A few things:
1. TURNOVERS: We have a well documented turnover problem. However it doesn't seem to really be fully team-wide. It is primarily the fault of Ayo, Kofi, and Feliz. Kofi is understandable since he's a very high usage freshman and he's got some learning to do. However Ayo and Feliz are supposed to be 2 of the best guards on our team, and potentially in the Big 10. If they could get out of whatever funk they're in and drop their turnovers from 3.6 and 3.0 to 1.2 like Trent's been doing that would be a 21 turnover reduction on the season so far and would bring our Team average turnovers per game from 18.2 (336th in the nation) down to 14.0 (good for 175th in the nation). If Kofi can be coached and reduces his turnovers from 3.6 to 2.0 (to match Giorgi) that would be a further 8 turnover reduction on the season which would bring our average per game down to 12.4 (good for 95th in the nation). So what I'm trying to say is, Yes. we have a well documented turnover problem but since it is primarily being lead by Ayo and Feliz, and a very coachable freshman Kofi I am optimistic and think that by B1G play we'll have that locked down and be down to around ~12 per game and back in the top 100 in the country in this statistic.
2. FOULS: In 2018-19 we committed a total of 700 fouls over 33 games or 21.2 per game (342nd in the nation). So far this season we have committed a total of 81 fouls over 5 games or 16.2 per game (112th in the nation). Giorgi (3), and Kofi (2.6) are leading us in fouls. I am optimistic and think think with a little more practice with our new 2 big defense we can get this looking even better and could be in the top 100 in the country in this statistic.
3. REBOUNDS: We have 46.4 rebounds per game which is good for 6th in the country. Our rebounding margin is +17 per game which is good for 3rd in the country. Against Arizona we actually had a -5 rebounding margin though so there's some concern that we are just out rebounding short and bad teams. However, I'm optimistic that Kofi will be a rebounding force even against increased competition with some more playing time. I fully expect our rebounding to slip as we move to conference play but I'm optimistic and think that we can continue to out rebound opponents by at least +5 which is probably good for ~top 30 based on last years stats.
If we reduce our turnovers to ~12 per game, maintain our current number of fouls, and continue out rebounding opponents at a healthy clip then the only other thing we need to do is learn how to shoot. 28.2% from 3 isn't going to be enough.
1. TURNOVERS: We have a well documented turnover problem. However it doesn't seem to really be fully team-wide. It is primarily the fault of Ayo, Kofi, and Feliz. Kofi is understandable since he's a very high usage freshman and he's got some learning to do. However Ayo and Feliz are supposed to be 2 of the best guards on our team, and potentially in the Big 10. If they could get out of whatever funk they're in and drop their turnovers from 3.6 and 3.0 to 1.2 like Trent's been doing that would be a 21 turnover reduction on the season so far and would bring our Team average turnovers per game from 18.2 (336th in the nation) down to 14.0 (good for 175th in the nation). If Kofi can be coached and reduces his turnovers from 3.6 to 2.0 (to match Giorgi) that would be a further 8 turnover reduction on the season which would bring our average per game down to 12.4 (good for 95th in the nation). So what I'm trying to say is, Yes. we have a well documented turnover problem but since it is primarily being lead by Ayo and Feliz, and a very coachable freshman Kofi I am optimistic and think that by B1G play we'll have that locked down and be down to around ~12 per game and back in the top 100 in the country in this statistic.
2. FOULS: In 2018-19 we committed a total of 700 fouls over 33 games or 21.2 per game (342nd in the nation). So far this season we have committed a total of 81 fouls over 5 games or 16.2 per game (112th in the nation). Giorgi (3), and Kofi (2.6) are leading us in fouls. I am optimistic and think think with a little more practice with our new 2 big defense we can get this looking even better and could be in the top 100 in the country in this statistic.
3. REBOUNDS: We have 46.4 rebounds per game which is good for 6th in the country. Our rebounding margin is +17 per game which is good for 3rd in the country. Against Arizona we actually had a -5 rebounding margin though so there's some concern that we are just out rebounding short and bad teams. However, I'm optimistic that Kofi will be a rebounding force even against increased competition with some more playing time. I fully expect our rebounding to slip as we move to conference play but I'm optimistic and think that we can continue to out rebound opponents by at least +5 which is probably good for ~top 30 based on last years stats.
If we reduce our turnovers to ~12 per game, maintain our current number of fouls, and continue out rebounding opponents at a healthy clip then the only other thing we need to do is learn how to shoot. 28.2% from 3 isn't going to be enough.