Recap: Kansas State at Kansas

February 9, 2007

Kansas 97 - Kansas State 70

PSAN
Game Ratings

Who contributed most to this game
without adjusting for how good the opponent was?

Best for determining player of the game,
comparing performances in this game only, etc.

cPSAN
Comparative Game Ratings

PSAN Game Ratings ... adjusted for quality of opponent

Best for comparing a player's performance in this game to his (or other players') performances in a different game.

Ratings on the Court
Highest: Jermaine Maybank
Lowest: Clent Stewart

PLAYER	PSAN
Brandon Rush	4.69
Darrell Arthur	4.63
Russell Robinson	4.38
Sherron Collins	3.91
Julian Wright	3.59
Darnell Jackson	3.46
Mario Chalmers	2.57
Sasha Kaun	1.64
Brady Morningstar*	1.34
Jeremy Case*	-0.43
Matt Kleinmann*	-0.60
Brennan Bechard*	-0.68
Rodrick Stewart	-0.73
Brad Witherspoon*	-0.75

PLAYER	PSAN
Maybank, J	5.62
Colon, L	0.60
Patzwald, R*	0.31
Afeli, S*	0.00
Bennett, J	-1.37
Kent, D	-3.55
Wright, A	-3.65
Young, B	-4.27
Martin, C	-4.45
Hoskins, D	-5.01
Harris, L	-5.23
Stewart, C	-6.00

*Rating not based on enough data.

Ratings on the Court
Highest: Jermaine Maybank
Lowest: Lance Harris

PLAYER	cPSAN
Brandon Rush	5.80
Russell Robinson	5.49
Darrell Arthur	5.38
Sherron Collins	5.02
Julian Wright	4.34
Darnell Jackson	4.14
Mario Chalmers	3.77
Sasha Kaun	2.16
Brady Morningstar*	1.34
Jeremy Case*	-0.43
Rodrick Stewart	-0.49
Matt Kleinmann*	-0.60
Brennan Bechard*	-0.68
Brad Witherspoon*	-0.75

PLAYER	cPSAN
Maybank, J	9.66
Colon, L	1.33
Patzwald, R*	0.31
Afeli, S*	0.00
Bennett, J	-0.02
Young, B	-0.47
Martin, C	-1.51
Kent, D	-1.83
Hoskins, D	-2.19
Wright, A	-2.42
Stewart, C	-2.57
Harris, L	-3.26

*Rating not based on enough data.

My Observations

Sorry, but I'm so far behind having just returned from an all-week business trip, that this will all be very abbreviated. It was great to see KU dominate this game in pretty much every aspect of the game (except freethrows). It could be a different story in Manhattan if a few things go the Wildcats' way and they continue to get to the line just as frequently.

Four Factor Analysis

eFG% - KU dominated 60-43%.
TURNOVERS - 19-14% advantage to KU.
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING - KU dominated 45-19%.
FREETHROW RATE - 65-24% to KSU. What a display. The only thing that kept this from being a Dartmouth-esque style blowout.

What did the difference in this statistic mean to each team?		Scoring Margin Advantage Gained
Statistic Measured		Kansas	Kansas State
eFG%		18.3
TO Rate		4.6
O-Reb%		6.7
Freethrows	FT Pct		2.1
	FT Attempts		11.9

CONCLUSION - Other than a bizarre lopsidedness in freethrows to KSU, this was complete domination by Kansas.

Player Performance Analysis

Biggest thing to look at is how KU's ratings distribution of the top four players is so balanced. Even the next three are pretty close to the top performers. This was a remarkably balanced team effort. Meanwhile, KSU had one player show up ... whose previous career high was only 9 points. What did Maybank smoke before this game? Let's give some of that to KU players before their first round NCAA tournament game in March.

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