{
  "id": 135119,
  "title": "Recent Coronavirus News, Kaggle Competition Impact",
  "url": "/competitions/march-madness-analytics-2020/discussion/135119",
  "author_name": "Addison Howard",
  "post_date": "2020-03-12T05:38:10.762000",
  "votes": 3,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hey All,</p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-03-11/ncaa-announces-division-i-mens-and-womens-basketball\">latest announcement from the NCAA</a> has announced that they will continue with the NCAA tournaments, but with no fans in attendance (limited fans like family and essential personnel are allowed). </p>\n\n<p>As this competition is not dependent on current year data, we have no intention of canceling this Kaggle competition, even if the 2020 tournament is adjusted. </p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28887560/nba-suspends-season-further-notice-player-tests-positive-coronavirus\">NBA regular season has been suspended</a>, as a player from the Utah Jazz has tested positive for the coronavirus. We don't think think this will have an impact on the NCAA tournament, but we're monitoring the news to see if anything changes. </p>\n\n<p>We fully anticipate the tournament to move forward, but even if not, this competition will remain active using historical data.</p>\n\n<p>Happy Modeling!</p>\n\n<p>Kaggle</p>",
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    {
      "id": 769649,
      "postDate": "2020-03-12T05:38:10.763Z",
      "content": "<p>Hey All,</p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-03-11/ncaa-announces-division-i-mens-and-womens-basketball\">latest announcement from the NCAA</a> has announced that they will continue with the NCAA tournaments, but with no fans in attendance (limited fans like family and essential personnel are allowed). </p>\n\n<p>As this competition is not dependent on current year data, we have no intention of canceling this Kaggle competition, even if the 2020 tournament is adjusted. </p>\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28887560/nba-suspends-season-further-notice-player-tests-positive-coronavirus\">NBA regular season has been suspended</a>, as a player from the Utah Jazz has tested positive for the coronavirus. We don't think think this will have an impact on the NCAA tournament, but we're monitoring the news to see if anything changes. </p>\n\n<p>We fully anticipate the tournament to move forward, but even if not, this competition will remain active using historical data.</p>\n\n<p>Happy Modeling!</p>\n\n<p>Kaggle</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hey All,\n\nThe [latest announcement from the NCAA](https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-03-11/ncaa-announces-division-i-mens-and-womens-basketball) has announced that they will continue with the NCAA tournaments, but with no fans in attendance (limited fans like family and essential personnel are allowed). \n\nAs this competition is not dependent on current year data, we have no intention of canceling this Kaggle competition, even if the 2020 tournament is adjusted. \n\nThe [NBA regular season has been suspended](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28887560/nba-suspends-season-further-notice-player-tests-positive-coronavirus), as a player from the Utah Jazz has tested positive for the coronavirus. We don't think think this will have an impact on the NCAA tournament, but we're monitoring the news to see if anything changes. \n\nWe fully anticipate the tournament to move forward, but even if not, this competition will remain active using historical data.\n\nHappy Modeling!\n\nKaggle",
      "votes": 3
    },
    {
      "id": 770673,
      "postDate": "2020-03-13T08:40:00.263Z",
      "rawMarkdown": "",
      "isDeleted": true
    },
    {
      "id": 770383,
      "postDate": "2020-03-12T21:31:31.913Z",
      "content": "<p>Thank-you!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank-you!"
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 770673,
      "author_name": "",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2020-03-13T08:40:00.263000",
      "content": "",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 770383,
      "author_name": "Michael Maguire",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "2020-03-12T21:31:31.913000",
      "content": "<p>Thank-you!</p>",
      "votes": 0,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "769649": "Hey All,\n\nThe [latest announcement from the NCAA](https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2020-03-11/ncaa-announces-division-i-mens-and-womens-basketball) has announced that they will continue with the NCAA tournaments, but with no fans in attendance (limited fans like family and essential personnel are allowed). \n\nAs this competition is not dependent on current year data, we have no intention of canceling this Kaggle competition, even if the 2020 tournament is adjusted. \n\nThe [NBA regular season has been suspended](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/28887560/nba-suspends-season-further-notice-player-tests-positive-coronavirus), as a player from the Utah Jazz has tested positive for the coronavirus. We don't think think this will have an impact on the NCAA tournament, but we're monitoring the news to see if anything changes. \n\nWe fully anticipate the tournament to move forward, but even if not, this competition will remain active using historical data.\n\nHappy Modeling!\n\nKaggle",
    "770673": "",
    "770383": "Thank-you!"
  }
}