Recent content by JustbrewitMan

Maryland would have likely beat Michigan if they didn’t lose one of their players to injury and another to a somewhat sus ejection early in the 2nd half. Michigan is a very good team but also very beatable.

Nerd Alert! Here's our team's offensive and defensive metrics with Ross in the lineup vs. not in the lineup. (Data from HoopExplorer...simple note for non-nerds reading these data---the darker green, the better that stat relative to D1 averages. The darker red, the worse that stat is relative...

Reibe's improvement has been a joy to watch. [As well as the whole team's improvements] Here's how we did with him on/off the court for the first 6 games of the season (data from HoopExplorer...simple note for reading these data---the darker green, the better that stat relative to D1 averages...

This is an absolutely crazy post. He's been getting more and more confident and doing more and more positive things just about every game. He's already shown this season in previous games that he can: Dribble-drive into the lane for a foul line jumper Drive to the lane after a pump-fake...

I could hear his noggin hit the floor all the way up in Row N of Section 215. The replay looked horrible. I can't believe he stayed in the game.

We had 69 offensive possessions vs Butler last night (nice). Scored 79 points. Using some of the other adjustments similar to described in my post above, Hoop Explorer had our game performance last night as 116.3 pts/100 possessions. This is lower than our season average of 123.7 pts/100. So...

The base metric for offense for KP (ORtg) is Points scored per 100 possessions. That gets adjusted based on various items (quality of opponent, tempo, a luck factor, plus other proprietary KP special sauce) So, every trip where the offense does not score (TO, missed FG, etc.) or partially...

If you’re a data and metrics nerd, it’s crystal-clear that Ross-included lineups have been better on both defense and offense all year.

I noticed that he warms up pre-game with the big men. Maybe our staff has gotten word from the team doctors that he's going to grow 7" in the offseason and put on 30# of muscle? Plan for Redshirt and he can be our big beefy bully forward for 4 years to the delight of Chief?

Shame he wasn’t here when we played them. Would have been one more “-ic” we could have spanked

Yea, Hurley teams have a strong track record of not improving as the year goes on. We also don’t seem to develop talent either. /s

A good old-fashioned low-mid-major battle! The way the game should be played. ;-)

Someone do a wellness check on @RuffRuff , his darling Michigan is gonna be down at the half vs a mid Maryland team. ;-)

Midrange from inside the top of the key to just inside the FT line is the worst shot in basketball. Based on the fact that the % makes, on average, are not that much better than a 3pt make. But, if you have an elite shooter getting to the FT line for a wide open jumper and making an...

I honestly don’t know what some people are watching during a game. I watched one offensive possession last night where Mullins ran all over the court and must have ran around at least 5-6 various screens in the set. And the thought that they haven’t been working on any sets for Mullins in...