tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753743645741034308.post6794998690805570733..comments2023-09-26T16:02:41.174-04:00Comments on Villanova by the Numbers: Syracuse #02 Post Game -- Sweeping Out the DomegreyCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205379240405158462noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753743645741034308.post-85980174059738555432009-02-24T22:10:00.000-05:002009-02-24T22:10:00.000-05:00gC, not sure if you watched ESPN's Gameday program...gC, not sure if you watched ESPN's Gameday program last Saturday when they talked about the NCAA selection committee. The announcers were all discussing whether or not there were enough basketball "experts" on the selection panel and if memory serves me correctly they all thought the panel would benefit from more expertise. I thought this was somewhat disingenuous, especially by Jay Bilas who also argued selection was largely a matter of applying a formula. My thought was why don't they have economists perform the selection? AD's and Commissioners are political animals and make political decisions. In fact the NCAA already uses committee assignments as a "carrot" of sorts, and committee heads, usually conference commissioners, are even more blatant in using their influence (see Virginia's seeding with Craig Littlepage in charge several years ago). Wouldn't it make sense, given that the selections have become largely formulaic thanks to records, RPI's, etc. that we have economists or statisticians make unbiased selections based on the numbers? Interested in your thoughts on this. I am also curious to see how the selection committee addresses a relatively weak SEC, given that the committee head is the SEC commissioner.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942621159165350407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753743645741034308.post-11008682323418912742009-02-24T18:02:00.000-05:002009-02-24T18:02:00.000-05:00Paul -- thanks for the note and link. I had not se...Paul -- thanks for the note and link. I had not seen the article, but will give it a read.greyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205379240405158462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753743645741034308.post-72003566725274581882009-02-24T16:41:00.000-05:002009-02-24T16:41:00.000-05:00gC,I've admired your posts on Benchwarmers for som...gC,<BR/>I've admired your posts on Benchwarmers for some time. Thought you would be interested in this statistical look at the NBA by Michael Lewis. My apologies if you've seen it already. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magazine/15Battier-t.html?pagewanted=1Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16942621159165350407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753743645741034308.post-26871258699889530542009-02-23T16:27:00.000-05:002009-02-23T16:27:00.000-05:00Just a lucky guess Tim. You have come up with a nu...Just a lucky guess Tim. You have come up with a number of creative awards that provide a subtle commentary on the game. Your best picture is a best picture. But the one of the Syracuse bench cracks me up.greyCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205379240405158462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4753743645741034308.post-70700129835570414162009-02-23T15:51:00.000-05:002009-02-23T15:51:00.000-05:00You know me too well. Nice prediction on the Oscar...You know me too well. Nice prediction on the Oscars edition.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16878438275499787300noreply@blogger.com