Real talk though, what is KenPom?
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Isn't this the formula that almost always predicts the champions because he releases his final rankings after the championship game is over so everyone worships him because he can predict things that happened yesterday...
or is that a different ranking?
or is that a different ranking?
cross between
a male barbie doll
and a cheerleader -
oh wait -
i may be thinkin of an aggie -
wreck em!!
a male barbie doll
and a cheerleader -
oh wait -
i may be thinkin of an aggie -
wreck em!!
Texas Tech is ranked 7th in it. That’s all I can help you with.
It's a tempo-based statistics site.
It ranks teams according to adjusted efficiency margin. The adjusted efficiency margin shows the number of points a team would be expected to outscore the average Division-I team over 100 possessions without adjusting for location of the game.
Essentially, he takes the number of points you score per 100 possessions and subtracts the number of points you give up per 100 possessions to determine your efficiency margin.This is adjusted by strength of schedule.
For example, TTU scores 112.7 points per 100 possessions on offense (60th best in country) and gives up 88.6 points per 100 possessions on defense (3rd best in country). Thus, their efficiency margin is 24.15, which is 7th best in the nation.
This is probably a very simplistic explanation of the site. I'm sure @Mgkcbb and @GE Nole can do a better job explaining it.
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And you can use these numbers to come up with an expected point spread by using two team's numbers and a reasonable number of possessions
This is a very good, base explanation. The formula used to be weighted by what many experts have deemed the "four factors of winning basketball," but now it's just the efficiency and SOS.
BUT, he also breaks every game down on a number of factors, and every player down on a number of factors. Effective FG% (not the same as raw fg%), off rebound%, def reb%, turnover %, FT rate, block %, steal %, assist rate, etc. This all allows you to glean a massive amount of information in a short amount of time.
He started off just doing this as a hobby, but it's so useful he now sells his content to coaching staffs around the country. He also helps teams build schedules to game the RPI, and his predicted point spreads are usually within 0.5 - 1.0 point of the vegas spread.
FWIW, the four factors of winning basketball are:
1. Effective FG%
2. Turnover %
3. Off-rebound %
4. FT attempts/FG attempts
Thats's because oddsmakers use his predictions for a lot of games. Much more accurate, especially for the lesser known games.
This just reminded me of something..
But I got an uber the other night and was well intoxicated. Uber driver started talking pretty knowledgeable about recruiting. I had a vibe there was a connection to the internet basketball underworld. Sure enough the guy was a fairly well known recruiting guy.
My girlfriend thought I was crazy when I acted like I was talking to a celebrity. Really have no idea what I talked about, but I woke up with fliers for his basketball camp.
This has nothing to do with OPs question, but I found it hilarious.
But I got an uber the other night and was well intoxicated. Uber driver started talking pretty knowledgeable about recruiting. I had a vibe there was a connection to the internet basketball underworld. Sure enough the guy was a fairly well known recruiting guy.
My girlfriend thought I was crazy when I acted like I was talking to a celebrity. Really have no idea what I talked about, but I woke up with fliers for his basketball camp.
This has nothing to do with OPs question, but I found it hilarious.
Now, maybe so. But not when he started it. He was a meteorologist when he came up with "KenPom". He quit his job at the National Weather Service about 5 years ago, to run KenPom full-time.
I once took a credit app from a meteorologist and was surprised how little he made. This was 20 years ago but it was less than 30k.
Edit: I looked it up and apparently he was on the lower scale. Not telling which end Ken was.
"Meteorologists averaged as much as $136,120 per year, or $65.44 per hour, as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, some earned less than $47,950, or $23.05. Mean salaries were at $90,860, or $43.68 per hour. Meteorologists need a bachelor's degree in meteorology or related fields."
I'd say he was at the higher end. He worked for US Government, and The National Weather Service.
Be honest. Did you tell him your handle name on here in hopes that he had heard of you?
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