To me, it was always intuitively obvious that a team’s record versus the RPI Top-50 was a key stat to use when evaluating a team or when evaluating a coach over time. Anyone can beat the Stetsons of the world (current RPI – 326), but it takes something more to beat good teams. However, some […]
Out-of-Conference Strength of Schedule
One of the sites that I use extensively during basketball season is kenpom.com. Ken Pomeroy calculates the RPI for every Div 1 basketball team and displays the information on his website. He updates the page daily throughout the basketball season and provides a lot of other interesting stats as well…such as breaking down where each […]
Problems with Data Analysis
As an engineer, acquiring and analyzing data has always been a big part of my job. I’m always amazed at how the same basic mistakes are made over and over again by otherwise intelligent people. Having witnessed all of these mistakes many times, I shouldn’t be surprised when I see the exact same mistakes being […]
A Defining Season?
My old English teachers would take off points if you did not adequately defend your thesis in an essay. Obviously Ned Barnett’s editors do not share that philosophy. Ned claims that this year is a defining season for Sendek, but never really provides adequate justification for that claim. As far as I can tell, the […]
Go Ugly Early
This was the “philosophyâ€? of a guy I knew a long time ago…..Go ugly early. He said it nearly always assured “successâ€? whenever he went to a club. This “approachâ€? was also supposed to keep him from being totally embarrassed by the girl that he had picked up. I suspect that there are a number […]
Another Pathetic Performance
I had hoped my first entry to SFN would be on a happier occasion, but such was not to be. After State’s abysmal performance Saturday night, there is not a lot to be happy about. However, anyone who was truly surprised by State’s performance hasn’t been paying close attention over the last two seasons. How […]
