Perhaps this was mentioned elsewhere in this thread but there are a couple of things to consider here.
1. Several teams moved kids up in age throughout the season especially down the playoff stretch. Slammers for example had tw u15 studs up all season and only brought them down to help out. Many others had kids playing up LAG, WC and Surf as well. So we never get a true assessment of how each true-age team is doing. I believe LAG had at least an 05 playing up at 03. Can’t imagine what she’d do at her own age group.
2. The schedules were not equal. Anyone who drew Buringame was gifted 6 points. It definitely had an impact in some of the outcomes between Northwest-Southwest and Northwest’s matchups in showcases.
3. Unless this was factored in, Northwest’s winning percentage is brought down quite a bit because of Burlingame, and the leagues where team feasted on the free points benefited.
These are incremental calculation changes for the most part but still deserve to be mentioned.
Excellent work on the breakdowns.
1. Several teams moved kids up in age throughout the season especially down the playoff stretch. Slammers for example had tw u15 studs up all season and only brought them down to help out. Many others had kids playing up LAG, WC and Surf as well. So we never get a true assessment of how each true-age team is doing. I believe LAG had at least an 05 playing up at 03. Can’t imagine what she’d do at her own age group.
2. The schedules were not equal. Anyone who drew Buringame was gifted 6 points. It definitely had an impact in some of the outcomes between Northwest-Southwest and Northwest’s matchups in showcases.
3. Unless this was factored in, Northwest’s winning percentage is brought down quite a bit because of Burlingame, and the leagues where team feasted on the free points benefited.
These are incremental calculation changes for the most part but still deserve to be mentioned.
Excellent work on the breakdowns.