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HS basketball change

jerbob36

HB All-State
Dec 16, 2012
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All sub-state games will now be played at the home site of the higher-seeded team. Neutral courts are done.

Huge change from the state association. Regular season games are now much more important. One potential negative side effect could be schools watering down their schedules to keep a glossy W/L record. BCMoore rankings factor in things like strength of schedule and often has more accurate rankings. However, margin of victory also factors in, so somebody running up the score plays into it.

It will be interesting to see how schools adjust. I'm guessing there will be some contracts ended soon, which is too bad.
 
All sub-state games will now be played at the home site of the higher-seeded team. Neutral courts are done.

Huge change from the state association. Regular season games are now much more important. One potential negative side effect could be schools watering down their schedules to keep a glossy W/L record. BCMoore rankings factor in things like strength of schedule and often has more accurate rankings. However, margin of victory also factors in, so somebody running up the score plays into it.

It will be interesting to see how schools adjust. I'm guessing there will be some contracts ended soon, which is too bad.
What happens is schools will selectively eliminate games they think aren't guaranteed wins.
 
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