Norfolk State #2 Stats

[Henry Sugar]

1st Half (MU vs NSU)
Possessions:  33
Efficiency:  1.00 vs 0.72
eFG%:  45% v 35%
TO%:  18% vs 18%
OR%:  33% vs 15%
FTR:  Irrelevant

2nd Half (MU vs NSU)
Possessions:  32
Efficiency: 0.83 vs 1.00
eFG%:  39% vs 44%
TO%:  26% vs 18%
OR%:  43% vs 40%
FTR:  Irrelevant

Full Game (MU vs NSU)
Possessions:  65
Efficiency:  0.92 vs 0.86
eFG%:  42% vs 39.8%
TO%:  22% vs 18%
OR%:  39% vs 28%
FTR:  Irrelevant

File under, "why it's a bad idea to build a defense around forcing turnovers"

Norfolk State averages a turnover on 27% of all possessions.  That's awful.  MU forces turnovers on 27% of possessions.  Matchup in heaven for MU, right?  Well, last night the turnover battle was won by Norfolk State, as the Spartans had a better than average (20%) turnover rate.

In the good news from last night, MU held Norfolk State under 40% on eFG% for the entire game.  (of course, some of those were open looks that didn't fall).  Still, in five games, Marquette has held three opponents under 40% eFG%.  MU only did that three times the entire year last year, and never more than four times an entire season with Buzz.

Even when struggling on offense, the defensive eFG% was solid.  Does anyone really expect MU to be that bad offensively on a consistent basis this season?

[Henry Sugar]

Individual Net Points Contributions

Positive
DJO +3.8
Jae +3.8
TFON +1.7
DWilson +0.5

Negative
Junior -0.3
JWilson -0.9
Mayo -1.1
Jamail -1.1
Otule -1.4
Vander -5.0

[Silkk the Shaka]

I'm sure you've explained it before, but how is individual net points contribution calculated?  Is it kind of a modified plus/minus with efficiency ratings layered over?

[Henry Sugar]

I'm sure you've explained it before, but how is individual net points contribution calculated?  Is it kind of a modified plus/minus with efficiency ratings layered over?

Two calculations which are averaged

#1 - Subtracts the DRtg from the ORtg and multiplies it by the # of possessions.  Inefficient offensive players get penalized.

#2 - Calcs the number of points the player produces (FT, offensive rebounds, assists, points) and subtracts the DRtg adjusted by how long the player is on the court.  High minute, low usage players get penalized.

Then the calcs are averaged.  It's two different ways of looking at if a player contributes more offensively than defensively based on how long the player is on the court and how many possessions they use.