It is over !!! Locke's numbers and Mitch the guru both should get an award for inadequacy. Nonetheless, neither bracket has any more chance to score points. That means that the NUMBERS HAVE DEFEATED THE GURU. Certainly, it wasn't a win of elegance but nonetheless it was a win.
Therefore, after making fun. mocking and general disrespect to the concept of picking a bracket via history and the numbers, Mitch Levy will be writing a $200 check to the scholarship fund of Four Winds Westward Ho Summer Camp located on Orcas Island.
FINAL 4
Mitch's Final 4 -
Locke's Final 4 -
TEAMS TO ROOT AGAINST
Team's Mitch has in the Elite 8 that Locke's numbers don't --
Team's Mitch has in the Sweet 16 that Locke's numbers don't -- LSU,
Current Standings
Mitch's Teams left as of the Sweet 16 = 11
Locke's Teams left as of the Sweet 16 = 10
Mitch's Teams left as of the Elite 8 = 3
Locke's Teams left as of the Elite 8 = 5
Big Games in the Sweet 16
Texas (Locke) v. West Virginia (Mitch) --- Locke wins
Villanova (Locke) v. Boston College (Mitch) -- Locke wins
Memphis (Mitch) v. Bradley (none) -- Mitch wins
UCLA (Locke) v. Gonzaga (none) -- Locke wins
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4 comments:
also what happened to mitch's orange men ????? rub it in locke !!
Mitch's Final 4 - West Virginia, Memphis, UConn, Boston College
Locke's Final 4 - Texas, Kansas, UConn, Florida
So if the OT games this weekend had gone the other way you'd have three of the Final 4, missing only Kansas. Looks like a clear win for the numbers! BTW on 3/17 you said: ...maybe I should run the numbers on Bradley and George Mason. So did you ever do that for GMU? I think they were pretty close to UConn and Kansas in defensive FG%.
I think what this tells us is that you can't just evaluate the top 7-8 teams in a bracket. You need to evaluate every team (e.g., Bradley, George Mason) and then you need to factor in which team has a tough road to advance. For example, I think you would not have taken Kansas as far if you had factored in that Bradley, Pitt, Memphis was a brutal road to hoe. In contract, although UCLA was not a strong in the 'numbers', they had a relatively easier road.
Also, you need to have 3 different sets of "numbers": 1. who is likely to be upset in the first round. 2. who is likely to make the sweet 16. 3. who is likely to make the final four.
Alright, start from scratch and use the numbers to predict the finalists and champion this year.
Locke you're right, both you and Mitch deserve an award for poor picked bracketts...
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