UConn stats... good news on free throw front..

[DavidinNaples]

Double good news for the Huskies in the Free Throw area. With 22 games in the books, both the number of free throws and % of makes is rising. Here is a quick analysis comparing the first eleven games to the last eleven games.
Consider:

First 11 games
Number of free throws = 102
Number of makes = 70
Percentage made = 68.6%

Last 11 games
Number of free throws = 120
Number of makes = 94
Percentage of makes = 78.3%

Overall
164 made on 222 attempts or 73.9%

Additional stats

• Opponents are 142-210 or 67.6%
• Opponents have been called for 257 fouls, UConn for 277.
• Most free throws this season was against USC (10-17)

Paige has the most free throw at 55, then Sarah at 43 and KK is 3rd at 31 attempts. Paige makes 84%, Sarah 74% and KK makes 77%.
At the other end of attempts, Kaitlyn has 18, Azzi has 9 and Ashlynn only 4.
Thoughts ??
Go Huskies..!!

 

[Huskee11]

UConn has some strange team stats. Some terrific, some not so good.

On the free throw front, UConn is 350th out of 353 in free throw attempts per game.

It is 293rd in offensive rebounds per game.

On the other hand, while they don't get to the line much, they are fourth in (fewest) fouls committed per game. Also third in fewest points allowed per game and 14th in field goal percentage defense.

They are also first in field goal percentage, first in assist to turnover ratio, and third in number of assists per game.

Of course, being first in field goal percentage partially explains the low offensive rebounding status.

The stats suggest a disciplined, great passing, great shooting team that plays very good defense without fouling. A finesse team, not a particularly physical team that mixes it up much. That is consistent with what we see.

There will be some very physical games coming up in the regular season and in the NCAA Tournament and they key IMHO will be whether they can play to their considerable strengths in those games.

 

[PacoSwede]

interesting ... but of course the only stat that matters is W v. L (huskies rank pretty well there)

 

[sun]

Being 4th in the least amount of penalties yet being 350th in free throw attempts illustrates a point that I tried to make in another thread.
That being that while refs aren't calling many fouls against UConn's aggressive & pesky defense, the same refs can't be expected to hand UConn any favors to help them get to the foul line.
Together the 2 statistical extremes don't support the fact why so many UConn fans continuously complain about penalty calls not going UConn's way.
It happens frequently on the BY game chat and in the post game threads.
UConn fans can't have it both ways. to see the penalties not being called against UConn yet complain how we're not getting to line due to non calls.
In conclusion, I think it's glaringly obvious why UConn is not getting to the line, in large part it's because UConn's agressive defense usually doesn't generate as many whistles as it could.
That results in non-calls for both sides & UConn not getting to the free throw line much.

We'll just need to wait to see what happens when a game is called really tight by the refs.
Folks have already complained about the bad calls that will be made when we play SCar at their home.
It's the same thing that happens when teams play us at home & the calls & non calls often go our way too.

 

[Zarathustra]

interesting ... but of course the only stat that matters is W v. L (huskies rank pretty well there)

Interesting, yes, generally "True"... but might not a "W" in the last game of the tournament mean more? Regardless of the season record for W v. L?
Yes, semantics, sorry!!, not meaning to criticize! GO HUSKIES, win those last
six games!!

 

[Blakeon18]

KK at 77%...my sense is that is significantly better than her percentage last year. A good thing
since she handles the ball so much...even late in close games. Her defense is primarily
why she is in the game but point guards need to be sharp free throw shooters because they will
be drawing fouls if we lead by only a couple.

 

[MSGRET]

Interesting, yes, generally "True"... but might not a "W" in the last game of the tournament mean more? Regardless of the season record for W v. L?
Yes, semantics, sorry!!, not meaning to criticize! GO HUSKIES, win those last
six games!!

Actually they only have to win the last game of the season and all of the rest falls in line.

 

[Next 12]

Actually they only have to win the last game of the season and all of the rest falls in line.

That's exactly what I think, All I want to see is a W at the end of the game. How we got it doesn't really matter. I love blowouts and seeing my favorite players score a lot of points, BUT the W is it.

 

[Plebe]

Of course, being first in field goal percentage partially explains the low offensive rebounding status.

The stats suggest a disciplined, great passing, great shooting team that plays very good defense without fouling. A finesse team, not a particularly physical team that mixes it up much. That is consistent with what we see.

The offensive rebounding stat I would really like to see is % of missed shots that result in an O-board, as opposed to the raw number of offensive rebounds.

The other phenomenon that gets papered over by season stats is degree of dropoff versus top teams. Of course all teams put up worse numbers, on average, against stronger teams, but I sense this dropoff has been quite pronounced in our case.

 

[JoePgh]

I would say that the recent "improvement" in a number of UConn stats is predominantly explained by the fact that most of UConn's recent games have been against Big East teams, whereas earlier in the season most of the games were against stronger competitors from power conferences.

 

[Ralph]

I think another big reason we get so few foul shots is we pass and pass until someone is wide open and not likely to get fouled compared to teams that drive the lane a lot. Exceptions for us would be KK drives, but more often gets blocked rather than fouled, and Paige drives the lane and while she will up do a pull up jumper, she will also drive and draw the foul. Sarah can drive, but she is often so fast the other player doesn't have time to foul.

 

[WiseWillie]

Being 4th in the least amount of penalties yet being 350th in free throw attempts illustrates a point that I tried to make in another thread.
That being that while refs aren't calling many fouls against UConn's aggressive & pesky defense, the same refs can't be expected to hand UConn any favors to help them get to the foul line.
Together the 2 statistical extremes don't support the fact why so many UConn fans continuously complain about penalty calls not going UConn's way.
It happens frequently on the BY game chat and in the post game threads.
UConn fans can't have it both ways. to see the penalties not being called against UConn yet complain how we're not getting to line due to non calls.
In conclusion, I think it's glaringly obvious why UConn is not getting to the line, in large part it's because UConn's agressive defense usually doesn't generate as many whistles as it could.
That results in non-calls for both sides & UConn not getting to the free throw line much.

We'll just need to wait to see what happens when a game is called really tight by the refs.
Folks have already complained about the bad calls that will be made when we play SCar at their home.
It's the same thing that happens when teams play us at home & the calls & non calls often go our way too.

Reading through this you are left with the impression that officiating especially in the BE has fallen into a rut that you would have to conclude they aren't doing their job by
1) not calling fouls on UConn on defense and
2)reciprocating by not calling fouls on the opposing team when they are on defense.
This is almost unbelievable to think any referee would deliberately do. If it is so obvious why hasn't the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) stepped in investigate and rectify along with the NCAA and BE?

 

[HuskyNan]

I would say that the recent "improvement" in a number of UConn stats is predominantly explained by the fact that most of UConn's recent games have been against Big East teams, whereas earlier in the season most of the games were against stronger competitors from power conferences.

How does the opponent affect the free throw %?

 

[sun]

Reading through this you are left with the impression that officiating especially in the BE has fallen into a rut that you would have to conclude they aren't doing their job by
1) not calling fouls on UConn on defense and
2)reciprocating by not calling fouls on the opposing team when they are on defense.
This is almost unbelievable to think any referee would deliberately do. If it is so obvious why hasn't the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) stepped in investigate and rectify along with the NCAA and BE?

When I looked up the subject of home team bias by refs in WCBB the results show a bunch of articles and studies about it that go back 20 years or more. The home team bias by refs has been statistically documented and conclusions have been drawn. Some of the reserchers & journalists believe that the home team crowd creates a subconcious bias in the minds of the refs.
Then defining incidental contact verses calling a penalty becomes a judgement call.
Either the refs let them play or they need to call fouls repeatedly that interrupt the flow of the game.
So more often that not the refs often let them play & the chips fall where they may.

I recall that the NCAA studied the accuracy of calls in the NC game between Iowa & LSU and concluded that the officiating was not up to par.
Also there was a controversial call in the (FF?) game between UConn & Baylor that ended up with a foul on Carrington that was a non-call that was proven to be a foul by Edwards due to a still photograph.
Then fast forward to the Iowa - UConn FF game where Edwards was called for a blocking /screen violation that created a turnover that prevented UConn from taking the last shot of the game.
Every UConn fan knows about these calls and the national impact that they had.

This is why sports is considered to be entertainment & the mantra for the fanbase of every sports team is "wait until next year."

 

[uconnfan68]

Actually they only have to win the last game of their season and all of the rest falls in line.

ftfy

 

[JRRRJ]

The offensive rebounding stat I would really like to see is % of missed shots that result in an O-board, as opposed to the raw number of offensive rebounds.

The other phenomenon that gets papered over by season stats is degree of dropoff versus top teams. Of course all teams put up worse numbers, on average, against stronger teams, but I sense this dropoff has been quite pronounced in our case.

1381 FGA - 703 FG = 678 missed shots
211 ORB / 678 missed shots * 100 = 31.1% = % of missed shots that result in an O-board

1199 opp FGA - 426 opp FG = 773 opp missed shots
197 opp ORB / 773 opp missed shots * 100 = 25.5% = % of opponents missed shots that result in an O-board

I think a useful stat -- gonna add it to the Per-40 spreadsheet. Thanks

 

[OldSchooler]

Being 4th in the least amount of penalties yet being 350th in free throw attempts illustrates a point that I tried to make in another thread.
That being that while refs aren't calling many fouls against UConn's aggressive & pesky defense, the same refs can't be expected to hand UConn any favors to help them get to the foul line.
Together the 2 statistical extremes don't support the fact why so many UConn fans continuously complain about penalty calls not going UConn's way.
It happens frequently on the BY game chat and in the post game threads.
UConn fans can't have it both ways. to see the penalties not being called against UConn yet complain how we're not getting to line due to non calls.
In conclusion, I think it's glaringly obvious why UConn is not getting to the line, in large part it's because UConn's agressive defense usually doesn't generate as many whistles as it could.
That results in non-calls for both sides & UConn not getting to the free throw line much.

We'll just need to wait to see what happens when a game is called really tight by the refs.
Folks have already complained about the bad calls that will be made when we play SCar at their home.
It's the same thing that happens when teams play us at home & the calls & non calls often go our way too.

In another century, when I was going to school in Boston, I spent 4 years listening to love-him-or-hate-him Johnny Most, the radio voice of the Celtics (whom Bill Bradley called "Johnny Least"). The Celts, perennial winners, never lost a game fair and square. The post-game theme of each infrequent loss was -- either they were getting beaten up all night with no whistle protection, or the other team "spent the entire night at the foul line" (which meant that the Celtics were doing the muscling). Officiating lies in the eyes of the beholder.