2/10 Games
Pretty sure he was just adjusting his cup.
I agree with you- Purdue looked particularly uncomfortable against the zone- Ivey didn’t penetrate much, Sasha was non-existent.
It’s something to note the next time we play them- it takes away the effectiveness of their high screen offense that is for sure
Personally, I don't like efficiency ratings. It has positives and negatives. I can also see abuse happening with certain coaches and certain situations. A win is a win, and a loss is a loss. That's life.
lstewart53x3
- Scottsdale, Arizona
Wins & losses tell you what happened in the past. Efficiency ratings are a better predictor of the future.
Abuse doesn't happen, though, since there isn't necessarily incentive to try to "game" efficiency ratings (except if you are Gonzaga or Houston, but that has nothing to do with efficiency ratings, people are going to whine no matter what they do, so they have to win every game by 30 to measure up to ignorance).
There really aren't negatives to efficiency ratings, It's a good measure of how good a team is, compared to what they have accomplished in results. It's a much better evaluation of a team's standing than just wins and losses, especially in an era of unbalanced schedules and few cross-conference opportunities.
Ok, fair enough. But if I understand efficiency ratings correctly, they incorporate more weight to a blowout win than a single point win, correct?
Tacomallini
- Washington State
You are apparently a kind wizard, willing to grant someone the benefit of the doubt. I just assume he was being a goober.
Nope. If IU goes 1-29, that’s still too many wins.
Ok, that does make sense. Pretty old school here.
Correct, but not in a linear fashion. Raw efficiency margin (which I am calculating) is just how many points you score per possession, vs how many points you allow per possession (and the bottom is the league average, so an average team scores about 1.05 points per possession and allows the same). It's just a rate of offense vs a rate of defense, and the rate tops out at a realistic max of 1.5 (Iowa last night hit 1.53 in an absurd offensive performance), and a defense rate tops out at about 0.8 (Illinois did this to Rutgers to start conference play).
Sites like KenPom adjust efficiency numbers to account for the strength of competition in each game and then displays the numbers per 100 possessions (so not everything is under zero, probably makes the data more readable). What Gonzaga is doing in conference this season is unprecedented, such that even after adjusting for schedule they're a clear step ahead of everyone.
Very informative ... so that's the difference between adjusted efficiency rating and efficiency rating. Got it.
Clemson player (Davis Collins) suspended one game for the flagrant foul against Duke, probably the scariest hit I've seen in basketball. Good thing he didn't sell some memorabilia a few weeks before NIL went into effect; that would have been egregious and required 3 games suspension.
Exactly--well stated!
BillyBob1
- Champaign
That would have only required his pinky finger.
the national
- the Front Range
Unfortunately, if they clip us, they might get in. In this case they would be 5-3 in that stretch. We MUST succeed in beating them.
chrisRunner7
- Spokane, WA
Jett Howard, Michigan Wolverines, Shooting Guard
Jett Howard is a 6-7, 180-pound Small Forward from Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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His son is coming to Michigan next year. Pretty good incentive to stick around, I would think.
Am I going to have to root for MI again when they play WI a week from Sunday?Unfortunately, if they clip us, they might get in. In this case they would be 5-3 in that stretch. We MUST succeed in beating them.
the national
- the Front Range
MoCoMdIllini
- Montgomery County, Maryland
"Doc why is this one bigger than the other two?"
pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Not exactly what I had in mind thanks anyway