Re: 3/4 Marietta v New Lexington
Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:25 am
For what it’s worth on strength of schedule Martin RPI has them as follows
Warren .8104
Marietta .8049
New Lex .7999
Warren .8104
Marietta .8049
New Lex .7999
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0 evidence ? Solid strength of schedule has done way more good than harm for teams trying to advance in the tournament. Weak SE district has allowed 1 of these teams to move on.enigmaax wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:53 amZero evidence that playing a tougher schedule translates to tournament success. New Lex & Warren have the 3rd & 5th worst opponents win percentage in the district and they’re playing in the finals, just as one example. Upsets happen, teams get hot at the right time, that’s just how tournaments go sometimes.
--Interesting and helpful additional information. This tells us the difference at least according to Martin RPI is negligible among these three teams. On the statewide rankings, both Warren and Marietta rank quite low (in the bottom quintile).Sportsfan01 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:25 am For what it’s worth on strength of schedule Martin RPI has them as follows
Warren .8104
Marietta .8049
New Lex .7999
You’ve stated it, but you haven’t shown any evidence of it. Would a team have to play one more tough game, five more tough games, ten? How much better of a schedule does a team have to play to help them win a District tournament game and how do you know it?E High wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:32 am0 evidence ? Solid strength of schedule has done way more good than harm for teams trying to advance in the tournament. Weak SE district has allowed 1 of these teams to move on.enigmaax wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:53 amZero evidence that playing a tougher schedule translates to tournament success. New Lex & Warren have the 3rd & 5th worst opponents win percentage in the district and they’re playing in the finals, just as one example. Upsets happen, teams get hot at the right time, that’s just how tournaments go sometimes.
I’ve been around. Not into this max prep/ analytic BS. When you have a great 15-16 games, it gets you ready for these close moments in the tournament. No guarantees., but the tougher, more tested teams have a way to win the tournament games.enigmaax wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:26 pmYou’ve stated it, but you haven’t shown any evidence of it. Would a team have to play one more tough game, five more tough games, ten? How much better of a schedule does a team have to play to help them win a District tournament game and how do you know it?E High wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 8:32 am0 evidence ? Solid strength of schedule has done way more good than harm for teams trying to advance in the tournament. Weak SE district has allowed 1 of these teams to move on.enigmaax wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:53 am
Zero evidence that playing a tougher schedule translates to tournament success. New Lex & Warren have the 3rd & 5th worst opponents win percentage in the district and they’re playing in the finals, just as one example. Upsets happen, teams get hot at the right time, that’s just how tournaments go sometimes.
There are 15+ teams who played tougher schedules that aren’t playing for the District title. Sorry, it’s just one of those sports fan thoughts that sounds smart but there’s absolutely no statistical proof that teams with tougher schedules will go further in the tournament. You can come up with anecdotal examples here and there, but you could do the same to demonstrate the opposite is true.
Yes. Easy wins are great but don’t teach you anything that a grind it out type of game wouldjustpassinthru wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:33 am You need to play teams along the way that expose weaknesses, every team has them. This gives the kids a chance to see, understand what they need to get better at as the season goes along. You can be exposed by a bad team or good team, you might even win that game but you need to understand - did you play and execute to the level you expected to, if not then you should not be satisfied and work on what went wrong even in a win.
Not sure why people are picking on the kids for this one because you are. If you are saying Missing free throws, missing bunnies etc, well should have played tougher schedule etc. None of that matters, these are kids and sometimes it just doesnt bounce your way. Kids have nothing in the schedule making, nothing in the coach hiring or assistants, they just play for the love of the game. I have not personally seen one player not try their best to make a shot, get a stop, get a rebound etc this season.HamPorter wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:50 pmYes. Easy wins are great but don’t teach you anything that a grind it out type of game wouldjustpassinthru wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:33 am You need to play teams along the way that expose weaknesses, every team has them. This gives the kids a chance to see, understand what they need to get better at as the season goes along. You can be exposed by a bad team or good team, you might even win that game but you need to understand - did you play and execute to the level you expected to, if not then you should not be satisfied and work on what went wrong even in a win.