Sorry, i was confused. I meant as far as games behind, not efficiency metric.
Illinois 61, Wisconsin 51 Postgame
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This is 100% the reason why outlier removal/smoothing is paramount in any valid statistical analysis, though the 20+ point beat down Michigan is taking @ PSU right now will be the smoothing necessary.
It's just a linear analysis, and it's important to incorporate all data points into the model, as even the outliers count. It smooths out the more data points you get, which is why it was super volatile at the start, by the halfway point it's fairly reliable (with the caveat that the largest result in the conference thus far still affects the model in a significant way), and by the end of the season it's a good analysis of how efficient each team is.
Right now it's successful in demonstrating just how interchangeable that middle 11 is overall, though Wisconsin is doing their best to separate from the pack in the wrong way.
EDIT: Updated from the result of the PSU-Michigan game (eyeballed the possession count in the game, the one stat I wish box scores included):
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Actually, going for that last 3 is a sign of Wisky’s desperate submission to and sense of defeat to the Illini.
The Boys from the Northlands were so defeated and deflated and dejected and devastated at the hands of their Betters to the South that they had to go for that 3 as a last-ditch attempt at retrieving some tiny shred of their lost dignity and deflated self-assurance in the face of being vanished on their now-conquered home floor. It was a sign of desperation born of weakness and lost pride and a sense of panic.
Something the guys in Orange should smile about.
The Illini scored 7 points in the first 11 minutes of the game.
In the next 29 minutes the Illini scored... 54.
This Illini team is never dull. You don't know what you're going to get from one half to the next.
He's still pretty proficient at finishing.
Per synergy he is making 57% of his layups at the rim......2021 ayo dosunmu was 59%.......he's finishing just fine id say
Basketball is a game of instincts and improvisation. Yes, you have to do your preparation and use good sense when on the court. But ‘thinking’ in this sport or any other is fatal to good performance.
It takes very, very little to turn a shot from a made-score into miss. And that ‘little’ can be from body or from mind. Mind is the thinking part that you cannot over-do.
But the body part is all the right body moves that must sync to make a successful shot. Any kind of bad footing... over-tension in the legs, knees, arms, back, or wrists will throw shot off just enough (or a lot) to become a miss. The wrong ‘loft’ angle on the shot. Too much (or too little) spin on the ball. It all just comes together in a nanosecond when you launch a successful shot.
This is especially so when you shoot from distance. The margin for error gets smaller to be successful. When you shoot from closer-in you are allowed a bit more error in your shot that can create a score (since the ‘hoop’ width from closer-in is ‘bigger’ in proportion to when you are closer on the floor.
Guys at all levels today are amazing when shooting from distance. What used to be a game specialty is now almost a requirement for anybody playing this game. Which is a testament to practice... practice... practice...
And NOT thinking too much out there.
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It was Wisconsin trying to get their score above 50 and take some sense of pride back to the locker room with them. And they succeeded.
I'd rather be able to say we held them under 50. That's ludicrously impressive.
You might be right. For CoHawk, I feel like he doesn't have the handle or lateral quickness to get by people that easy unless he faces a slow opponent. RJ, I think he has it but does not use it often enough. That's what I am upset about him.
He is one of our few players that can finish and create shots at the rim. I don’t know what bergd91 is watching. I would put him right up there with Kiwane Garris at finishing and doing that is pretty awesome for a freshman. Will only get better. I’ll take 57% any day of the week.
That is what I've thought the last 2 years.
Coleman dribbled super fast up the court that ended with a MM 3 pointer. Looked like an NBA type talent to do that at 6-10. Still needs more strength, decision making, aggresiveness and 3 pointer.
Told ya’ll with the constant negative posts about these boys in the game thread. We’re ok. Hell, we may lose 3,4,5 more games before the big dance but WE WILL BE OK.
Typed as i sit here with a Jameson buzz in Peoria, IL.
Typed as i sit here with a Jameson buzz in Peoria, IL.
Your Mondays are different than mine.
Hospitals can be a mentally draining workplace.