2 odd points: > 5. Tim Youker, Stan, 59.74 > 6. Matt Reece, Chi, 59.63 > 7. Vinita Kailasanath, Stan, 58.40 Considering that Stanford's twin towers were 6th (Tim) and 7th (Vinita) before doing the PATH calculations, and they were both less than a tossup behind Justin from Sewanee (relative to Stanford he was a 1-man team), wouldn't we think that either of them would surpass Justin by him/herself? > 9. Mike Davies, Pitt, 50.49 The PATH-factored top 10 consists of the original top 10, minus #10 and plus me, who was originally #25! I'm sure there weren't 2.5 tossups every round that Matt, Jon or Josh got that I would have otherwise got before the other team. We tried to set up the team with as little overlapping knowledge as possible, instead of just going with the eligible people who historically score the highest. As Kevin from KalTech said, having good teammates doesn't necessarily mean that you know a lot of the same stuff and they just get to it a little faster. On the other hand, if hypothetically the fastest-buzzing player on God's green earth is on a team with (A) a very knowledgeable person whose knowledge is a subset of Capt. Fast's and (B) someone who knows all about physics but nothing else, A and B may average 10 points each but A would average 55 without Capt. Fast while B would average 15. Short version: Why do the PATH stats anyway? Michael davies sphericalwindow_at_...
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