2024-25 NOMINATIONS: "Cone of Shame"

[atlwsu]

No Texas was a buy game? Really?

[WuShock Reaper]

Rothstein's little catch phrase is getting old fast. It makes both teams seem bad. Maybe he should just give some credit to the winning team. What's wrong with a little more parity among conferences?

What an A1 jerk.

Listen, if you are going to pay someone to beat you, there should be consequences.
I am glad, Losses and Elections have consequences.

[WuShock Reaper]

Not basketball related, but...

...there is some moral to this story in there I think?

[ShockTalk]

Not basketball related, but...

...there is some moral to this story in there I think?

Can't believe she immediately rolled over and sat up!

[ShockBand]

Not basketball related, but...

...there is some moral to this story in there I think?

I saw something similar happen on Michigan Ave in Chicago a couple summers ago, but in broad daylight. Near the Bean.

[WuShock Reaper]

Can't believe she immediately rolled over and sat up!

I think she decided to go after her phone first...

[WuShock Reaper]

In just the last week, there have been FIVE more:

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[Stickboy46]

3 of those don't really seem surprising to me though - Bryant over Buffalo, Hofstra over Umass and Milwaukee over Duquesne. In all those games the teams winning were either similar in KenPom or way better.

Edit: San Diego is the same (I was thinking San Diego state). San Diego is 292 in KP.

[WuShock Reaper]

... and just like that, another one gets added:

[molly jabali]

Rothstein's little catch phrase is getting old fast. It makes both teams seem bad. Maybe he should just give some credit to the winning team. What's wrong with a little more parity among conferences?

What an A1 jerk.

yes he is...but not in MUMBLES *******'S class

[ShockTalk]

yes he is...but not in MUMBLES *******'S class

[Kung Wu]

Rothstein's little catch phrase is getting old fast. It makes both teams seem bad. Maybe he should just give some credit to the winning team. What's wrong with a little more parity among conferences?

What an A1 jerk.

To your point, the transfer portal is increasing parity substantially and buy games are not what they used to be. Here is an example where we compare the extremes -- Kenpom #2 with Kenpom #350:

Year	Kenpom 2 NetRtg	Kenpom 350 NetRtg	Difference
2017	29.88	29.20	59.08
2018	29.53	27.94	57.47
2019	32.85	24.63	57.48
2021	33.87	23.01	56.88
2022	27.70	20.15	47.85
2023	27.72	17.86	45.58
2024	31.17	20.27	51.44

* I tossed out the covid year for obvious reasons.

What this shows is ...

1) Before the transfer portal was in full effect (it was passed in 2021 so include it with years 2017-2019):
The #2 teams average a netrtg of 31.53
The #350th teams average a netrtg of -26.195
With a difference of 57.725 netrtg overall

2) After the transfer portal is opened up and kids are taking full advantage (2022 through 2024):
The #2 teams average a netrtg of 28.86
The #350th teams average a netrtg of -19.42
With a difference of 48.28 netrtg overall

That's a substantial drop in the average difference and it means the no. 2 teams in the country are getting slightly worse, but the no. 350 teams in the country are getting quite a bit better. Why? Because good players are no longer being held hostage by the top teams so there is a trickle down effect of quality players spreading throughout the league.