This will be the last season Memphis plays in Conference USA, and in his feature for ESPN Insider John assesses the Tigers' chances of running the table.
In his feature for ESPN Insider, John says he expects a Santa Clara team that went 0-16 in-conference last season to be "competitive." And he appears to be serious.
Writing off the preseason as entirely meaningless would be a mistake, as is getting seduced by the first time we've seen NBA players in action in months. The real value of the preseason lies in using its results to sharpen--or blur--preexisting conclusions.
This essay, reprinted from this year's Pro Basketball Prospectus, answers some of the common questions readers have about our SCHOENE Projection System.
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