He has been dogging everyone today who picked Michigan to go deep.
Love 'em both.
The Dakich effect!
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Probably worth it...they advertise that they got 8/9 of the first round upsets correct last year with whatever algorithm they use. I have a hard time believing they made that up since it's pretty easy to go back and verify, but I'll take their word for it since I don't feel like doing the legwork. I made some changes to my bracket based on their picks.
I'd say it would easily be worth it for a gambling junkie...filled with all kinds of betting aids and what/not. I'm only in it for the basketball picks though, so I'll cancel in a few days.
Kenpom and others are free, but I figured it was worth the small price to check it out.
March 14th, 2017 at 10:12 PM ^
Smart move not to look for last years simulation. It's impossible to find
A week ago, to win it all, wouldve got you $1800. Now its $650.
I have Michigan getting to the elite 8 but losing to Kansas. I would be ecstatic to see Michigan get that far. And I wouldn't be surprised at all if we ended up in the Final 4. Never underestimate a hot team at tournament time.
no doubt, theyre confident and playing their best ball of the year at the right time. i could see them making a deep run with their shooting and scoring, particularly when executing in half court which is huge in tourney. unfortunately i could also see them losing 1st or 2nd game. theyre one of many teams where neither outcome would surprise and thats the beauty of the tourney. gonna be exciting
....yeah, they may get tripped up!
This is soooooo flagarant it is not silly.
March 15th, 2017 at 12:57 PM ^
I was down there a couple of weeks ago. All the Chapel Hill stores had shirts that said "Why you be trippin' Grayson?"
I had them in the Elite 8 at one point, but after seeing they lost to Gonzaga 3x and don't really have any other big wins, I changed them to lose to Arizona.
March 14th, 2017 at 10:39 PM ^
With teddy valentine officiating
In the Kenpom era every team but 1 to win a national championship was below 15 in defensive efficiency. UNC was the lowest rated defensive team to win at 21 and they had 6 future NBA players and the #1 rated offense.
Records are meant to be broken.
(Plus, we may have won it all in '13 if the refs don't blow the Burke call.)
March 14th, 2017 at 10:20 PM ^
Hint: we were down and it wasn't close
March 14th, 2017 at 10:22 PM ^
Is being down 3 not close? You realize we're not talking about hockey here, right?
March 14th, 2017 at 10:31 PM ^
I checked and this is crazy accurate. I don't think Michigan will win it all, but I do think the Final Four is reasonable.
For one, Kenpom takes into account the entire season. I'm willing to bet that if their were second half splits, Michigan's defensive efficiency would be significantly higher.
According to Kenpom, Louisville would be the best bet to make it out of our region, and their recent tournament success backs that up. I may be stretching it here, but their are some signs of hope. For one, Louisville has gotten upset before. While it was a while ago, they did lose to Morehead State in the first. Louisville also lost in the first round of their conference torunament that year. They lost in the first round of their conference tornament this year. While Louisville has had a lot of recent success, outside of their championship year, they haven't really beaten many elite teams. For example in their last tournament (2015) they went to the elite 8, but they beat UC Irving, Northern Iowa, and NC State to get there. Good, but not quite fear causing teams. Their championship year was also their highest rated year in terms of offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency (7 and 1 respectfully)
If Michigan can get past Louisville, the rest of the teams in that region don't have the greatest KenPom ratings of have a history of disapointing. Iowa State could be the biggest threat.
Would be a really tremendous accomplishment for this team. Gravy lies beyond.
March 14th, 2017 at 10:42 PM ^
Im flip flopping on the Louisville Michigan game constantly. I think both teams handle Oregon in the next round.
Unasked question - who is Kenny White?
Special K.