Joplin's Defense

[Zog from Margo]

https://x.com/BenSteeleMJS/status/1859286079729201372

Sorry if already posted.

[wadesworld]

Jop has been extremely active defensively.  He's been a much better player this year, while shooting horrendously.  Now if that shot just comes around...

[MUBurrow]

I can't help but love Jop - I think there is a lot about his game, what he's asked to do, and how he's responded that compares extremely favorably to Jeronne Maymon.

[We R Final Four]

Since we are talking about Jop's D.....should we mention that Shaka pulled him late in the first half for not boxing out.......on a frickin free throw!?!

[DoctorV]

Shaka was big mad, I think Jop got it

[Scoop Snoop]

Shaka was big mad, I think Jop got it

Shaka should have let scoop handle it. 

[Newsdreams]

Since we are talking about Jop's D.....should we mention that Shaka pulled him late in the first half for not boxing out.......on a frickin free throw!?!

Jolp

[brewcity77]

Per Hoop-Explorer, Marquette is 27.5 points/100 possessions better defensively with Joplin on the floor. That is by far the best of any Marquette player. Stevie is next best at 11.9 p/100.

[Uncle Rico]

Per Hoop-Explorer, Marquette is 27.5 points/100 possessions better defensively with Joplin on the floor. That is by far the best of any Marquette player. Stevie is next best at 11.9 p/100.

Huh

[brewcity77]

Huh

When Joplin is on the floor, Marquette's defense gives up 86.3 points/100 possessions.

When Joplin is off the floor, Marquette's defense gives up 113.8 points/100 possessions.

That is a 27.5 point difference. Obviously other players factor in and on/off isn't a be-all end-all, but we have definitely been much better on defense when he's on the court.

[Uncle Rico]

When Joplin is on the floor, Marquette's defense gives up 86.3 points/100 possessions.

When Joplin is off the floor, Marquette's defense gives up 113.8 points/100 possessions.

That is a 27.5 point difference. Obviously other players factor in and on/off isn't a be-all end-all, but we have definitely been much better on defense when he's on the court.

Brew....

[MU82]

From last season to this (so far), Joplin has improved in almost every statistical category (and improved markedly in most): scoring, FG%, FT%, FTA, rebounding, assists, steals, minutes.

Interestingly, the one big area that is lower is what he's most known for - 3-point shooting. But he's been on fire the last two games and hopefully his shooting slump is behind him.

With his improvement as a defender, Jop has really become a valuable player for a top-10 team. Kudos to him for his hard work, and to Shaka and the assistants for helping him improve so much.

[Herman Cain]

Jop>Jolp