One thing about this forum---it certainly is over thought. Basketball used to be a great game to play and to watch. Forget playing, now the spectator has to be an analyst so he can decide which team to watch or support. In that vein doubt that many on this forum actually played the game. It seems that several posters are always trolling and on alert to new posts so they can immediately attack/argue/refute someone. Plus, many must think they have a future in SPORTS RADIO TRALK or sports journalism. Way back in Econ 100 I learned that liars figure and figures lie---i.e., opposite sides of an issue can be proved or disproved with the same set of data/facts/figures/numbers. Numbers everywhere: RPI, SOS, KGB, CIA, USO.
Forget it--just enjoy the game as a game!!!!.