Imbalance

The boys basketball team from my high school, IMS, has had a rather odd road to the state tournament this year.

In the final five games of the regular season and the first three of the postseason, they went 6-2, winning those six games by an average of fewer than four points, including two overtimes against top 5 teams in the district finals and semifinals.

Then, this past Monday, they won the substate round by 49 points, using almost all bench players in the fourth quarter.