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Just for grins I've been looking at stats and have a few ideas what they tell us about the Griz this year. Be interested in what other folks glean from them. I'm going to use conference numbers except for a couple stats that rank teams nationally and a couple from last year to illustrate a couple takeaways I have.
For 18 games: FG% G .505, Opp .431 / 3 FG% G .408, Op .348 / FT% G .751, Op .724 / FT attempts G 257, Op 410 / Reb G 547, Op 579 / Assists G 242, Op 167 / TOs G 192, Op 253 / PFs G 360, OP 290 / PPG G 74.3, OP 66.6.
First off is it's remarkable for a primarily jump shooting team to shoot that percentage. In all games the .473 FG and .364 3% rank 18th and 43rd nationaliy. Pretty amazing.
Rebounds are pretty even overall though we give up a couple more O boards per game than opponents. Partly explained by our lack of size and less chances because the Griz shoot well.
Free throws are where it gets interesting. Despite some teeth gnashing the FT% is pretty decent, slightly lower than conference overall at .725, 118th in the country so just about the top third. That brings us to attempts which are virtually identical per game in and out of conference at 14.6 us and 22.6 bad guys. 8 a game is huge. 331st nationally in attempts and 306th in attempts allowed. Ouch. Last year we shot 4 more FTs per game. The big difference was Mike and Akoh who shot 11 FTs per game by themselves versus 14.5 for the whole squad now. A slasher and power post. A good share of our close in scoring this year is Samuelson who scores with baby hooks and fadeaways or Pridgett who is so good at slipping by guys and avoiding contact that he often doesn't get calls when there is glancing contact. The both only get 4 FTs average a game this year between them.
Opponents draw 4 more fouls a game than the Griz. Factor 1 to me is lack of post size, either bulk or length or both. If the opponent has a scoring post and the rest of the D doesn't do a good job of denying that post up pass we are vulnerable to a n easy score or a foul. Plus inexperience. Fouls per 40 minutes is instructive: DJ 5.4, Kyle 6.0, Eddy 6.6 and Mac 8.8. Vasquez is the lone non fouling machine of the youth at 2.2. Throw in Samuelson trying to guard bigger guys at 4.5 and aggressive Timmy at 4.6 and there you go.
Seems to me the staff and team have done a great job taking advantage of their strengths and minimizing their weaknesses to be where they are in the standings. But if they don't get those extra possessions from turnover margin and taking care of the ball or have a bad shooting night they are vulnerable to most any team the rest of the way. How great and consistent have the seniors been? Expected Pridgett to get it done but Manuel has been incredible almost every game and Samuelson holding down the post while undersized and often hobbled has ben a yeoman effort. Really hope they get to go Dancing for how they have carried the young guys. Will be interested in other observations and in my seat tomorrow night. Go Griz.
For 18 games: FG% G .505, Opp .431 / 3 FG% G .408, Op .348 / FT% G .751, Op .724 / FT attempts G 257, Op 410 / Reb G 547, Op 579 / Assists G 242, Op 167 / TOs G 192, Op 253 / PFs G 360, OP 290 / PPG G 74.3, OP 66.6.
First off is it's remarkable for a primarily jump shooting team to shoot that percentage. In all games the .473 FG and .364 3% rank 18th and 43rd nationaliy. Pretty amazing.
Rebounds are pretty even overall though we give up a couple more O boards per game than opponents. Partly explained by our lack of size and less chances because the Griz shoot well.
Free throws are where it gets interesting. Despite some teeth gnashing the FT% is pretty decent, slightly lower than conference overall at .725, 118th in the country so just about the top third. That brings us to attempts which are virtually identical per game in and out of conference at 14.6 us and 22.6 bad guys. 8 a game is huge. 331st nationally in attempts and 306th in attempts allowed. Ouch. Last year we shot 4 more FTs per game. The big difference was Mike and Akoh who shot 11 FTs per game by themselves versus 14.5 for the whole squad now. A slasher and power post. A good share of our close in scoring this year is Samuelson who scores with baby hooks and fadeaways or Pridgett who is so good at slipping by guys and avoiding contact that he often doesn't get calls when there is glancing contact. The both only get 4 FTs average a game this year between them.
Opponents draw 4 more fouls a game than the Griz. Factor 1 to me is lack of post size, either bulk or length or both. If the opponent has a scoring post and the rest of the D doesn't do a good job of denying that post up pass we are vulnerable to a n easy score or a foul. Plus inexperience. Fouls per 40 minutes is instructive: DJ 5.4, Kyle 6.0, Eddy 6.6 and Mac 8.8. Vasquez is the lone non fouling machine of the youth at 2.2. Throw in Samuelson trying to guard bigger guys at 4.5 and aggressive Timmy at 4.6 and there you go.
Seems to me the staff and team have done a great job taking advantage of their strengths and minimizing their weaknesses to be where they are in the standings. But if they don't get those extra possessions from turnover margin and taking care of the ball or have a bad shooting night they are vulnerable to most any team the rest of the way. How great and consistent have the seniors been? Expected Pridgett to get it done but Manuel has been incredible almost every game and Samuelson holding down the post while undersized and often hobbled has ben a yeoman effort. Really hope they get to go Dancing for how they have carried the young guys. Will be interested in other observations and in my seat tomorrow night. Go Griz.
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