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<blockquote data-quote="danielb927" data-source="post: 1568540" data-attributes="member: 3372"><p>Update following the Rutgers game.</p><p></p><p>We scored more efficiently in every phase of the game — but this game is a good example of why that alone isn't always enough. Two reasons why:</p><p></p><p>1) Scoring opportunities are important. Even though each team gets roughly the same # of possessions in a game, grabbing offensive boards and not turning the ball over can lead to big differences in the number of times you shoot the ball towards the hoop. In this case, Rutgers did that 9 more times than we did.</p><p></p><p>2) Distribution is important. For both teams in this game, 2-pointers were the least efficient way to score (about 1 point per shot). But while 2-point attempts made up 68% of our total scoring attempts, they were only 52% of Rutgers'. This meant that the Scarlet Knights' offense spent comparatively more time on higher-efficiency 3P and FT attempts (especially free throws, as we all saw...)</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]6865[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danielb927, post: 1568540, member: 3372"] Update following the Rutgers game. We scored more efficiently in every phase of the game — but this game is a good example of why that alone isn't always enough. Two reasons why: 1) Scoring opportunities are important. Even though each team gets roughly the same # of possessions in a game, grabbing offensive boards and not turning the ball over can lead to big differences in the number of times you shoot the ball towards the hoop. In this case, Rutgers did that 9 more times than we did. 2) Distribution is important. For both teams in this game, 2-pointers were the least efficient way to score (about 1 point per shot). But while 2-point attempts made up 68% of our total scoring attempts, they were only 52% of Rutgers'. This meant that the Scarlet Knights' offense spent comparatively more time on higher-efficiency 3P and FT attempts (especially free throws, as we all saw...) [ATTACH type="full"]6865[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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