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Shuttlesworth

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  1. Appreciate the kind words, Norm. I've been a lurker since the birth of HHC and have always appreciated the discussion and passion of the members over here. This year I decided to sign up for membership because I wanted to take part in the discussion. It's a pretty special bunch over here. Although I don't have the whiskers of some of you long-timers over here, I've felt nothing but welcomed to take part in the discussion.
  2. This is a good description taken from Sportingcharts.com WS/40 is essentially the equivalent of the NBA's WS/48. "The statistic is based on 48 minutes because that is the exact length of an NBA game. As such, the statistic can measure how much the player contributes to a winning effort on a per game basis based on their per minute performance. The idea for win shares comes from famous baseball sabermetrics expert Bill James and was perfected for basketball by Dr. Dean Oliver in his book, "Basketball on Paper." The formula is a bit complicated, but takes into account a player's offensive and defensive efficiency as well as their points produced."
  3. Some of you may find this interesting, some may not. As most probably know, Tim Miles has some Billy Beane in him. He doesn't allow perception to argue against numbers. Win Shares Per 40 is a stat that estimates the number of wins contributed by a player per 40 minutes. (It's basically basketball's equivalent to baseball's WAR). Here's where it gets interesting. Let's examine the key contributors throughout the season: Pitchford (.163) Petteway (.119) Shields (.106) Rivers (.090) Parker (.077) Okay, stop right there. Notice something? I'll continue: Smith (.070) Gallegos (.058) Hawkins (.049) Pause. Continue: Biggs (.028) Webster (.000) For the record, this is not intended to take shots at Biggs and Webster. It's a consensus amongst close followers that PG play has been our weakness. However, it also illustrates how valuable Benny and Rivers have been. Does Miles look at WS/40 to determine rotation and minutes? After looking at these numbers, it would not surprise me in the least. Does anything surprise you about these numbers? Discuss.
  4. That's a good idea. Will do from this point forward.
  5. You got it. Already erased yesterday, but I'll start tomorrow.
  6. Here's a good link to see how bubble teams faired throughout the day. I'll pin the link to the OP, and delay when I update the next day. Thanks! http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball
  7. Go ahead and stay right there, Minny
  8. I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see Benny play 25-30 minutes. He's our best close out defender and I really feel he could neutralize Frazier.
  9. Rhode Island up 7 late in the 1st Half vs St. Joe's. That would likely knock St. Joe's off the bubble and out of at-large consideration.
  10. Meant to add meaningful games. Missed that one, thanks!
  11. 4th would be nice in terms of path to the CCG, but having the 5th seed may set up better for us to get (what might be) a much needed win in the B10 Tourney. Can some explain to me the logic behind 'needing that B1G tourney win to seal the deal'? Is it just to add an extra win to our win total? If we finish in 5th we are going to be either in or we are going to be darn close. If we are just darn close, what is another win versus the worst team in the B1G going to prove? Does that extra win against the worst team really boost the resume and propel us into the tourney? Yes. We're chasing wins right now. Our resume matches up pretty favorably, otherwise.
  12. 4th would be nice in terms of path to the CCG, but having the 5th seed may set up better for us to get (what might be) a much needed win in the B10 Tourney.
  13. Agree to an extent, but we want as many Top 50 and Top 100 teams as we can get. It's a fine line, however. For example, Iowa sits at 24. If they were to drop to 32 by losing to Indiana, but it got Indiana to sub-100, it'd benefit us. Indiana, Penn St, Northwestern, and Purdue are right on the fringe of 100. Illinois is barely under at 91. However it plays out, we want as many of those teams to be sub-100 as possible.
  14. The premise of me picking Indiana is that they have a brutal stretch and it'd be nice if they could keep that RPI sub-100. (They currently sit at 100)
  15. Tony, I've been keeping a thread on bubble games since Saturday. If you want to split up the work, let me know.
  16. No, in another thread it said that he did not vote. Painter, McDermott, Fox from Georgia are the only three coaches that we have faced who voted Saul Phillips, who was one of his former assistants at ND State, is on the board.
  17. The DCI index which is used in the Massey Ratings has us at 35.
  18. He's shooting 46% in conference play. Personally, I don't care what kind of shots he takes as long as he keeps that up. 46% is bordering on Durant-type efficiency.
  19. I think we'll see a vote or two tomorrow. If we win the next two, at 16-10 and a five game WS, we'll be on the verge of cracking the Top 25, but still on the outside looking in. Just my uneducated guess.
  20. Currently rewatching the game and realized something. IMO, In 5 of our 6 conference wins, Petteway was the best player on the floor, and in a few cases it wasn't even close. The only W in which he wasn't was vs. Illinois when he was outshined by Shields. If Big Ten POTY was MVP instead, how would he not be the front runner? Am I sipping too much Kool Aid or is this fairly accurate?
  21. If there's anyone with a bigger man-crush on Miles than some of the patrons on this forum, it's Brando.
  22. We've put ourselves on the map and into discussion. That's the start.
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