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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Tugg Speedman on February 10, 2016, 11:04:16 PM

Title: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: Tugg Speedman on February 10, 2016, 11:04:16 PM
Turnovers?

Too many, we lose.

Take care of the ball, we win

Tonight 13 TOs in 50 minutes, 6 in the last 30 minutes (2nd half and 2OTs)

Is this the most important stat of this team?
Title: Re: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: jesmu84 on February 10, 2016, 11:05:51 PM
Isn't eFG the most important stat?
Title: Re: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: Tugg Speedman on February 10, 2016, 11:09:12 PM
Isn't eFG the most important stat?

In general yes. 

I'm talking about this team in particular.  Are the number of TOs their most important stat?
Title: Re: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on February 10, 2016, 11:12:22 PM
Turnovers?

Too many, we lose.

Take care of the ball, we win

Tonight 13 TOs in 50 minutes, 6 in the last 30 minutes (2nd half and 2OTs)

Is this the most important stat of this team?

No. Our first couple of wins in conference all had 20+ turnovers
Title: Re: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: Marcus92 on February 10, 2016, 11:12:55 PM
Right now it's pretty big.

Seems like we're taking better shots and making more the last 4-5 games. Still streaky from long-range, but we didn't take that many tonight. Rebounding seems improved. Getting to the FT line has been a strength all year. Turnovers have been this team's true Achilles heel.
Title: Re: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: NavinRJohnson on February 11, 2016, 07:53:01 AM
Turnovers?

Too many, we lose.

Take care of the ball, we win

Tonight 13 TOs in 50 minutes, 6 in the last 30 minutes (2nd half and 2OTs)

Is this the most important stat of this team?

IMO, short answer is unquestionably yes. Obviously, since they aren't a particularly good shooting team, it is really about possessions, which is why the turnovers and poor rebounding have been so magnified. They just cannot afford to give away possessions as they have consistently done this year. That's clearly true of any team, but when you can't make shots, you gotta have the ball more.
Title: Re: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: GoldenZebra on February 11, 2016, 09:54:01 AM
The Xavier game for sure was about TOs, if we had less we wouldve won.
Title: Re: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: Windyplayer on February 11, 2016, 09:57:55 AM
The Xavier game for sure was about TOs, if we had less we wouldve won.
X also drained a billion 3s in a row down the stretch.
Title: Re: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: NavinRJohnson on February 11, 2016, 11:42:19 AM
X also drained a billion 3s in a row down the stretch.

Can't shoot threes unless you have the ball.
Title: Re: Is This Team Only About One Stat?
Post by: GooooMarquette on February 11, 2016, 12:42:04 PM
Biggest stat for me:

Frosh:  35.6 ppg
Sophs:  19.0 ppg
Jrs:  22.9 ppg
Srs:  0.3 ppg