I started a separate thread because for this first post I am using a different data set than the one posted by Flo, though I will return to that data set soon enough.
To get things rolling I thought I would explore concepts of dominance. At least three that I could think of are the % of champions taken home, the % margin of victory, and the % of max points scored.
While the % of champions was probably the way to look at dominance in the 1930's when almost all team scoring was from placement, it isn't really indicative anymore. Just ask the 2001 Minnesota team.
That leaves % margin of victory and % of max points scored. While margin of victory is very interesting the total could be a statement about the quality of competition as much as it is about the victors. That is why I prefer % of max points scored to determine dominance. The idea is that if a team went through the entire tournament pinfalling every opponent, they would score the maximum points possible, and that is true dominance. So I look at what % of that maximum possible points the team did score.
Enough words about numbers, how about some numbers about words?
For my money, John Smith's 2005 and 2003 teams are the pinnacle of Cowboy wrestling.
But an argument can be made for EC Gallagher's 1939 grapplers who outscored their nearest opponent by a ridiculous 175%.
To get things rolling I thought I would explore concepts of dominance. At least three that I could think of are the % of champions taken home, the % margin of victory, and the % of max points scored.
While the % of champions was probably the way to look at dominance in the 1930's when almost all team scoring was from placement, it isn't really indicative anymore. Just ask the 2001 Minnesota team.
That leaves % margin of victory and % of max points scored. While margin of victory is very interesting the total could be a statement about the quality of competition as much as it is about the victors. That is why I prefer % of max points scored to determine dominance. The idea is that if a team went through the entire tournament pinfalling every opponent, they would score the maximum points possible, and that is true dominance. So I look at what % of that maximum possible points the team did score.
Enough words about numbers, how about some numbers about words?
For my money, John Smith's 2005 and 2003 teams are the pinnacle of Cowboy wrestling.
But an argument can be made for EC Gallagher's 1939 grapplers who outscored their nearest opponent by a ridiculous 175%.
