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As Brandon goes, so go the Hawks?

posted by Jeremy Chrysler on 3/8/2006 -

Luke Winn explores the importance of individuals to teams in a column today. I was surprised to find Brandon Rush in his list at #6.

I think the miserable performance at UT probably hurts him the most, but it’s still an interesting exercise.

Check it out.

All-Bellwether Team
Which players’ scoring averages differed the most between wins and losses?
Rk. Player Team Conf. Rec. Avg. in wins Avg in Ls Diff.
1 Richard Roby Colorado (9-7) 23.7 13.1 10.6
2 Steve Novak Marquette (10-6) 23.9 14.5 9.4
3 Paul Davis Michigan State (7-8) 20.4 11.6 8.8
4 Devan Downey Cincy (8-8) 13.5 5.3 8.2
5 Chris Lofton Tennessee (12-4) 19.9 12.8 7.1
6 Patrick O’Bryant Bradley (13-8) 15.6 8.6 7.0
7 Brandon Rush Kansas (13-3) 16.4 9.7 6.7
8 Dee Brown Illinois (11-5) 17.2 10.8 6.4
9 Adam Haluska Iowa (11-5) 15.8 10.2 5.6
10 Cameron Bennerman N.C. State (10-5) 17.6 12.0 5.6

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14 Responses to “As Brandon goes, so go the Hawks?”

DavidH Says:
March 8th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
You’re right about the Texas game. Because he only played in 3 conference losses, it really skews the numbers:

wins: 16.4
L to Texas: 3.0
other L’s: 13.0
Bobby Says:
March 9th, 2006 at 8:19 am
That article was interesting. Especially the part where he says that Nevada upset Kansas earlier in the season. He obviously has no recollection of where these two teams were at that point.
Jeremy Chrysler Says:
March 9th, 2006 at 8:26 am
I think KU was favored in that game by a few points. I could be wrong, but I believe it was KU -2, which would be a mild upset.
DavidH Says:
March 9th, 2006 at 11:04 am
Man, do I ever wish I had access to whatever database (or personal research assistant) Luke has access to. Then I could lose my NCAA tournament pool in a way more scientific manner.
Hoopinion Says:
March 9th, 2006 at 11:06 am
Kansas was a slight favorite in the Nevada game, but I didn’t buy it.

http://hoopinion.blogspot.com/2005/12/preview-nevada-at-kansas.html
Bobby Says:
March 9th, 2006 at 11:15 am
Correction, I obviously have no recollection of where these two teams were at that point. I should have bet against the spread.
Jeremy Chrysler Says:
March 9th, 2006 at 11:15 am
Bret,

The Nevada game was a lose-lose scenario for KU. If we win, we’re KU and we’re supposed to win. If we lose, it’s an upset.

The UT game would have been a win-win had we bothered to show up and grab a few loose balls.
Bobby Says:
March 9th, 2006 at 11:22 am
By the way, cheers to whoever got all of the Big XII games nationally televised. We are definitely not second fiddle to the Big East, Big Ten, and ACC, and I’m glad that they made sure of this.
AJ Vanderhorst Says:
March 10th, 2006 at 9:38 am
In the interests of ego-massaging, I have to link this post from early in the season. Clearly, this was predictive. Brandon Rush: The Missing Link
Jeremy Chrysler Says:
March 10th, 2006 at 9:40 am
Who is this Micah Downs that people keep talking about?
Stew Says:
March 10th, 2006 at 11:39 am
I think it’s just a name for the concept “backup player for Brandon Rush”. Like the square root of -1, which is an imaginary number, this is an imaginary concept that cannot exist in the real world.

Coincidentally, Adam Morrison has a ball boy with that name.
DavidH Says:
March 10th, 2006 at 6:52 pm
By the way, these Big 12 games are NOT televised in NY. I’m not getting the Kansas-OSU game. So I’m taking back the “cheers.”
Jeremy Chrysler Says:
March 10th, 2006 at 7:18 pm
DH - you don’t get ESPNU?

The game is playing at the Back Page at 1472 3rd Ave (86/lex).
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