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Bulletin
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| Recap: Northern Arizona at Kansas |
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*Rating not based on enough data.
Comments and ObservationsFinally, KU comes out of the gate sharp and firing on all cylinders. They had the Lumberjacks on their heels, rushed, and lost immediately. Before they knew what hit them, the game had become a simple matter of tinkering with player combinations for Coach Self and seeing how many seconds it takes for Conner Teahan to make multiple three-pointers in mop-up time ... again. The most important thing we learned from this game is that KU can take advantage of its interior strength and talent superiority when it's there and that Darrell Arthur can play a very efficient game in those circumstances. Almost as important was that KU's defense will be solid, particularly its shooting defense. This was the first game where the Jayhawks reverted to their smothering defense of the last two seasons. This should be the norm for most games.
Four Factor Analysis
CONCLUSION - This was all about shooting. KU was expected to shoot well, but not this well! And NAU shot nowhere near its season average, or even the season average of KU opponents for that matter. Outside of that 37-pt advantage, do any of the other categories matter? Player Performance Analysis
Right behind that pack, Kaun and Aldrich had very efficient, almost-identical efforts. Each played about 16 minutes, scored 7 PTS, 3 REB, made all three FG attempts, and made only 1-of-3 or 1-of-4 FT's. Kaun had 3 BLK, while Aldrich had just 1 BLK but added 2 STL. Chalmers had a tame game by comparison, but a good effort nonetheless. He made half his FG's and had 6 AST to go with 3 STL.
Rush and Robinson both had subpar outings. In Rush's case, it's understandable given his recovery from the torn ACL. In only 16 MIN, he started hot by making his first two 3FG's but missed his other shots. Despite that, he finished with 60 eFG% shooting, 6 PTS, and one or two of every other statistical category item. Rush's back-to-back 3FG's helped set the tone that this was going to be a blowout. Robinson struggled with his shot (42 eFG%) and had only 5 PTS, 3 AST with 0 STL in 23 MIN. Finally, the amazing Conner Teahan provided an encore of his 3FG shooting demonstration. In just 7 MIN, he made all three 3FG's and had 1 AST. Most efficient effort of the night by far, but this is one of those instances where you have to override the statistical analysis with context. Teahan played only when the game didn't matter.
Comparison to Pre-Game Projections(For now, this is just to familiarize you with the format. Not enough data went into these projections for accuracy.)
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