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<blockquote data-quote="azillini1" data-source="post: 1505404" data-attributes="member: 11654"><p>I remember a statistic in the late 90's that was made by the announcers while watching an Illinois vs. Indiana game. It was winning percentage in 3 point or less games. The announcer said Bobby Knight had won nearly 70% of his games that were decided by 3 points or less. Our beloved Lou Henson was around 40% in those games.</p><p></p><p>They said that Indiana (or coach Knight) made sure his best and most trusted players had the ball with the game on the line and that's why they had a high winning percentage.</p><p></p><p>Not sure if any service publishes statistics on games won and lost in 3 point game outcomes or less, but to me (in my opinion) that would be a very interesting comparison of coaches. My guess is that great coaches win a significantly higher percentage of close games than mediocre coaches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azillini1, post: 1505404, member: 11654"] I remember a statistic in the late 90's that was made by the announcers while watching an Illinois vs. Indiana game. It was winning percentage in 3 point or less games. The announcer said Bobby Knight had won nearly 70% of his games that were decided by 3 points or less. Our beloved Lou Henson was around 40% in those games. They said that Indiana (or coach Knight) made sure his best and most trusted players had the ball with the game on the line and that's why they had a high winning percentage. Not sure if any service publishes statistics on games won and lost in 3 point game outcomes or less, but to me (in my opinion) that would be a very interesting comparison of coaches. My guess is that great coaches win a significantly higher percentage of close games than mediocre coaches. [/QUOTE]
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