This isn't exactly the case.There fatality rate for those under 10 is actually the lowest of any age group. Also, ages 18 and under comprise only 2.4% of all cases.
The one difference is Darius Miller averaged over 30 mpg and 13 ppg as 6th man during the tourney run. You can play 6, we did it in '11 and '12, but that 6th guy needs to be solid.
Your original post wasn't simple analysis. It was a snarky comment followed by an attack on the players. If you made a cogent analytical point most wouldn't respond to you the way they did.
Kansas has 8 quad 1 wins and Baylor has 7 which rank 1 and 2. Both also rank in the top 5 in the Net, Kenpom and Sagarin. There is a good chance the Big 12 has two 1 seeds.
I agree. There is a downward trend in the second half of his tenure. This could definitely be from factors Cal has no control over (injuries, recruiting scandal, certain refs) but the trend is the there.