Before it gets better does the darkness gets bigger?

[tante]

I wanted to look back on the season and normalize everything to a per minute basis. I wanted to look at what they did over the season versus what they did in the last 10 games. I want to see if they showed any measurable change in their statistics. I added Josh Fortune's last season at Providence so you can see how he measures up against our guys this year.

RPM = Rebounds per minute
APM = assists per minute
TPM = turnovers per minute
PPM = points per minute

Player	RPM	RPM/10	APM	APM/10	TPM	TPM/10	PPM	PPM/10
Booker	.1	.1	.1	.08	.07	.06	.57	.49
XJ	.23	.29	.02	.03	.07	.08	.42	.38
Scott	.26	.3	.03	.03	.03	.04	.45	.49
Talton	.07	.07	.07	.07	.06	.06	.18	.26
Hopkins	.15	.25	.06	.04	.08	.12	.28	.22
Thomas	.14	.1	.05	.03	.06	.03	.26	.33
Gordon	.26	.21	.04	.04	.04	.04	.25	.19
Fletcher	.14	.17	.05	.06	.07	.09	.28	.33
Dom	.08	.06	.07	.09	.07	.07	.24	.26
Miller	.25	.14	.01	0	.08	.08	.32	.27
Fortune (2014)	.09	.07	.06	.05	.05	.07	.25	.32

So a couple of key things really stand out:
1 - as a team we are terrible sharing the ball
2 - we are probably putting too much on Fortune's shoulder's for next year, the offense needs to run through XJ and Scott, who are proven.
3 - our sophomores really haven't turned the corner as much as we would like to believe. We had a few outlier games that gave us home, but they all need to take some major strides
4 - Talton is really hurting us statistically across the board
5 - Thomas, needs to improve his rebounding numbers.


Next I want to look at KPI and see if they increased or decreased from 2014 from 2015.

TS% (Total Shooting Percentage): The sum of a player's field goal, free throw and three-point percentage.
eFG% (Effective Field Goal Percentage): A measurement of efficiency as a shooter in all field goal attempts with three-point attempts weighted fairly.
ORB% (Offensive Rebound Percentage)
DRB% (Defensive Rebound Percentage)
TRB% (Total Rebound Percentage)
AST% (Assist Percentage)
TOV% (Turnover Percentage)
STL% (Steal Percentage)
BLK% (Block Percentage)
USG% (Usage Percentage): A measurement of the percentage of plays utilized by a player while he is in the game
PPS (Points Per Shot)
ORtg (Offensive Rating): The number of points a player produces per 100 possessions
DRtg (Defensive Rating): The number of points a player allows per 100 possessions
PER: An efficiency statistic

Player	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	TOV%	STL%	BLK%	USG%	PPS	ORtg	DRtg	PER
Askia Booker	2015	2015	2014	2014	2014	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2014	2015
Tre'Shaun Fletcher	2015	2015	2014	2014	2014	2015	2014	2014	2014	2014	2015	2014	2014	2015
Wesley Gordon	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2015	2014	2015
Jaron Hopkins	2015	2015	2014	2015	2015	2015	2014	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015	2015
Xavier Johnson	2014	2014	2015	2015	2015	2014	2014	2014	2015	2015	2014	2014	2014	2014
Josh Scott	2015	2015	2015	2014	2014	2015	2015	2014	2015	2014	2015	2015	2014	2015
Xavier Talton	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2015	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014	2014
Dustin Thomas	2015	2015	2014	2014	2014	2015	2015	2015	2015	2014	2015	2015	2015	2015

So what this table tells us if a player had higher numbers in 2014 or 2015. It doesn't weigh the numbers so a huge difference like a 20 point drop in offensive ratings is measured the same as a .1% drop in rebound percentage. I just want to trend across years the kpi.

So what does this tell us:

1 - Both XJ and XT regressed this past year, especially Talton, he was worse almost across the board.
2 - As a team, we were much worse defensively this year than we were in 2014. The team was not playing Tadball
3 - our guards did a much worse job rebounding this year than last year.

So for the most part we were an improved offensive team, we shot the ball better, we had more assists and a higher offensive rating, but it came at a cost on the defensive side of the ball. I think a summer in Boulder will really help the team focus and get better defensively (maybe we can see some zone at times next year), but I am still very worried about our team next year. We are putting a lot of our fortunes in Josh and Dom and I'm not sure they can carry the load. I think we really need a transfer guard or two on the team to elevate our backcourt to match the play of our frontcourt. If this costs us two players on the list above, then Tad has some difficult conversations in his future. As far as I can tell, the only guy we can't lose is Scott and when he leaves next year we may be in serious trouble.

 

[goalline]

rep stick dry - someone please help out. Can't really argue with your conclusions. How do we get more out of Talton? Or should someone else get his minutes?

 

[Darth Snow]

Having trouble figuring out your tables, but that might just be my fault.

 

[tante]

Having trouble figuring out your tables, but that might just be my fault.

is it a viewing issue, or a comprehension issue? Could I make the headings more clear or something?

 

[Highlander]

TLDR

Thanks for the effort, though.

 

[Goose]

Good stuff Tante. Agreed that we need to work on the D next year - it's our calling card and we need to stick to it.

 

[Darth Snow]

is it a viewing issue, or a comprehension issue? Could I make the headings more clear or something?

My main confusion is Fortune being included on that first table. HUH?

Also, impressive Wes managed to improve despite that horrible slump he was in for a while.

 

[tante]

My main confusion is Fortune being included on that first table. HUH?

Also, impressive Wes managed to improve despite that horrible slump he was in for a while.

thanks let me edit that. I wanted to show what his stats were his last year at Providence, so people can get a taste for how he stacks up.

 

[MtnBuff]

Rep

A lot of good effort certainly a valid look at the team.

Your observations are good as well, we don't share the ball well. Another way to say that is that our players don't make each other better well.

Snow's comment about Wes is a good observation. A big key for us next year could be Wes stepping up his game, I don't think he is even close to his ceiling yet.

On the other hand the second chart shows what many have been saying, XT took a big step backwards this season. Difference between him and Wes to me is that I don't think he has much potential growth in him, he maxed out last year and this season opponents knew his weaknesses and took advantage. Hope I'm wrong.

 

[Lukeasaurus]

Rep sent. I'm hoping Dom is the answer, maybe another year to get more comfortable and grow physically will go a long way.

 

[BehindEnemyLines]

A case of lost identity.

There always seems to be a team or two that makes a tourney run using lesser talent in a definite and disciplined system. I'm thinking specifically of teams like VCU, Wichita State, and even the early 2000's Wisconsin teams (And I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting). Dangerous, tough teams that go farther than expected.

Unfortunately, talent almost always takes the title. And here we are kinda stuck in no-man's land. TB and company brought in kids who were more sought after, more talented. Yet we appear to have forgotten who we are.

Do we break one way or the other next year? Dunno. I do find it interesting that the staff are recruiting players we think are "outliers". It would also seems that these are more of a TB type player, which might mean one of the assistants may have lost the hc's confidence and we may see a change.

Just opining on a Sunday morning.

 

[Buffnik]

A case of lost identity.

There always seems to be a team or two that makes a tourney run using lesser talent in a definite and disciplined system. I'm thinking specifically of teams like VCU, Wichita State, and even the early 2000's Wisconsin teams (And I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting). Dangerous, tough teams that go farther than expected.

Unfortunately, talent almost always takes the title. And here we are kinda stuck in no-man's land. TB and company brought in kids who were more sought after, more talented. Yet we appear to have forgotten who we are.

Do we break one way or the other next year? Dunno. I do find it interesting that the staff are recruiting players we think are "outliers". It would also seems that these are more of a TB type player, which might mean one of the assistants may have lost the hc's confidence and we may see a change.

Just opining on a Sunday morning.

If the team defends, rebounds and takes care of the ball like Tad wants, next year's team will be in the tournament. Whether or not it advances or can go on a run will come down to offensive firepower. We haven't had enough firepower to stay with the top 25 type teams when they were fired up and defending.