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[QUOTE="FireballPhil, post: 4991986, member: 553"]
There is always going to be advantages. It doesn't matter the metric either, there are and always will be built in biases. At the start of the year everyone is 0-0, yet Vegas still sets odds on the game, and there are mythical rankings. These are pulled from preexisting bias. NC is always going to be favored. Arizona. Kansas. Kentucky. We all know the names. The media feeds these biases-it fits their narrative. Metrics are now skewed. But reality is we need something. The net is stupid because of the preseason flaws, but the overall theory behind it is solid. There are opinions on how to fix it, I just don't know if there is truly one way to get past the bias. Maybe some combination of last 10 games of the prior season with some adjustments made based on personnel movement. A team that has gelled and returns their core group should be expected at the start of the next season to be leaders of the pack. Higher turnover teams should be expected to start slower. And then play their way into contention, much like our team is doing this year. Who knows, but there has to be a better way.
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