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12/2 - MBB vs. Duke — HOW BOUT THEM JACKETS!
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<blockquote data-quote="Northeast Stinger" data-source="post: 980196" data-attributes="member: 1640"><p>Another thread spoke of officiating.</p><p></p><p>Here’s the analogy I’ve used in the past. I used to buy season packages to the Atlanta Braves back in the day when they had lots of home run hitters but average pitching. I frequently watched Braves pitchers not get called strikes that looked to me like strikes. Then the Braves created one of the best pitching staffs in baseball with pitchers like Avery, Maddox and Glavine. Suddenly the Braves started getting the benefit of the doubt on close pitches and the fans complained less and less about the umpires. Same close pitches as before, but different (better) calls.</p><p></p><p>My argument is that good teams develop reputations that subconsciously influence how officiating crews view the game. </p><p></p><p>When we play Duke lots of things will be aligned against us -the quality of their players, their motivation level, their reputation and the general perception shared by everybody from the average fan to the unconscious bias of the officiating crew, that they will likely make better plays and win the game.</p><p></p><p>Beating Duke would be a seismic shift in the order of the universe.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northeast Stinger, post: 980196, member: 1640"] Another thread spoke of officiating. Here’s the analogy I’ve used in the past. I used to buy season packages to the Atlanta Braves back in the day when they had lots of home run hitters but average pitching. I frequently watched Braves pitchers not get called strikes that looked to me like strikes. Then the Braves created one of the best pitching staffs in baseball with pitchers like Avery, Maddox and Glavine. Suddenly the Braves started getting the benefit of the doubt on close pitches and the fans complained less and less about the umpires. Same close pitches as before, but different (better) calls. My argument is that good teams develop reputations that subconsciously influence how officiating crews view the game. When we play Duke lots of things will be aligned against us -the quality of their players, their motivation level, their reputation and the general perception shared by everybody from the average fan to the unconscious bias of the officiating crew, that they will likely make better plays and win the game. Beating Duke would be a seismic shift in the order of the universe. [/QUOTE]
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