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tedweird t1_jcq4j2r wrote

Would an increase in upsets, and difference in seeds in upsets, indicate increased parity among teams? If the worst is more likely to beat the best, they'd have to be closer in skills(/resources/etc), right?

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Tiger_Rivers OP t1_jcq5qn9 wrote

My original title was “Good Teams Getting Worse in …” but I’m not sure if that’s the conclusion, or like you mentions the bad teams are getting better.

I’d wager that it’s a combo of both. As the bad teams get slightly better they get better recruits(therefore taking them from the better teams), more money, more fan support, etc.

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1800smellya t1_jcqhbtx wrote

“Good teams still good. Now we have a larger volume of average teams.”

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MBG612 t1_jcqqbx8 wrote

My bet would be the top teams are getting weaker and there is more parity. The top talents are 1 and done to nba.

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