Pat Forde Gets Statistical On their Masses

It’s been a while since the Final Four Blog went to Pat Forde for some hoops thoughts, but today we have the “Minutes” for you blog readers to ponder.  Today Pat went through some of the best hoops teams in the nation and tried to determine which school’s fans are truly the best in basketball. Since the stats on arena capacity and attendance are a little fuzzy, the data is not as concrete as, say, points and rebounds. But it was still an interesting discussion.  He tried to compare the team’s win-loss record to their seat filled-seat empty record to see where the best fans live.  If you’re a Hoosiers fan, you should read this article.

Indiana has had a rough time these last two years. With the coaching issues they’ve had the NCAA restrictions and punishments and recruits leaving, the Hoosiers are in dire straights. But you wouldn’t know that by the way fans still come out to the games. Coach Crean inherited a team where the fundamentals of the program are strong. If he can get a team together next season with some star players, he’ll have a hardened fan base and a lot of admiration to work with in getting the Hoosiers back on top.

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