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UPIA1968
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02-09-18 10:39 PM - Post#247179
In response to Streamers

It is true that luck plays an important part in any close game. However, when a team wins 6 straight close games of loses 6 straight close games, their performance in such circumstances takes on statistically significance. Therefore we can conclude that this year's Penn team's performance in close games has a significant skill component as well as some luck.

Put differently Penn is rightfully favored to finish first in the league. It is also likely that a continuation of such close games will result in some losses. Penn will not go 14-0 with two blowouts and 12 nailbiters. So the team needs to improve its performance to sweep. I would love to see that improvement against Harvard on Saturday. Free throw shooting has improved as has Silpe's performance. Let's hope Caleb regains his form.

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