Nice Luke Winn piece on KU

I always enjoy Luke's stuff.

www.si.com/college-basketball/2016/03/13...en-jr-devonte-graham

Note the analytics angle as well in here. (With a conclusion similar to Corpus's on the DPPI)

Self considers this version of the Jayhawks one of his best title shots. In a perfect world, he said in an interview with SI last week, he’d have slightly more talent in the mix—they don’t have any sure-fire NBA lottery picks in their core rotation—and better rebounding, as they rank 92nd in offensive-board percentage and 127th in defensive-board percentage. But the big-picture analytics show that Self is right in being optimistic. Compare his 2016 team against the 12 previous ones and it comes in third in overall efficiency, as just one of three KU teams to enter an NCAA tournament ranked in the top 10 in both adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency.

What that data also shows, though, is that the gap between the No. 1 team and the other four prime contenders—Virginia, Michigan State, North Carolina and Villanova—is not very big at all. The Jayhawks are the analytics favorite, but they’re not the favorite by much. They’ll still need to separate themselves from the good-but-not-historically-great pack.

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Rock Chalk...

Thanks, Port--I didn't get to see it the first time around, in the flurry of activity. That's a great piece, and it's really nice to see Devonte getting his due nationally. He is so special, and seemingly growing in confidence and capacity with every new challenge.