pac-10 this year. It's also assumed that unless an interloper wins three or four straight in Los Angeles this week that will be it. But it's also generally assumed that USC and Washington St. are on the outer...
RPI-Only Bracket For 2010: NOT Close To The Same As The Real Thing
Editor's Note - This is a modification of a post I put up at about this time last year, updated for the 2010 season. R, P, and I. Probably the three letters that are thrown around the most during the first half of the month of March in the United States. While everyone is familiar with the term...
RPI Only Bracket
Editor's Note - This is a modification of a post I put up on my old Blogger site, updated for the 2009 season. R, P, and I. Probably the three letters that are thrown around the most during the first half of the month of March in the United States. While everyone is familiar with the term RPI, not...
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