According to the computer, it would be better for Julia Myers to throw this pass away. She will not, as, unlike the computer, she is a WINNER. (John Fisken photo)
Computers…
In a world run by the madly beeping and whirring lil’ bastards, losing is more important than winning. Better to fall hard to a “good” team than beat a “less good” team.
What other conclusion can you draw from the latest rankings released by ScoreCzar.org, which currently places the Coupeville High School girls’ basketball team as the 47th best 1A squad (out of 75) in Washington state?
The computer would have you believe that NINE different teams with LOSING records are currently better than the Wolves, who boast a 3-2 record.
That’s a winning record, which includes a victory over a 2A team (the much bigger Lakewood), while Vashon Island, at 1-5, with its only win over a 2B squad (that’s a smaller school, in case you were wondering), sits 12 slots higher.
Yes, you can be 1-5 and be considered the 35th best team in 1A. By … a … computer.
Of course, you can be WINLESS and be #18, as well.
Eatonville (0-2) may not be able to put a ball in a basket, but they apparently fail in a really, really spectacular fashion.
Newport (6-1), Zillah (5-0) and Cascade (5-1) must be THRILLED to be ranked multiple slots behind a team that does the exact opposite of what they do.
You know, actually win games.
Now, it’s possible the computer is really a genius, and that it’s right in its hypothesis that the teams that currently can’t win would beat the teams that do win, if they faced off.
We’ll see, as the season plays out.
For now, though, anyone with an actual human brain has to wonder — did you drop the computer on its “brain” before booting it up?
http://www.scoreczar.org/classifications/255-high-school-basketball-girls-wa1a
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