Conference Only KP Numbers

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

KenPom has a feature that allows you to look at the offensive and defensive efficiency numbers of teams solely in conference play. Good way to see how a team is playing against its peers, filtering out garbage games from the non-conference season. Essentially the higher the offensive number the better and the lower the defensive number the better. To get the overall efficiency score, you subtract the offensive number from the defensive number.

The current numbers for the BEast (including the DePaul debacle):

1. Marquette 14.0 overall (113.3 offense, 99.3 defense)
2. St. John's 12.9 overall (103.5 offense, 90.6 defense)
3. Villanova 9.2 overall (119.7 offense, 110.5 defense)
4. UConn 7.8 overall (119.7 offense, 111.9 defense)
5. Xavier 3.9 overall (109.3 offense, 105.4 defense)
6. Georgetown 2.5 overall (96.8 offense, 94.3 defense)
7. Creighton 0 overall (106.8 offense, 106.8 defense)
8. Providence -4.3 overall (106.1 offense, 110.4 defense)
9. Seton Hall -10.5 overall (108.1 offense, 118.6 defense)
10. Butler -13 overall (100.6 offense, 113.6 defense)
11. DePaul -23 overall (96.6 offense, 119.6 defense)

Lotta basketball left, but so far we have been the best team in the conference with only one team somewhat close to us.

[GB Warrior]

Interesting, thanks for sharing. A good barometer for how this team is doing despite what it's felt like the last couple of games. Everything still in front of them.

[Uncle Rico]

KenPom has a feature that allows you to look at the offensive and defensive efficiency numbers of teams solely in conference play. Good way to see how a team is playing against its peers, filtering out garbage games from the non-conference season. Essentially the higher the offensive number the better and the lower the defensive number the better. To get the overall efficiency score, you subtract the offensive number from the defensive number.

The current numbers for the BEast (including the DePaul debacle):

1. Marquette 14.0 overall (113.3 offense, 99.3 defense)
2. St. John's 12.9 overall (103.5 offense, 90.6 defense)
3. Villanova 9.2 overall (119.7 offense, 110.5 defense)
4. UConn 7.8 overall (119.7 offense, 111.9 defense)
5. Xavier 3.9 overall (109.3 offense, 105.4 defense)
6. Georgetown 2.5 overall (96.8 offense, 94.3 defense)
7. Creighton 0 overall (106.8 offense, 106.8 defense)
8. Providence -4.3 overall (106.1 offense, 110.4 defense)
9. Seton Hall -10.5 overall (108.1 offense, 118.6 defense)
10. Butler -13 overall (100.6 offense, 113.6 defense)
11. DePaul -23 overall (96.6 offense, 119.6 defense)

Lotta basketball left, but so far we have been the best team in the conference with only one team somewhat close to us.

We suck

[geps]

With six games left against #2,3, and 4. Yikes

[tower912]

Opportunities for awesomeness, you mean.

[MUfan12]

Defense has to get more solid. It sounds crazy since they're top 20 nationally, but the eFG allowed is not good. Being completely propped up by TOs.

[Shooter McGavin]

Opportunities for awesomeness, you mean.

Yep.  Glad we are not in a crappy conference (although I know it's a down year) and have opportunities to play a lot of good teams down the stretch.  MU should win their share.  Can't imagine what good teams from the SEC or Big 12 are saying. "Oh boy we have to play another good team?!". 

[Newsdreams]

Defense has to get more solid. It sounds crazy since they're top 20 nationally, but the eFG allowed is not good. Being completely propped up by TOs.

Well basically TOs is what has been winning us games lately. Had 10 steals last night, DePaul had 16 TOs to MU's 6.

[GB Warrior]

Defense has to get more solid. It sounds crazy since they're top 20 nationally, but the eFG allowed is not good. Being completely propped up by TOs.

This is who they are. And it hasn't been particularly volatile for them.

In my mind, getting something out of the bench unit and getting Kam back on track is what will pace this team.

[MUfan12]

This is who they are. And it hasn't been particularly volatile for them.

In my mind, getting something out of the bench unit and getting Kam back on track is what will pace this team.

I don't disagree, but they can definitely be more solid guarding the ball than they have been.

[tower912]

I don't disagree, but they can definitely be more solid guarding the ball than they have been.

This ties into my thought about reconsidering switching 1-5.  Opponents are looking to and getting switches leaving Ben on a guard and Chase or Stevie guarding a big.  This was really noticeable when it was Ben and Sean getting switched.   Ben isn't the unicorn Oso was.  He is quick enough, but can get burned trying to stay with a quick, driving guard from 25 feet out all of the way to the basket.   MU'S guards are good, but them rasslin post players is not what they are best at.   Plus, they reflexively help on drives, as they should, leading to dump offs.

This is not nearly as egregious as when Theo would be guarding the perimeter while Rowsey and Howard collapsed on the post.   But it is a parallel theme.   It is a fine line and a philosophical as well as physical adjustment.

MU opponents have made adjustments to attack MU.  What is the counter?  Which is a fun question to ask at 15-2, 6-0, #7.

[GB Warrior]

This ties into my thought about reconsidering switching 1-5.  Opponents are looking to and getting switches leaving Ben on a guard and Chase or Stevie guarding a big.  This was really noticeable when it was Ben and Sean getting switched.   Ben isn't the unicorn Oso was.  He is quick enough, but can get burned trying to stay with a quick, driving guard from 25 feet out all of the way to the basket.   MU'S guards are good, but them rasslin post players is not what they are best at.   Plus, they reflexively help on drives, as they should, leading to dump offs.

This is not nearly as egregious as when Theo would be guarding the perimeter while Rowsey and Howard collapsed on the post.   Put it is a parallel theme.   It is a fine line and a philosophical as well as physical adjustment.

MU opponents have made adjustments to attack MU.  What is the counter?  Which is a fun question to ask at 15-2, 6-0, #7.

Can we bring brook lopez in to teach Ben the drop defense