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NCAA Tourney Upsets Continued: Do Close Games Have a Higher Tempo?

February 16, 2010
by harvardsports
3 min read
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By John Ezekowitz and Andrew Cohen Last week, we analyzed the effect of tempo on NCAA Tournament upsets and found that contrary to Dean Oliver’s theory, a faster tempo (more possessions) was predictive of underdog success...

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Putting Theories to the Test: Does Slow Tempo Aid NCAA Tournament Upsets?

February 11, 2010
by harvardsports
4 min read
9 Comments

By John Ezekowitz and Andrew Cohen The allure of March Madness is due in no small part to the complementary joys of filling out a bracket and first and second round upsets. America loves an underdog, and the first four days of...

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Ivy League Hoops and Efficiency Margins

February 9, 2010
by harvardsports
2 min read
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By John Ezekowitz One very effective statistical measure to analyze college basketball is Efficiency Margin. The concept behind EM, like a lot of the best stats, is sublimely simple: track how many points per possession teams...

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