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Message: [QUOTE="auror, post: 4521748, member: 1329"] So now with a little more equivalent sample, we can take a look at what has changed since we started our losing stretch. Torvik lets you look at team-level stats by date. I set the splitting date for 12/29, right before our first loss, set it to Q3 or better games only and then edited the two next to each other. As you can see, we were #1 in the country through 12/29 in games of this type (Houston was much better at blowing out Q4 teams than us so we were #2 overall) and 30th overall in the most recent stretch (which is better than most people think). [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/JL5PPEC.png[/IMG] As you can see, the offense is a bit worse, but the defense is much, much worse. Big differences: 2pt defense... from elite to average. 3pt offense and defense... from strong and elite to below average and average. Defensive rebounding... from elite to average. Actually got better on offensive glass. Turnovers forced.. from strong to below average. Defensive fouling... from bad to awful. The 3-point shooting on both ends feels a bit "regression-y". Would love for people to offer some explanations for the 2pt D change with no real change in personnel and only modest tweaking to scheme that I have seen. Overall, we're still fouling a ton (and more than before), without the benefits (forcing teams to shoot a low % and forcing turnovers). [/QUOTE]