Myth buster: Blowing the whistle on Duke favoritism

[BoondockSaint]

Turns out, Duke doesn't really get all the calls.

http://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/story/10921091

 

Informative article and the website linked in the article is pretty cool as well.

[strike-3]

So now on top of all the breaks with the refs, they get the benefit of biased journalism as well.

[BoondockSaint]

:lol:

[mobaar]

So now on top of all the breaks with the refs, they get the benefit of biased journalism as well.

 

:confused:

 

Now?

 

:lol:

[Wireman]

:sleep::sleep::sleep:

[BoondockSaint]

:sleep::sleep::sleep:

 

Spoken like a true imaginary rival of Duke.

[woodsrider]

:sleep::sleep::sleep:

If that smiley didn't exist your post count would like 2. :lol:

[Wireman]

If that smiley didn't exist your post count would like 2. :lol:

 

Yeah, I'd say I've used it 12,054 times. :madman:

[Wireman]

Spoken like a true imaginary rival of Duke.

 

I hate Duke basketball and it has nothing to do with UK. :thumb:

[Log Mountain Boy]

This study does not consider other variables. One variable in Duke or any good team's favor is they win a lot and get fouled a lot at the end of the games. Another variable is taht Duke plays very tight man to man defense and there is a lot of contact between the defender guarding the guy with the ball. On the other hand with a team like Syracuse they play zone and aren't near as aggressive. There are definitly different ways of looking at it.

[oldrambler]

So now on top of all the breaks with the refs, they get the benefit of biased journalism as well.

 

:laugh::laugh::laugh: Be careful, you might offend all of the Duke fans on here..............all 2 or 3 of them.(LOL)

[TubbyCAT]

Who really cares?

[Jim Schue]

Who really cares?

 

Kentucky fans, since it's their chief rival in question.

[RockPride]

I love it.....

[Mr. Freeze]

This study does not consider other variables. One variable in Duke or any good team's favor is they win a lot and get fouled a lot at the end of the games. Another variable is taht Duke plays very tight man to man defense and there is a lot of contact between the defender guarding the guy with the ball. On the other hand with a team like Syracuse they play zone and aren't near as aggressive. There are definitly different ways of looking at it.

 

Good post. This is so true. You can't just take numbers and compare them to teams that run different defenses and offenses.