st efficient of scorers, his positive impact on the team
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GRAPEVINE, Texas -- You think you have it all figured out, dont you?Four playoff spots, four undefeated Power 5 teams.Fine.But, um, whos No. 2?The first College Ftball Playoff rankings of 2016 will be revealed Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN, and while the playoff picture seems relatively simple with Alabama, Clemson, Michigan and Washington all still undefeated, the selection committee probably wont use alphabetical order to figure out its top four.There are still some questions for the 12 members of the selection committee, who began their first official rankings meeting Monday afternn and reconvened Tuesday morning. The evenings reveal will provide the first insight into how they view the top contenders. Heres a lk at the most pressing questions heading into the first rankings:1. Whos No. 2? Alabama has lked like the most complete team in the country and the clear No. 1 for the past nine weeks, but who follows? Not all undefeated records are created equal. Clemson has three marquee wins against ranked opponents in Auburn, Louisville and Florida State, but hasnt lked dominant against the likes of Troy and NC State. Michigan has lked?dominant, particularly on defense, but has left its home state only once all season -- and that was to play a 2-6 Rutgers team. Washingtons first road win against a ranked opponent in Utah couldnt have come at a better time -- but thats the lone highlight on its playoff résumé. The case can be made for and against each team, so which way will the committee lean?2. How are the one-loss teams ranked? The one-loss club has grown significantly since West Virginia, Baylor and Nebraska joined this past weekend. Ohio State, Louisville, Florida and Texas A&M are also still clinging to playoff hopes. How the committee initially ranks these teams will give an indication of whether any of them have a shot at cracking the top four without winning a conference championship. The Big 12 is still up for grabs but doesnt have a conference championship game. Ohio State and Nebraska can still win their respective divisions in the Big Ten. Florida would have a monumental task upending Alabama in the SEC title game, should that matchup occur, and the Aggies need to win out and lk spectacular in the process.3. Does any two-loss team stand a chance? Remember last years Stanford team, which lost to Northwestern and Oregon? The Cardinal were in the mix as a two-loss Pac-12 champion and finished No. 6. -- ahead of one-loss Ohio State -- in the final CFP rankings. Is there a two-loss team out there that the committee views similarly? Auburn is surging, but it needs to win out and have Texas A&M lose again to win the West. LSUs only league loss was to Auburn, so it can still win the West if it wins out and the Tigers lose again. Wisconsin now owns the tiebreaker over Nebraska if the Huskers lose again, and they play at Ohio State this week. Oklahoma hasnt lost a Big 12 game yet, and Utah can still win the South and get a second shot at Washington in the Pac-12 title game.4. Who leads the Group of 5? Boise State had been the front-runner until its 30-28 loss at Wyoming on Saturday. Will the selection committee reward undefeated Western Michigan, which has road wins at Northwestern and Illinois? A two-loss Boise State team was ranked ahead of an undefeated Marshall in 2014, which spoke volumes about what the committee thought of Marshalls strength of schedule that season. Because of its road wins over Big Ten teams, Western Michigan should be able to make a stronger case this year, but nothing is a guarantee. The highest-ranked Group of 5 champion is guaranteed a spot in a New Years Six bowl, which would be the Cotton Bowl this season. Stitched Custom Soccer Jerseys . Capitals head coach Adam Oates said Ovechkin was injured in the first period against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday and clarified it was not a head injury. Custom Belgium Jerseys Cheap . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rney said. http://www.soccerjerseyscustom.com/ . Westbrk has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Wholesale Custom Jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. Cheap Custom Soccer Jerseys China . -- PGA TOUR Canada member Steve Saunders tk a three-stroke lead Saturday in the Web. Russell Westbrk might be the most dominant offensive force the NBA has ever seen -- or at least since the 1977-78 season. For the third season in a row, and the fourth time in nine seasons, Westbrk is on track to do something only four other players have done since calculations for how many possessions a player uses began -- become a member of the 30-40 club.The 30-40 club is for players who manage to use at least 30 percent of their teams possessions and assist on at least 40 percent of their teammates shots while playing at least 1500 minutes during the season. Members of the 30-40 club are such commanding presences on their offenses that it is hard to imagine how the team scores at all without them on the flr.Westbrk is the only active player to go 30-40 in consecutive seasons. Dwyane Wade has reached the club twice, joining Westbrk as the only two active players to do in multiple seasons. LeBron James has only managed it once, as have active players Tony Parker and Deron Williams.Three players are on track to reach 30-40 his season: Westbrk (41 percent usage, 59 percent assists), James Harden (34 percent usage, 58 percent assists) and John Wall (34 percent usage, 48 percent assists). Clearly this is a point guards club because it is hard (though nothing is impossible for LeBron) for a non-PG to dominate the offense in both shot-taking and assists.Westbrk is in a different category, however. If he completes another 30-40 season, it will be his third straight and fourth overall, but if he sustains his current level of play, hell become the first player ever in the 40-40 club.Consider that in only his ninth season in the league, he will have accomplished four times what LeBron James has only done once and something Michael Jordan and Magicc Johnson never did.dddddddddddd Remember that this is not a club about selfish play -- it requires the player to share the ball at season-leading levels, and Westbrks assist rates the past two seasons are the highest ever recorded in the 30-40 club.It is also not a club about scoring efficiency, so while Westbrk might be the most dominant offensive force we have ever seen, he is not necessarily the best offensive player. Westbrk has a true shting percentage (a measure of scoring efficiency that adjusts for free throws and three point shots) of 55 percent. That does not register in the top 20 of most efficient scorers this season and does not compare to former teammate Kevin Durant, who leads the league at 68 percent.While Westbrk will never be the most efficient of scorers, his positive impact on the team is clear. While Westbrk has dominated the ball since he arrived in the NBA, his offenses have not been outside the top 10 at the end of the season since his second season in the league. The Thunder are performing above average offensively this season despite losing three of last seasons top five scorers and replacing them with fairly pedestrian offensive talents. Without Westbrks offensive dominance, this is a team that very well could be challenging the Mavericks for last place in the Western Conference.Westbrk may or may not end up averaging a triple-double this season, but even if he doesnt, he is still very likely to make history by completing his third straight 30-40 season and establishing himself as the most dominant offensive player of this era.For more analytics content, head to ESPN.com/analytics. ' ' '
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