(02-10-2018 10:01 AM)rosewater Wrote:  I do not know how you found an insult for the life of me. No, I did not do the metrics because a comparison between the metrics in 2002 and 2017 is silly. I am sure adjusted defense went down considerably in 1982 from 1981 with the implementation of the shot clock.

I did make the mistake about the 2000 team. They were the best in the time period and I forgot them.

The 2013 team was much like the 2002 team and were led by all americans that constituted the girth of their offense. The 02 team produced zero NBA players where as the 13 sent one player to the league. The 02 team had three top 25 victories over Marquette twice when they were 9 and 13 and over number 19 Wake. In addition they lost to number 21 Oklahoma State. The 13 team had victories over Memphis (18, 20) Louisville 12, and eventual champion Connecticut at 12. So the 13 team had more top 25 victories. The 02 team lost in the tournament to an 8 seed where the 13 team lost to a 12 seed.

Not seeing a big difference between the two teams other than the number one seed. Many will say that we were overrated in that spot and I cannot disagree.

You don't see a difference in Conference Regular Season Champions, Conference Tournament Champions, 1 seed, RPI #3, 8-2 v. RPI top 50, 17-3 v. RPI top 100. #2 kenpom adjusted efficiency (first year he kept that stat), total adjusted efficiency margin that season was +30.19, 7th in adjusted offense and 3rd in adjusted defense.

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regular season conference title, 5 seed in tournament, 6-6 v. RPI top 50, 10-7 v. RPI top 100, Only 27 in kenpom, 98 adj offense, 9 adj def and 19.24 adj efficiently?


Those two teams weren't in the same stratosphere. The only real similarity is both had an all american guard.