CSUN OVER DUKE? STATS ARE GRABBER'S.Byline: Brent Hopkins Staff Writer You heard it first here, folks: The Matadors are better than Duke - in free throw and field goal percentages, at least. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. statistics pulled from PriceGrabber.com, the men's basketball team for California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , has a slight edge over the Blue Devils, presumptive pre·sump·tive adj. 1. Providing a reasonable basis for belief or acceptance. 2. Founded on probability or presumption. pre·sump favorites for the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association title. While it might be a long shot to be dancing with Duke for top honors, through a little creative interpretation of stats, the Matadors have got a shot. PriceGrabber.com's category comparison seems odd at first glance - the 2-year-old firm's normal bread and butter is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. bargains at online commerce sites and offering lists of best prices to shoppers. But since the Web site's search engines are designed to crunch numbers and rank stats by category, and since March Madness March Madness may refer to:
``It started with die-hard sports fans here,'' he said. ``Obviously this isn't shopping, but it lends itself to the same sort of comparative stuff we do.'' For those looking to be Dick Vitale at home, this could be just the tool, Goldman believes. ``It's particularly useful if you're looking at two teams that are really close,'' he said. ``It's a good way of tracking what's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. , so you can go into the bracket session and compare teams.'' Response to the recently added feature has been positive for the site, which also offers couch coaches trivia about their favorite teams. Not all sports fans, however, are convinced of the rankings' effectiveness. Edward Hazen, owner of American Sprinkler & Landscape Company in Reseda and a self-described ``total sports fanatic,'' relies more on intangibles rather than numbers. ``You can't use numbers when it comes to the playoffs,'' he said. ``Good players will rise to the occasion.'' Though he's keen on his product, even Goldman is willing to concede that the hometown favorite might be more attractive for the office pool. ``I confess that I did all the appropriate research and decided that it would be Michigan State, since that's my alma mater,'' he said, laughing. ``Damn the statistics, the Spartans are going to be in it.'' |
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