Peter Keating

Yeah, look, last year, what were the criticisms of UConn? They were injured and they didn't have their best lineup on the court at all the time. And what was their strength of schedule? This year you can't hold either one of those things against them. They finally have Beckers and Putt on the court at the same time.

Yeah, look, last year, what were the criticisms of UConn? They were injured and they didn't have their best lineup on the court at all the time. And what was their strength of schedule? This year you can't hold either one of those things against them. They finally have Beckers and Putt on the court at the same time.

And by some measures, Sarah Strong has been the most efficient player in the entire country. And they've played a tougher schedule. They're right up there in our spreadsheets with South Carolina.

And by some measures, Sarah Strong has been the most efficient player in the entire country. And they've played a tougher schedule. They're right up there in our spreadsheets with South Carolina.

Finally, they're supposed to finally get Ayoka Lee back for the tournament, right? I mean, she was the inside presence to their fantastic fleet of guards that surrounded her. And they were a top 10 team until she got hurt. And I think they, you know, they did not end the year looking good. But when they have everybody playing, they're really good.

Finally, they're supposed to finally get Ayoka Lee back for the tournament, right? I mean, she was the inside presence to their fantastic fleet of guards that surrounded her. And they were a top 10 team until she got hurt. And I think they, you know, they did not end the year looking good. But when they have everybody playing, they're really good.

I actually did not know that. That's fantastic. Yes. That was quite a tournament history.

I actually did not know that. That's fantastic. Yes. That was quite a tournament history.

I mean, well, now I'm a Sarah Strong fan, too. So now we're going to be even harder. Go go harder on you.

I mean, well, now I'm a Sarah Strong fan, too. So now we're going to be even harder. Go go harder on you.

Right on time. A win is the most basic stat of all, so it kind of is. We're going to claim wins.

Right on time. A win is the most basic stat of all, so it kind of is. We're going to claim wins.

I want to say, I think there's something a little deeper going on that we should pay some respect to, which is that modern analytics have moved baseball away from base stealing, have moved football away from rushing, have moved basketball away from the inside game. A lot of people grew up where sports meant a lot more violence and physical contact and beat the hell out of the other guy.

I want to say, I think there's something a little deeper going on that we should pay some respect to, which is that modern analytics have moved baseball away from base stealing, have moved football away from rushing, have moved basketball away from the inside game. A lot of people grew up where sports meant a lot more violence and physical contact and beat the hell out of the other guy.

And over time, more information discovered other ways to defeat your opponents. There are people who just don't like that. People who don't like how thinking about these things and the kind of bruising competitions they're used to enjoying go together. But it's all just information. It all just makes it smarter. It all just makes it more fun. Oh, and you're right.

And over time, more information discovered other ways to defeat your opponents. There are people who just don't like that. People who don't like how thinking about these things and the kind of bruising competitions they're used to enjoying go together. But it's all just information. It all just makes it smarter. It all just makes it more fun. Oh, and you're right.

But I also, there's something a little more general to keep in mind that a way through this is to embrace the crazy, embrace the randomness. People want to ascribe events to reasons and character and moral turpitude. Sometimes shit just happens. I mean, yeah, we've been studying college basketball for 20 years.

But I also, there's something a little more general to keep in mind that a way through this is to embrace the crazy, embrace the randomness. People want to ascribe events to reasons and character and moral turpitude. Sometimes shit just happens. I mean, yeah, we've been studying college basketball for 20 years.

The closest we've been able to get in explaining the variance and what happens in order is it's not anywhere close to 100%. So you can embrace the fact that crazy stuff happens, appreciate it, doesn't have to be sustainable. And it still should be really enjoyable when unexpected things happen, even if it's a little more predictable.

The closest we've been able to get in explaining the variance and what happens in order is it's not anywhere close to 100%. So you can embrace the fact that crazy stuff happens, appreciate it, doesn't have to be sustainable. And it still should be really enjoyable when unexpected things happen, even if it's a little more predictable.