http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/12/16/paritys-the-word/ Bloggin' Big East basketball since way back (2006). Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:51:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/12/16/paritys-the-word/#comment-82 Juice Sun, 17 Dec 2006 18:57:24 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/12/16/paritys-the-word/#comment-82 Hey Dan'l B, I'm actually going to write a post soon about the effects the NBA has on college basketball, including parity. It's an interesting effect. Hey Dan’l B, I’m actually going to write a post soon about the effects the NBA has on college basketball, including parity. It’s an interesting effect.

]]> http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/12/16/paritys-the-word/#comment-81 Dan'l B Sun, 17 Dec 2006 17:10:47 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/12/16/paritys-the-word/#comment-81 I contend that the NBA age rule will have a negative impact on parity in a couple years. Over the last ten years, the elite players have left college earlier or not gone at all. That trend will be reversed in the coming years, and I expect the top handful of schools to see the most benefit. One of the recent equalizers has been that elite schools tend to be less experienced than the cinderellas, and that won't be the case as much. I contend that the NBA age rule will have a negative impact on parity in a couple years. Over the last ten years, the elite players have left college earlier or not gone at all. That trend will be reversed in the coming years, and I expect the top handful of schools to see the most benefit. One of the recent equalizers has been that elite schools tend to be less experienced than the cinderellas, and that won’t be the case as much.

]]> http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/12/16/paritys-the-word/#comment-80 John O Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:17:02 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/12/16/paritys-the-word/#comment-80 ND is #1 in Sagarin ratings!!! That's something new ND is #1 in Sagarin ratings!!! That’s something new

]]> http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/12/16/paritys-the-word/#comment-79 donald Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:21:19 +0000 http://www.bigeasthoops.com/2006/12/16/paritys-the-word/#comment-79 Here's another reason that parity is bigger this year than before -- all those freshman who couldn't go to the NBA. There's only a handful of them every year, but I think it matters. Here's how I imagine it goes: Ohio State gets Greg Oden, so they don't sign some other freshman, who ends up signing with Missouri. Now, recruiting is fairly random, too, so that guy ends up being a major impact player, and Missouri becomes a contender. Here’s another reason that parity is bigger this year than before — all those freshman who couldn’t go to the NBA. There’s only a handful of them every year, but I think it matters. Here’s how I imagine it goes: Ohio State gets Greg Oden, so they don’t sign some other freshman, who ends up signing with Missouri. Now, recruiting is fairly random, too, so that guy ends up being a major impact player, and Missouri becomes a contender.

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