enCYCLONEpedia: Pomeroy fun (!), parity, & Niang

[khaal53]

I wrote about some common facts people reference on typical KenPom team profiles that make the Final Four, 2016 parity, and the numbers that put Georges Niang in even higher rarefied air.

http://cyclonefanatic.com/basketball/mens/news/encyclonepedia-pomeroy-fun-parity-niang/

 

[Wesley]

Looks like every final four team eventually played better once they reached the tourney. Peaking in the tourney like UCONN on offense. The louisville offense was carried by their defense.

 

[bringmagicback]

They need to hang Niang jersey from the rafters the first game next season.

 

[khaal53]

Looks like every final four team eventually played better once they reached the tourney. Peaking in the tourney like UCONN on offense. The louisville offense was carried by their defense.

The point is more that if you win 4, 5, or 6 games (mostly against very good teams) then your offensive and defensive values HAVE to improve.

And logically, there will be one team that wins 6, one more that wins 5, and two more than win 4 (barring play-in game stuff)...whoever those teams are will undoubtedly move up the rankings.