tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992272584755113776.post7701723318072870320..comments2024-03-28T12:14:33.801-05:00Comments on Adam's WI Sports Blog: Tran-Pom RatingsAdamcwishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17089289786921330613noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992272584755113776.post-48429275051259099092014-10-30T10:19:09.683-05:002014-10-30T10:19:09.683-05:00One more comment on Columbia ...
They were 21-13 ...One more comment on Columbia ...<br /><br />They were 21-13 last year, and finished #123 in the kenpom ratings, yet Kenpom projects them to finish lower this year, despite returning every player from that young team. Seems unlikely!Bart Torvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992272584755113776.post-2514241468628855102014-10-30T10:14:46.078-05:002014-10-30T10:14:46.078-05:00But this is also a reason why I like Tran-Pom: the...But this is also a reason why I like Tran-Pom: there is reason to be skeptical about Columbia, but also reason to be pretty optimistic. Are they an NCAA at-large, at #41? No. But the Kenpom rating is on the low side. Overall, I think a rating in the 80s for them is pretty reasonable.Bart Torvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992272584755113776.post-7686416966525811012014-10-30T10:10:53.107-05:002014-10-30T10:10:53.107-05:00Yeah, T-Rank likes Columbia. They return 100% of t...Yeah, T-Rank likes Columbia. They return 100% of their minutes from a team that got a lot of minutes from Sophs. and a Frosh who were decent, and T-Rank expects to improve. Also, they return 11 guys who played at least 10% of their minutes last year, which is unusual. T-Rank totally ignores returning players who played less than 10% of minutes (really just for data collection reasons, though this won't be necessary next year) and the four Columbia players who played between 12-17% of their minutes last year give them an unusual bump. Take that bump away and they drop to 59th.<br /><br />If you read Kenpom's post about his preseason ratings, he factors in conference strength (or "gravity"), which T-Rank does not - probably a good idea that I'll look into for next year.Bart Torvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661031240106200076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7992272584755113776.post-17785499935312032632014-10-29T21:56:19.048-05:002014-10-29T21:56:19.048-05:00Tran-Pom sounds like a fictional beverage consumed...Tran-Pom sounds like a fictional beverage consumed on a Cinemax collaboration between Alan Ball and Jill Soloway. It also sounds delicious. Beyond that, it's a beautiful exercise in futility. Also, why are you riding the Columbia bandwagon so hard? Beat Generation bias?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07065540832536414256noreply@blogger.com