Quote Originally Posted by BillMc
Winning close games is cool and all (better than losing them) but rationalizing that they're "leaning how to win close games" is kind of a spin. Point differential is really the best indicator of future success. So, better to blow teams out. Winning or losing close games has a fair degree of chance in it, and doesn't tell you too much either way, while if you blow the team out, its a pretty good sign you're the better team.
I disagree with this. Teams who always blow teams out dont seem to know how to handle when someone figures them out so many times. Some examples are the Warriors not winning the le last year when they looked like the David Blaine of basketball. Or the Patriots losing the Super Bowl after being undefeated the whole season. Or the Seattle Mariners with Ichiro tying most wins in MLB history only to lose, pretty easily, against the Yankees.