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Kansas is Scary--In Both Senses of the Term Even allowing for a relatively soft conference schedule, Kansas has been the best team in the country this year on a possession-by-possession basis. More than any other one-seed, the Jayhawks have the potential to beat a Final Four-caliber opponent with both their offense and their defense. (Put another way, KU's shooting in-conference was excellent ...
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Regional Previews: South
Vegas Watch — ... Gasaway posted all the efficiency margins in one pretty chart this afternoon. The South is obviously handicapped because Memphis is not included, but it does not have a single team in the top 10. ...

Movable Dominance
Tar Heel Fan — ... This is the term used by John Gasaway to describe UNC in his most recent article at Basketball Prospectus concerning efficiency margins. ...

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