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BugeaterZ reacted to Norm Peterson in 2023-2024 KenPom Rankings Thread March 17

The day is Saturday, January 13, 1996, and the Nebraska Cornhusker men's basketball team is taking on Kelvin Sampson's Oklahoma Sooners down in Norman.

The game ends in a tie. But we can't have ties. So we go to overtime.

Overtime ends in a tie (after the officials waive off a Jaron Boone buzzer-beater -- that would have won the game -- because he released it from the short corner behind the plane of the backboard). But we can't have ties. So we go to a second overtime.

Second overtime ends in a tie, but Nebraska is losing starters to foul trouble. And we can't have ties. So we go to a third overtime with the Huskers short-handed.

And OU blows it open in OT #3 and wins by 17 points, 117-100.

Just play better in OT? That's the answer? Thanks for the recommendation.

Is that what the metrics are supposed to reflect? Whether a short-handed team was able to "play better" in the third OT?

Most games don't go to OT, let alone 3OT. And the likelihood that a team's efficiencies and results will be impaired by foul trouble increases in each extra 5-minute increment by which the game is extended.

Seems to me calling that 1996 game a 17-point loss rather than a 1-point loss would skew the data of what the metrics are intended to reflect, which is to reliably rank every team from best to worst.

The vast majority of games are decided in regulation. How is including results from OT going to improve your ability to rank the way teams are likely going to play in regulation?

BugeaterZ got a reaction from jayschool in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 32- Indiana March 16

Runner-up for the B1G Craft/Davison most unlikable POTY. But then again they'll have to change the name soon to add Sandfort's name to the trophy

BugeaterZ got a reaction from Serenity Now in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 32- Indiana March 16

Runner-up for the B1G Craft/Davison most unlikable POTY. But then again they'll have to change the name soon to add Sandfort's name to the trophy

BugeaterZ got a reaction from Silverbacked1 in HHCC Game #33 - neut. Illinois (Mar. 16, 2:30 PM CDT) March 16

Nebraska 77
Illinois 71

The big margin of victory allowing us to limit minutes tonight will be the difference tomorrow

BugeaterZ got a reaction from HolyBobpilgrimage in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 32- Indiana March 16

Runner-up for the B1G Craft/Davison most unlikable POTY. But then again they'll have to change the name soon to add Sandfort's name to the trophy

BugeaterZ reacted to CanadianHusker in HHCC Game #33 - neut. Illinois (Mar. 16, 2:30 PM CDT) March 16

FIFY! 😀

BugeaterZ got a reaction from Bugeaters1 in HHCC Game #33 - neut. Illinois (Mar. 16, 2:30 PM CDT) March 16

Nebraska 77
Illinois 71

The big margin of victory allowing us to limit minutes tonight will be the difference tomorrow

BugeaterZ got a reaction from REDZONEDAN in uneblinst's postgame chatter: vol 16; ed 32- Indiana March 16

Runner-up for the B1G Craft/Davison most unlikable POTY. But then again they'll have to change the name soon to add Sandfort's name to the trophy

BugeaterZ reacted to jdw in NCAA Tournament Watch March 15

Catskers are the worst, just kidding fu*k jayskers of all kinds.

BugeaterZ got a reaction from HB in 2024 B1G Tourney March 15

Well the baseball game starts at 6:05 and I plan to leave about the time the OSU-ILL game ends so a bunch of OTs will let me stay longer