Twitter's sample size was simply too small.

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The Knicks are 5-0 under Woodson and though it's a small sample size it's worth noting that no team has allowed fewer than 87.5 points per game this season.

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In a low-scoring sport in which luck and happenstance play a huge role some analytic types suggest as much as 50% of the outcome is down to chance it's a small sample size.

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