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Sunday, February 06, 2005
Some Jayhawk Defense Stats
I've compiled defensive score sheets for the Jayhawks for four complete games (Iowa State, Baylor, Texas and Missouri). Below are the number of shots taken per 40 minutes of playing time for the Jayhawks who averaged at least ten minutes/game during those four games.
Two point shots
How many two point shots were taken against each player per 40 minutes of playing time?
Miles 4.4
Giddens 2.4
Langford 3.2
Simien 7.3
Moody 12.1
Kaun 8.0
Lee 3.3
I was a little surprised at how many shots were taken against Miles compared to Giddens. It looks like teams pick on Moody (Missouri worked especially hard to get shots against Moody). That'd be a good strategy given how strong Simien is defending against shooters.
Three point shots
How many three point shots were taken against each player per 40 minutes of playing time?
Miles 6.2
Giddens 1.5
Langford 4.1
Simien 1.8
Moody 3.4
Kaun 2.0
Lee 4.6
Once again I thought it was interesting how many shots were taken against Miles.
Moody's numbers are a bit skewed by Missouri. I didn't record who took the shots, but I'd bet a bunch of the threes taken against Moody were from Kleiza. In the Missouri game, Moody defended against five 3-point shots. The strategy of having Kleiza take threes against Moody probably wasn't very smart. Only one of those five shots went in the basket.
posted by Michael |
5:34 PM
