Arachnids v. cryers

[smileyy]

Dayton "unfortunate" or "unlucky", or however you want to describe playing below their statistically expected performance level:

http://www.basketballprospectus.com/...?articleid=964

Interesting fact: Dayton was the 5th luckiest team in the nation last year (their record should have been worse). This year, they're the 7th unluckiest (last I checked).

[Frank D.]

Dayton "unfortunate" or "unlucky", or however you want to describe playing below their statistically expected performance level:

http://www.basketballprospectus.com/...?articleid=964

Interesting fact: Dayton was the 5th luckiest team in the nation last year (their record should have been worse). This year, they're the 7th unluckiest (last I checked).

Everything evens out. Fact is, they probably weren't as good a team as they appeared last year, and they probably aren't as bad a team as they appear this year.

[smileyy]

Last year, they basically won all of the close games that they ended up losing this year.

[xubrew]

not only is this stupid, it's irrelevant. the selection committee factors in unbalanced conference schedules. for instance, they know virginia tech played the easiest acc conference schedule possible and will factor it in. same for the atlantic ten, big east, and every other unbalanced league. it's actually in your best interest to play the better teams because it gives you more chances at statement wins.

[xavierj]

Dayton complaing because they had to play duquesne twice? They are losing to fordham at home right now.

[xupuck10]

Dayton complaing because they had to play duquesne twice? They are losing to fordham at home right now.

Where's the logic in having a Friday afternoon game?

[XU-XHI]

Everything evens out. Fact is, they probably weren't as good a team as they appeared last year, and they probably aren't as bad a team as they appear this year.

I agree that they are probably a bit better than last season's team. They're problem, similar to uc, is that their players marginally improve from Frosh to Seniors. Whatever POD they are in, you can bet that those teams with any sort of experience have improved more from the previous season than ud.

[Lamont Sanford]

Where's the logic in having a Friday afternoon game?

I think they wanted to mercifully put a swift end to this season!