(04-14-2021 10:26 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(04-14-2021 10:14 PM)Intellectual_Brutality Wrote:  This will make the sorting more efficient, i.e. create a lot fewer surprises. Those at the extreme top/bottom will get slightly better/worse on average, and everyone else will remain the same *on average* but with lower variance.

That means a place like Rice won't be affected. We'll lose the players who overperform, and those who underperform, until we're about where we are now but more stably.

How this affects NCAA MBB long-term is interesting to ponder, and unclear to me. There will be fewer Cinderella stories in the NCAA tourney, so that may reduce excitement and buy-in from non-majors. On the other hand, the quality of play among the top programs will be even more excellent, which may raise excitement

So to sum up what you said, it may get better or it may get worse. Thanks.