<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: NCAA Tournament 2012: The Stats Say You Should Pick (and Avoid) These Teams in Your Brackets</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 07:46:29 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: arkbadger</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607073</link> <dc:creator>arkbadger</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:37:33 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607073</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;i feel good about my mizzou pick in my one!!! bracket&lt;/blockquote&gt;Missouri has never even made a Final Four.  a little something to keep in mind for the chokiest of chokers from the show me state.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>i feel good about my mizzou pick in my one!!! bracket</p></blockquote><p>Missouri has never even made a Final Four.  a little something to keep in mind for the chokiest of chokers from the show me state.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: vajayjay redick</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607029</link> <dc:creator>vajayjay redick</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:14:56 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607029</guid> <description><![CDATA[This tournament looks ripe for a 3-14 upset.  St. Bonnie&#039;s-Florida State is my pick.The problem with a lot of these stats (didnt read the article) but KenPom in particular is it doesnt take into account when the game was played.  I&#039;d like to see a ranking based on the last month (or even 2).  Doesnt seem like games played in Nov/Dec are relevant anymore.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This tournament looks ripe for a 3-14 upset.  St. Bonnie&#8217;s-Florida State is my pick.</p><p>The problem with a lot of these stats (didnt read the article) but KenPom in particular is it doesnt take into account when the game was played.  I&#8217;d like to see a ranking based on the last month (or even 2).  Doesnt seem like games played in Nov/Dec are relevant anymore.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: cleet</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607023</link> <dc:creator>cleet</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:11:19 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607023</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;but it never does.2008 would like a word.&lt;/blockquote&gt;I said never and then said rarely.  /nitpickedOne year out of decades, almost 30 since it went 64+.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>but it never does.</p><p>2008 would like a word.</p></blockquote><p>I said never and then said rarely.  /nitpicked</p><p>One year out of decades, almost 30 since it went 64+.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607021</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:05:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607021</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt; but it never does.&lt;/blockquote&gt;2008 would like a word.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p> but it never does.</p></blockquote><p>2008 would like a word.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: cleet</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607016</link> <dc:creator>cleet</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:00:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607016</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;What if they actually think that’s how it will play out? Should they have some 3 seed in their so they can be edgy?&lt;/blockquote&gt;They should have 3 seeds if they see it happening that way.  If they want to say after doing their job and analyzing for months that the tourney will go all chalk that is fine, but it never does.  Some top seeds are going to fall and not make it out of the first weekend.  Also, these analysts pick chalk every single year, maybe look closer at the match-ups and see why it rarely happens.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>What if they actually think that’s how it will play out? Should they have some 3 seed in their so they can be edgy?</p></blockquote><p>They should have 3 seeds if they see it happening that way.  If they want to say after doing their job and analyzing for months that the tourney will go all chalk that is fine, but it never does.  Some top seeds are going to fall and not make it out of the first weekend.  Also, these analysts pick chalk every single year, maybe look closer at the match-ups and see why it rarely happens.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Go See John Carter</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607015</link> <dc:creator>Go See John Carter</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:58:30 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607015</guid> <description><![CDATA[stark, i&#039;m passionate about you seeing that movie. it got bashed here before it came out and i saw it last night and it was really entertaining]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>stark, i&#8217;m passionate about you seeing that movie. it got bashed here before it came out and i saw it last night and it was really entertaining</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: José Ovechkin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607013</link> <dc:creator>José Ovechkin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:57:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607013</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Georgetown is going to win the whole thing. Book it. Easy money&lt;/blockquote&gt; I have them going to the title game in my bracket, but I think I&#039;m gonna have to change that.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Georgetown is going to win the whole thing. Book it. Easy money</p></blockquote><p>I have them going to the title game in my bracket, but I think I&#8217;m gonna have to change that.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607010</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:55:21 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607010</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;ummm… I am on that page? Are you? &lt;/blockquote&gt;1,000 apologies. My reading comprehension failed me here.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>ummm… I am on that page? Are you?</p></blockquote><p>1,000 apologies. My reading comprehension failed me here.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Go See John Carter</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607009</link> <dc:creator>Go See John Carter</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:55:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607009</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;I guess…but you can’t look really stupid by picking the favorites.&lt;/em&gt;you also can&#039;t look hipsterish, edgy or ballsy. i like balance]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I guess…but you can’t look really stupid by picking the favorites.</em></p><p>you also can&#8217;t look hipsterish, edgy or ballsy. i like balance</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: H.E. Pennypacker</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607006</link> <dc:creator>H.E. Pennypacker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:53:09 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607006</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Why don’t you get on the same page as everyone else in this world and refer to high seeds as 12-16 and low seeds as 1-4?&lt;/em&gt;ummm... I am on that page? Are you?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Why don’t you get on the same page as everyone else in this world and refer to high seeds as 12-16 and low seeds as 1-4?</em></p><p>ummm&#8230; I am on that page? Are you?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: starkweather</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607005</link> <dc:creator>starkweather</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:53:08 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607005</guid> <description><![CDATA[Vez, why is your name Go See John Carter?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Vez, why is your name Go See John Carter?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: KC Resident</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607004</link> <dc:creator>KC Resident</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:53:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607004</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;ever use grapefruit juice in a marinade?&lt;/em&gt;I&#039;ve heard of that, never tried it. I do use apple cider vinegar for pork products.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>ever use grapefruit juice in a marinade?</em></p><p>I&#8217;ve heard of that, never tried it. I do use apple cider vinegar for pork products.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607003</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:52:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607003</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;ever use grapefruit juice in a marinade? &lt;/blockquote&gt;Does a margarita count as a marinade? Nope? Then no.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>ever use grapefruit juice in a marinade?</p></blockquote><p>Does a margarita count as a marinade? Nope? Then no.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: mizerle06 is mcintyred of all the trollin'</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607001</link> <dc:creator>mizerle06 is mcintyred of all the trollin'</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:52:48 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607001</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Take your pick.&lt;/blockquote&gt;damn...I can&#039;t decide.  maybe I&#039;ll just trade the e for an a.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Take your pick.</p></blockquote><p>damn&#8230;I can&#8217;t decide.  maybe I&#8217;ll just trade the e for an a.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: HuskerDawg</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1607000</link> <dc:creator>HuskerDawg</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:52:25 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1607000</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I think we need to clear up my definition of high seeds… low seeds = 1, 2, etc.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Why don&#039;t you get on the same page as everyone else in this world and refer to high seeds as 12-16 and low seeds as 1-4?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I think we need to clear up my definition of high seeds… low seeds = 1, 2, etc.</p></blockquote><p>Why don&#8217;t you get on the same page as everyone else in this world and refer to high seeds as 12-16 and low seeds as 1-4?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: KC Resident</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1606998</link> <dc:creator>KC Resident</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:52:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1606998</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;if you’re in a pool for money or pride, picking a bunch of high seeds seems incredibly dumb.&lt;/em&gt;I&#039;m glad you cleared that up. I was beginning to think less of you.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>if you’re in a pool for money or pride, picking a bunch of high seeds seems incredibly dumb.</em></p><p>I&#8217;m glad you cleared that up. I was beginning to think less of you.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Go See John Carter</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1606996</link> <dc:creator>Go See John Carter</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:51:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1606996</guid> <description><![CDATA[husker, i think in the past two tourneys, only one 1 seed made it to the ffever use grapefruit juice in a marinade?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>husker, i think in the past two tourneys, only one 1 seed made it to the ff</p><p>ever use grapefruit juice in a marinade?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: KC Resident</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1606995</link> <dc:creator>KC Resident</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:51:27 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1606995</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Until all four No. 1s make the final four, right? Didn’t that happen a couple of years ago?&lt;/em&gt;2008.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Until all four No. 1s make the final four, right? Didn’t that happen a couple of years ago?</em></p><p>2008.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: H.E. Pennypacker</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1606994</link> <dc:creator>H.E. Pennypacker</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:50:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1606994</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Until all four No. 1s make the final four, right? Didn’t that happen a couple of years ago?&lt;/em&gt;Huh? High seeds = 5, 6, 8, 10, etc.&lt;em&gt;I guess…but you can’t look really stupid by picking the favorites.&lt;/em&gt;I think we need to clear up my definition of high seeds... low seeds = 1, 2, etc.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Until all four No. 1s make the final four, right? Didn’t that happen a couple of years ago?</em></p><p>Huh? High seeds = 5, 6, 8, 10, etc.</p><p><em>I guess…but you can’t look really stupid by picking the favorites.</em></p><p>I think we need to clear up my definition of high seeds&#8230; low seeds = 1, 2, etc.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: KC Resident</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/03/13/ncaa-tournament-2012-the-stats-say-you-should-pick-and-avoid-these-teams-in-your-brackets/comment-page-1/#comment-1606992</link> <dc:creator>KC Resident</dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:50:38 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebiglead.com/?p=166375#comment-1606992</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;* Of the 1-4 seeds from the past nine NCAA tournaments (2003-present) … only one team that ranked highest in percentage of possessions on which turnovers were forced made the Final Four and “many of them woefully underperformed their seeding … The top 1-4 seeds in that category this year are East No. 1 Syracuse (6) and West No. 3 Marquette (23).”Wow. This is horeshit “analysis.”&lt;/em&gt; IrvinI thought that was interesting, but I will in no way shape or form go through percentage of possessions on which turnovers were forced of each team to fill out my bracket. Although, I do think Marquette is fraudy fraud and I have mixed feelings on Syracuse. However, those feeling don&#039;t come from percentage of possessions on which turnovers were forced.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>* Of the 1-4 seeds from the past nine NCAA tournaments (2003-present) … only one team that ranked highest in percentage of possessions on which turnovers were forced made the Final Four and “many of them woefully underperformed their seeding … The top 1-4 seeds in that category this year are East No. 1 Syracuse (6) and West No. 3 Marquette (23).”</p><p>Wow. This is horeshit “analysis.”</em> Irvin</p><p>I thought that was interesting, but I will in no way shape or form go through percentage of possessions on which turnovers were forced of each team to fill out my bracket. Although, I do think Marquette is fraudy fraud and I have mixed feelings on Syracuse. However, those feeling don&#8217;t come from percentage of possessions on which turnovers were forced.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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