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[QUOTE="Niastri, post: 12928, member: 722"]
I think our board historian, SWC ran a study on this exact topic.  Not counting the last two years (dreadful examples for our team), JB's teams have played quite well in the tourney, beating teams they were underdogs against on many more occasions than they had lost to teams they were favored against.  I think his study was based on seeding and so was intrinsically flawed by the terrible decisions made by the comittee at times, but I suspect that we would find the same was true by Vegas line standard.

JB tends to have his players improve in the offseason, not so much in the season.  This is one of the major reasons his teams win so many important early season games.  His coaching is the same whether it is the first day of the season or the Final Four.  JB never seems to play to lose today to win tomorrow.   I wish he would rotate more in games he should win, but he doesn't.

It is a strength and a weakness.  You always want your best players in the game to handle the game.  You also want to train your weaker players.  If you were a detective captain, you would let your rookie run the gang shooting who you don't care if its a case you solve.  When you have the mayor's wife, you throw your most proven cops to figure it out.

JB doesn't differentiate between the situations, he never wants to risk losing.  I imagine his players feel that too, and play tight some games.

To quote a few NFL coaches "You are what your record says you are."  JB has a lot of wins on his record, including some very important ones.
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