Comments on: Summa Cavalier Laude. http://numbersdont.com/?p=940 Men Lie. Women Lie. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:06:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: action http://numbersdont.com/?p=940&cpage=1#comment-197 action Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:26:52 +0000 http://numbersdont.com/?p=940#comment-197 Very interesting. I wonder if it's a UNC thing, or across the board? Thorpe mentioned in his chat recently that the evidence is clear that players that didn't go to college or were one and done are superior to those that went four years. Obviously in a sense that's true, 95% of great players will take the sure thing money if it's offered, rather than sticking 4 years. This is the first statistical evidence I've seen that makes a case for staying in school. I imagine if we get better at measuring defensive ability that would just add to this argument. Very interesting. I wonder if it’s a UNC thing, or across the board?

Thorpe mentioned in his chat recently that the evidence is clear that players that didn’t go to college or were one and done are superior to those that went four years. Obviously in a sense that’s true, 95% of great players will take the sure thing money if it’s offered, rather than sticking 4 years. This is the first statistical evidence I’ve seen that makes a case for staying in school. I imagine if we get better at measuring defensive ability that would just add to this argument.

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