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<blockquote data-quote="PapaKvells" data-source="post: 1853455" data-attributes="member: 628809"><p>Metrics are always tough to depend on because they remove context. In theory, during a blowout a team should be able to empty its bench so guys who don’t normally play get some more experience and the players you depend on get rest and avoid injury. With systems that can factor in garbage time, that’s great. But for those that can’t it skews things too much if those metrics are used for anything important like seeding. Even non-blowouts can use context. Team A beat Team B by one possession (2 pts) at home. What if I told you the game ended on a buzzer beating 3? It would make a huge difference if it was the losing team that was down by 5 at the buzzer or the winning team that was down by 1. In one case, that game was effectively out of reach by the last possession but in the other case the outcome was on the line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PapaKvells, post: 1853455, member: 628809"] Metrics are always tough to depend on because they remove context. In theory, during a blowout a team should be able to empty its bench so guys who don’t normally play get some more experience and the players you depend on get rest and avoid injury. With systems that can factor in garbage time, that’s great. But for those that can’t it skews things too much if those metrics are used for anything important like seeding. Even non-blowouts can use context. Team A beat Team B by one possession (2 pts) at home. What if I told you the game ended on a buzzer beating 3? It would make a huge difference if it was the losing team that was down by 5 at the buzzer or the winning team that was down by 1. In one case, that game was effectively out of reach by the last possession but in the other case the outcome was on the line. [/QUOTE]
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