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Happy to see #18 on Kenpom. Let’s keep the trajectory going and take care of business.
Last times we were at #18 or better on KenPom:
11/25/21 - #18 vs Michigan State
3/12/21-3/20/21 - #17 vs Creighton and #15 vs Maryland
11/26/16 - #18 vs Syracuse
11/23/15 - #15 vs West Virginia
To my eye they really are trying to push the pace led by AJ. The half court offense is a little slow developing but I they push the ball as much as they can.Up to 25 on Torvik as well (which I seem to gravitate towards for whatever reason)
198 on torvik for tempo
197 kenpom
The inconsistent messaging on tempo has been disappointing to me. That and late game execution by staff and players being kind of piss poor overall are my only complaints.
Other than, you know, that one time.Last year we peaked in March. Under Ollie we peaked in November.
Up to 25 on Torvik as well (which I seem to gravitate towards for whatever reason)
198 on torvik for tempo
197 kenpom
The inconsistent messaging on tempo has been disappointing to me. That and late game execution by staff and players being kind of piss poor overall are my only complaints.
Very happy overall with our season in general though. Xs and Os looks better on offense. Defense has been solid as always. Solid recruiting. Rotations have made sense to me generally.
The 198 for tempo (and now it's 195) is a bit misleading on KenPom. We're 143rd in offensive pace and 225th in defensive pace. So we are getting out and running on offense, but we're also forcing teams to work hard on defense to get shots which pushes down the overall pace. Our offensive pace was 310th last year, so we have run a significant amount more in transition this year.To my eye they really are trying to push the pace led by AJ. The half court offense is a little slow developing but I they push the ball as much as they can.
I think what's preventing going faster is teams know how good they are in transition and as Hurley has talked about opponents are sending no guys to the glass and sagging back to prevent fast break points.
One of the big things i saw against SJU last week, a team known for playing fast, was UConn looked better in transition than SJU. After a quick run UConn had on the fastbreak SJU called a TO and slowed it down anecdotally speaking.
I think they can play a little faster but I don't think they aren't trying to push it
You mean October ?Last year we peaked in March. Under Ollie we peaked in November.
Even without the numbers you can see it when you watch. We’re definitely trying to play faster this year on offense.The 198 for tempo (and now it's 195) is a bit misleading on KenPom. We're 143rd in offensive pace and 225th in defensive pace. So we are getting out and running on offense, but we're also forcing teams to work hard on defense to get shots which pushes down the overall pace. Our offensive pace was 310th last year, so we have run a significant amount more in transition this year.
To my eye they really are trying to push the pace led by AJ. The half court offense is a little slow developing but I they push the ball as much as they can.
I think what's preventing going faster is teams know how good they are in transition and as Hurley has talked about opponents are sending no guys to the glass and sagging back to prevent fast break points.
One of the big things i saw against SJU last week, a team known for playing fast, was UConn looked better in transition than SJU. After a quick run UConn had on the fastbreak SJU called a TO and slowed it down anecdotally speaking.
I think they can play a little faster but I don't think they aren't trying to push it
The 198 for tempo (and now it's 195) is a bit misleading on KenPom. We're 143rd in offensive pace and 225th in defensive pace. So we are getting out and running on offense, but we're also forcing teams to work hard on defense to get shots which pushes down the overall pace. Our offensive pace was 310th last year, so we have run a significant amount more in transition this year.
UConn is 36th in the country in number of defensive rebounds per game. Seems good to me.UConn is not a very good defensive rebounding team, even while having good rebounders such as Jackson, Martin & Sanogo. This would indicate that teams are sending guys to hit the offensive glass against UConn.
UConn is 36th in the country in number of defensive rebounds per game. Seems good to me.
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I guess you could look for a more sophisticated statistic that shows the percentage of defensive rebounds a team gets which would account for other information (e.g. the pace a team is facing, the percentage shooting their defense is allowing, etc.). Any better statistic to look at like this?
Any team that is among the nation's leaders in blocks is going to lag somewhat on defensive rebounding. Guys who are leaving their feet to block shots can't be as good as other teams at moving feet when shots go up to get in position for rebounds.UConn is not a very good defensive rebounding team, even while having good rebounders such as Jackson, Martin & Sanogo. This would indicate that teams are sending guys to hit the offensive glass against UConn.
Does Torvik give an explanation how that's calculated? I wonder if UConn gets so many defensive rebounds because their defense is good and the opposing teams shoot a low percentage so there are more rebounds to get?#5 Offensive rebounding rate
#165 defensive rebounding rate
Per torvik
I’m not happy with the Xs and Os either. We’re not getting good looks in the half court despite having the personnel. If we’re not going to execute in the half court we should play a faster tempo.Up to 25 on Torvik as well (which I seem to gravitate towards for whatever reason)
198 on torvik for tempo
197 kenpom
The inconsistent messaging on tempo has been disappointing to me. That and late game execution by staff and players being kind of piss poor overall are my only complaints.
Very happy overall with our season in general though. Xs and Os looks better on offense. Defense has been solid as always. Solid recruiting. Rotations have made sense to me generally.
So funny that offensive rebounding is now a big strength. We used to go games without grabbing an offensive board in our AAC days.#5 Offensive rebounding rate
#165 defensive rebounding rate
Per torvik
Does Torvik give an explanation how that's calculated? I wonder if UConn gets so many defensive rebounds because their defense is good and the opposing teams shoot a low percentage so there are more rebounds to get?
I sometimes wonder if we’d be better off boxing out, getting rebounds and avoiding fouls. Not this year though. We block shots very effectively.Any team that is among the nation's leaders in blocks is going to lag somewhat on defensive rebounding. Guys who are leaving their feet to block shots can't be as good as other teams at moving feet when shots go up to get in position for rebounds.
I think we have a very good set of rebounders in our starting 5. If we wanted to be a great rebounding team at the expense of blocking as many shots, we could be.
12 seedSyracuse down to 83(222 defensively lol)after getting embarrassed on National TV again.
Too bad we peaked before BE and NCAA tourneys.Last year we peaked in March. Under Ollie we peaked in November.
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