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Message: [QUOTE="JustbrewitMan, post: 5140881, member: 7806"] Usual warnings about sample sizes, and getting lost in stats without considering "eye test"...and of course these are not direct comparisons of interchanging Samson w/ Tarris and keeping everything else in the lineup the same... But here's stats & metrics vs. Top 100 teams from HoopExplorer. Includes the Maui Stinker games plus Baylor & Texas....the lineup breakdowns are at the bottom of the stats. [B]Samson on the court (excluded the double-big possessions vs. Baylor):[/B] [ATTACH type="full"]105354[/ATTACH] [B]Tarris on the court (excluded the double-big possessions vs. Baylor):[/B] [ATTACH type="full"]105355[/ATTACH] [B]Notables:[/B] [LIST] [*]The differential in NetRtg (Difference in Adjusted Pts per 100 possessions for Offense vs. Defense) is about 20pts higher for Samson lineups vs. Tarris lineups. Of course, some of this can be explained by different lineups as well, but overall team performance doesn't favor Tarris. [*]The OR% (Offensive Rebound %) is 26.8% for Samson lineups, while the Defensive Rebound % is 59.5%. Both are below D1 average. Not a surprise given the eye test. [*]Same stats for Tarris lineups improve for both OR% (33.7%) and DR is 75.8% [/LIST] If you look at the Shot Charts: [LIST] [*]With Samson in, our offensive efficiency has been elite both from 3 and at the rim (all shades of green, above D1 averages). Our Rim protection on defense has also been well above D1 averages [*]With Tarris in, the offense doesn't click as well yet. Though we do similar close to the rim. Our overall rim protection on D is significantly worse. [/LIST] In case you were wondering, all of these data look substantially better for all lineups vs. Baylor & Texas. Let's hope it continues to trend in this direction on Saturday vs. the Zags! [/QUOTE]

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