Blog Profile / Yet Another Basketball Blog
| URL : | http://yetanotherbasketblog.blogspot.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Basketball / NCAA | |
| Posts on Regator: | 337 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.2 | |
| Archived Since: | March 5, 2008 | |
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Uploading an image for a RealGM.com post.I will explain on Twitter later.
ESPN the Mag
With many thanks to John Gasaway, I am pleased to announce that my preseason rankings appear in ESPN the Magazine’s Nov. 14th College Basketball Preview. If you are not familiar with my preseason predictions model, here is an overview:The best predictor of future success is opponent adjusted margin-of-victory. Show More Summary
Where You Can Find Me
Starting today, I am going to try to highlight my new content on Twitter. Find me @DanHanner. But if you want to know where you can read my content this fall or what you missed this summer, here is a quick summary. This Fall 1) I write for RealGM.com. Show More Summary
Welcome to Twitter
You can now follow me @DanHanner.As you may be aware, I have been reluctant to join twitter. I think there are several reasons:1) I cannot seem to write anything that is less than 140 characters.2) Twitter is often about sharing thoughts instantly. Show More Summary
For Monday
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A New Home
As YABB is approaching its four-year anniversary, the time has come to make a change. My content will now be appearing on a website called RealGM.com. If your interests are only college basketball, you may not have heard of these folks before. Show More Summary
Litmus Test
Here is how you know if you are an unmitigated “homer”. Has your favorite team ever been over-seeded in the NCAA tournament? Have you ever looked at the bracket and seen a 4 seed next to your team and thought “that seems a little generous.”...Show More Summary
Will Bruce Pearl’s return to the sideline make a difference for Tennessee?
Eric Angevine emailed me tonight with the above question. Here was my response:First, let me emphasize the value of basketball coaches relative to the other sports. According to Forbes magazine NBA head coaches make slightly more than NFL head coaches, and both make significantly more than MLB head coaches. Show More Summary
Have new coaches made a difference?
What can Ken Pomeroy’s Efficiency Margin data tell us about how new coaches have done? Have they turned their programs around?Scroll down for the tables, but first some comments: Big Improvements -In two years, John Calipari’s average efficiency margin has clearly outshined that of former Kentucky head coach Billy Gillispie. Show More Summary
That "game" may be on Sunday, but I live for Saturday
I think the high point of the day came around 5:30pm ET on Saturday. Four games came down to the wire simultaneously:1) Leading by only one point at LSU with a minute to go, Mississippi St. needed some stops. And the much-maligned pair of Renardo Sidney and Dee Bost came through for Mississippi St. Show More Summary
49-47 in the ACC and the Unintended Consequence of the New Injury Sub Rule
I love Tony Bennett in the ACC. I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to watch Big Ten teams play Wisconsin or Penn St., and I love seeing Bennett bring that painful slow-paced magic to the ACC. Clemson scored 13 in the first half and Virginia had 13 through the first 19 minutes of the second half. Show More Summary
Kentucky is not a terrible road team, Harrison Barnes is getting better
After watching Kentucky fall on the road for the 3rd time in SEC play, I’m sure a lot of people are going to say that Kentucky is a terrible road team this year. And certainly, the splits bear that out to some degree. Here is Kentucky’s...Show More Summary
Can we ask for a Delayed Reality Series?
Ken Pomeroy asked a new question on Monday. Should the NCAA committee go out and watch games? But that is not his real question. His real question is whether the NCAA committee should care about style of offense, the quality of guard play, and the quality of post play? And he answers with a resounding “no”. Show More Summary
Saturday Notes
1) I’ve come to take it for granted that every enjoyable game is available on cable or ESPN3.com, but this week a lot of the interesting non-BCS games were nowhere to be found. UAB took a late lead against UCF and continued the UCF conference play collapse, but I could not find the game. Show More Summary
Illinois continues to fold under pressure
With 25 seconds left and trailing by one point, Mike Tisdale caught the ball in the lane for Illinois while being guarded by a smaller Indiana defender. He took two dribbles away from the basket, and proceeded to throw the ball in the corner and out-of-bounds. Show More Summary
Is Kansas better with Josh Selby? How much did Notre Dame miss Carleton Scott?
No numeric ranking system that I am aware of includes the impact of injuries or transfers. As I discussed last year, Ken Pomeroy’s does weight recent games more heavily, and after studying his methodology last year, I’m convinced that in the vast majority of cases this is adequate. Show More Summary
Comments on 18 Games on a very busy Saturday
UNLV vs New Mexico: In my opinion, this was the ending of the day. This was a match-up of arguably the third and fourth best teams in the MWC. (New Mexico has not played very well so far this season, but they have a young team, and Steve...Show More Summary
Why is John Calipari yelling at Terrence Jones? Why are all Big Ten Teams living on the Perimeter?
Boy did Tuesday night sneak up on me. It had some intriguing games on paper, but the games were way above and beyond expectations. Let’s start with Kentucky vs Alabama. I was not surprised that Alabama could shut Kentucky down. Like Florida St., they are one of those sneaky good defensive teams. Show More Summary
Life is Good
Here are some things I am thankful for this season: 1) Two Hour Games - College Basketball has ruined all other sports for me. As much as I have historically loved football, this season has convinced me that games are just too long.Show More Summary
A Day’s Worth of Channel Flipping
People who wait until March to watch college basketball have it all wrong. With staggered ending times, and great finishes across the board, regular season Saturdays are fantastic. I was able to watch part of all of the following games...Show More Summary