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<blockquote data-quote="mhuml32" data-source="post: 1251912" data-attributes="member: 3621"><p>I'm not here to argue against the possibility of VCU beating Baylor, but more the plausibility. Your argument reminds me of hearing someone complain about losing money at the blackjack table. Yes, you would be highly successful against the dealer if you constantly received 21, but probability shows you are also likely to have hands that put you in a position to be less successful. </p><p></p><p>I've always believed each team has a few games where they play incredibly well for all 40 minutes, and then a few others where they play poorly almost the entire game. Really good teams can survive those really bad games, and almost every time will be successful at their absolute best, but it's a fallacy to believe your team <em>should</em> play optimally for all 40 minutes in each game. Again, I could be invincible at the blackjack table <em>if only</em> I avoided hands of 13 through 17, but they happen. I will judge Illinois, and all other teams, on how they perform when things are not going perfectly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mhuml32, post: 1251912, member: 3621"] I'm not here to argue against the possibility of VCU beating Baylor, but more the plausibility. Your argument reminds me of hearing someone complain about losing money at the blackjack table. Yes, you would be highly successful against the dealer if you constantly received 21, but probability shows you are also likely to have hands that put you in a position to be less successful. I've always believed each team has a few games where they play incredibly well for all 40 minutes, and then a few others where they play poorly almost the entire game. Really good teams can survive those really bad games, and almost every time will be successful at their absolute best, but it's a fallacy to believe your team [I]should[/I] play optimally for all 40 minutes in each game. Again, I could be invincible at the blackjack table [I]if only[/I] I avoided hands of 13 through 17, but they happen. I will judge Illinois, and all other teams, on how they perform when things are not going perfectly. [/QUOTE]
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