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Message: [QUOTE="moqui, post: 1198757, member: 214"] I don't know what his exact formula is, but it is essentially offensive efficiency minus defensive efficiency (just doing that correlates with his overall rating at .998) the keys are efficiency and tempo. Syracuse plays at a much slower tempo than the other three; we have nearly 7.5 fewer possession per game than does Iowa, for example. SU scores roughly the same number of points on average, on each possession . . . and gives up much less per possession on fewer possessions. we play a pretty fast tempo on offense - average possession length is in the top 50 fastest in the nation - but the zone forces opponents to slow it down - average defensive possession is in the bottom quartile. Cal and Iowa play very fast - 1st and 9th in the nation in average offensive possession - so the zone should really bother them. [/QUOTE]