Its only one game, but its never too early to look at what the results of that beat down were. McNeese State is not good, by any means. I am still a firm believer that St. Martin's was and is, a better team than McNeese.
I think the biggest change from these low level schools to Virginia in the first round of Maui will be more scoring from the opposition. I think our scoring options allow us to put up 80 or 90 points a game, regardless of opponent. As long as we find some sort of rhythm and have mild success in the paint, our outside game will continue to impress.
If you have never been to kenpom.com you should really check it out. It's a very informative site if you know what you're looking at.
On to the numbers
Our adjusted efficiency was 111.9, good for 27th overall. We held our opponents to 88.8, good for 8th over all. For comparison the average NCAA D1 adjusted efficiency is 100.5
Our tempo is fourth overall with a rating of 74.0 compared with the average of 67.6
Our offensive rebounding is ranked at 3rd in the nation with a 55.8% chance of grabbing an offensive rebound, while we held our opponent to 18.4%, good for 20th overall. The average is 32.4%
We also held our opponent to 31.4% 2 point completion, ranking us at 16th in the nation. The average is 47.3%
What was not so good was our FT% at 47.6%, ranking us at 239 out of 336. The average is 67.2%
We also allowed our opponents a score of 69.1 in the FTA/FGA where the average is 39.7, meaning we need to foul less as they are taking more free throws attempts per field goal attempt compared to most other D1 schools.
This can be pretty dry stuff for a casual fan, but if you are really interested in knowing how good the Huskies are compared with the other big name schools out there, this is a great site to visit and good information to know. It's also great for scouting other schools and knowing what to expect when the Huskies hit the floor. I'll try to throw a few of these stats into my future previews to try and give a more thorough write up of what to expect.
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