CoHawk= Hawkins
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He also played Mathurin very well in the AZ game. His height plus ability to close out is troublesome for perimeter shooters.
Hawkins is not very quick and often is behind/playing catchup to the man he is guarding. That, along with his tendency to reach, means he is likely to foul a lot. Until he can learn to move his feet and not reach, he is a foul machine waiting to happen.
MustangWally
- Mayfield
Is Trent in grad school now?
Here is another from JGTrends for those questioning BU's coaching chops:
For certain, Wally, I don't know. But I am pretty sure that all players have to pass and average 12 credits per semester in order to be eligible. Since they all take classes and are on campus in the Summer, it seems reasonable that after 9 semesters and 4 Summers, Trent likely has graduated.
That said, even though he likely has a Bachelor's degree by now, it does not mean he is enrolled in a program that would lead to a graduate degree. It is quite common for players to take random graduate courses, or even upper level undergrad courses in areas other than their degree, in order to maintain eligibility when playing a 5th, or in some cases 6th season.
Maybe someone who knows more facts can fill them in...please.
BillyBob1
- Champaign
I thought one of the sells to him coming back was he would be able to finish his undergrad degree.
I'm still questioning. Show me more
MustangWally
- Mayfield
Was supposed to graduate in December.
Newmark4thFloor
- Houstown
blackdog
- Champaign
This chart is confusing. Is it saying we allow a low percentage of shots at the rim or from 3 but we give up a lot of points when those shots do happen?
Exactly. Forcing a lot of mid range shots, which is great. It's an interesting stat but doesn't seem super useful. FSU and Arkansas are in the bottom right which is where you don't want to be...yet they both have top 50 defenses.
Chad Fleck
- Eureka, IL
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danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
There are plenty of others from the same Twitter account where we aren’t extreme, the interesting ones are just the ones RT’ed by Illini accounts / posted here.
Overall they are nice charts, but I would love to see the analysis go one step deeper. Regarding the “special teams” one — it does not appear to be normalized by # of “special teams” opportunities per game. Are we really that much “better” (which to me means “more efficient”) at coming out of timeouts & inbounds plays? Or do we just happen to have more of those situations per game — perhaps because we force a lot of inbounds scenarios on the offensive end through contested rebounds on misses, or sloppy passes? Could be either, a bit more statistical digging would answer that question as well.
That's how I understand it.
Spinning it a bit I'm sure but I assume that stems from breakout downs of plays rather than systematic issues. Or means we give up and allow a lot of midrangers. I assume both.
I'm relatively happy because it feels more like we've ran into teams who have thrived off mid ranges which analytics states are bad shots. You'd have to assume that is a better outcome than allowing more at rim and 3 pt shots.
Trent Frazier should just have his own appreciation thread
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
| Sat, Jan 29 | at Northwestern | 3:30pm BTN |
| Wed, Feb 2 | Wisconsin | 8:00pm BTN |
| Sat, Feb 5 | at Indiana | 11:00am ESPN/2 |
| Thu, Feb 10 | at Purdue | 8:00pm ESPN/2 |
| Sun, Feb 13 | Northwestern | 1:00pm BTN |
| Wed, Feb 16 | at Rutgers | 6:00pm BTN |
| Sat, Feb 19 | at Michigan State | 1:30pm FOX |
| Thu, Feb 24 | Ohio State | 8:00pm FS1 |
| Sun, Feb 27 | at Michigan | 1:00pm CBS |
| Thu, Mar 3 | Penn State | 6:00pm FS1 |
| Sun, Mar 6 | Iowa | 6:30pm FS1 |
I did some "conservative" prognosticating earlier today:
14-5 Current overall record; 7-2 conference
2-2 Next four games, with three of the four on the road
5-2 Final seven games, with four of the seven at home; 14-6 conference
2-1 BTT
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23-10 Projected Overall Record #5 Seed in NCAA Tourney
Fair prognosticating, Deon. But I would sacrifice a beach house or two to avoid the 4/5 line.
DeonThomas
- South Carolina
An optimistic projection (as Big10 champs) could yield a 2 seed.
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
That looks very fair. 14-6 in this year's B1G will still have an outside shot at a co-championship, IMO. But I would really love to go 15-5 as that seems almost certain to get a co-championship, with an outside shot at a solo title.
From a championship perspective, the game against Wisconsin in a week seems by far the most important. I don't know why, but Wisco just feels like the most likely team to put together a 4-loss B1G season this year.
From a championship perspective, the game against Wisconsin in a week seems by far the most important. I don't know why, but Wisco just feels like the most likely team to put together a 4-loss B1G season this year.
chrisRunner7
- Spokane, WA
Personally, I am curious to see the chart on shooting % for the front end of a one-and-one. I've got a feeling Illinois has some bad numbers in that department but I dunno if anyone tracks this stat.
Current projections have both UofI and PU finishing at 14-6 with MSU and Wisc one game back at 13-7. That said Wisc has the easiest remaining schedule in the B1G. Would have really helped if the PU game didn't cost UofI two losses.
danielb927
Orange Krush Class of 2013
- Rochester, MN
Right. I think for most teams, the likelihood of finishing at that exact record is still pretty low, maybe 1-in-4. That could mean better or worse… so of the 4 teams, you’d expect 1 or 2 to finish at least 1 game better than their prediction. That’s why I think 15-5 is going to have a decent chance of a solo title but not a guarantee.
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