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Message: [QUOTE="Hey Adrien!, post: 3813229, member: 5787"] I spent a little time today looking over Ken Pomeroy's overview of how St. John's has played and I wanted to highlight a few areas that caught my eye. [B]St. John's offense:[/B] * [I]96th percentile in tempo and 79th percentile in turnover %:[/I] Despite their fast tempo, St. John's does a good job securing the ball and eliminating careless errors. Props to Posh Alexander (4.5/2.7 A/TO ratio) and the improvement of Greg Williams Jr. for solidifying the backcourt post-Ponds. * [I]14th percentile in 3P attempts:total FG attempts ratio: [/I]Only 30.8% of their shot attempts are from beyond the arc, so more attention on help D could help minimize the interior offensive output of Williams/Alexander. Despite this stat, Champagnie takes his shots (5.9 3pa per game). Can't wait to see Whaley defend the crap out of Champagnie. [B]St. John's defense: * [/B][I]92nd percentile in turnover %: [/I]Forcing turnovers in a whopping 23.2% of their possessions, St. John's 40 minutes of hell is their best offense. With Bouk out, a two PG lineup isn't a bad idea: A Cole-Gaffney-Martin-Whaley-Sanogo starting lineup makes sense to me. * [I]10th percentile in opponent FG%: [/I]If St. John's doesn't force any turnovers, expect their aggressive D to open up space for some juicy open threes. Tyler Polley, step right up! [/QUOTE]