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Old 11-04-2022, 12:38 PM   #654
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Originally Posted by smithandrew051 View Post
I think the issue with the term “crapshoot” is that it implies every team has an even chance of winning it all, which obviously isn’t true.

It is though a crapshoot amongst the capable teams.

It’s more like the NBA Draft Lottery (a weighted lottery) than a normal raffle.

Having the best team doesn’t guarantee anything, but does weight the odds in your favor. You can still get unlucky and lose to a bad team.

A bad team winning 6 straight games against other tourney teams just isn’t very likely though.
Many years there are probably 8-12 teams who "could" win it all with 2-4 favorites.

Add in the one and done nature of the tourney, and shit happens.
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