Kansas Shortcuts
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| Recap: Loyola (MD) at Kansas |
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*Rating not based on enough data.
Comments and ObservationsKansas lacked the killer instinct we've seen of late. It's not unusual for it to happen against a much weaker team. KU did put together a nice run in the middle third of the game though, which almost resulted in a margin that was close to projections. The problem is that projections assumed Chalmers (KU's most efficient and productive player) would play. He was out with a mild groin injury. All in all, nothing too important was revealed by this game.
Offensive and Defensive Performance
Using the outcome of the game and the adjusted offensive and defensive efficiencies for each team, performance indicates (in PTS per 100 Possessions) how each team would have fared against an average team. That is, KU's offensive performance is how many points per 100 possessions KU would have scored against an average defense. This provides a standard performance we can compare across teams.
Four Factor Analysis(Actual statistics moved to Game Projections table below)
Player Performance AnalysisI won't comment much on player performances this game. It was very interesting that a L-MD player was the most impactful and most efficient. Greg Manning had 10 PTS, 2 REB, 2 STL in just 11 MIN. Granted, that doesn't seem all that great at first glance. But he shot 75 eFG% (4-of-6 FG, including 1-of-2 on 3FG) and made his only FT. One of his two rebounds was offensive. Plus, he had 2 STL against a KU team that was scoring very efficiently, meaning those STL were worth a lot. He did this with 0 TO, 1 PF in very limited playing time.
On the KU side, a surprising performance by Jeremy Case ranked him at the top of both impact and efficiency ratings. Case scored 8 PTS on 100 eFG% shooting to go with 3 AST, 2 STL, 0 TO in just 12 MIN. Cole Aldrich had a disastrous effort that should send his season-to-date ratings down significantly. Sasha Kaun put on a clinic inside, and Sherron Collins finally had a solid effort. Darrell Arthur had a terrific first half, but he ended up shooting 50 eFG% (not bad, but not great) and made only 4-of-7 FT to go with his 3 BLK and 5 REB.
Game Projections
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