Net Points, etc., after December (plus the FSU game)

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In past years I made a report called “Net Points, etc.” after each game. I’ve decided to try to find ways to cut back on the time I spent doing these posts. I’ve decided to do them once a month rather than after each game. (Note: I’m doing this on January 5th, after the January 4th Florida State game. I used the stats on Cuse.com for the net points and elected not to remove the numbers from last night’s game.)

Again, the ‘net points’ (NP) formula is to add up all the positives in the box scores for each player: points (p), rebounds (r), assists (a), steals (s) and blocks (b) and subtract the negatives: missed field goals (mfg), missed free throws (mft), turnovers (to) and personal fouls (pf). In addition to NP, I provide offensive efficiency (OE) and floor game (FG). OE is p – (mfg + mft), the points you are producing minus the missed shots you are making trying to produce them. FG is NP – OE. What are you doing for – or to- your team other than the attempts to score points. These numbers are all per 40 minutes of play. I also offer the average minutes per the number of games the player has played. Only recruited players are listed. Walk-ons, even if they get scholarships, are not. Players are listed by total net points for the season. (The NP/40 may differ slightly from my post game numbers as that’s total NP per 40 minutes. Here I have added up each positive category and then subtracted each negative category after rounding.)

All numbers are from the ‘stats’ page and game box scores, (see ‘schedule’) on Cuse.com:
Men's Basketball - Syracuse University Athletics

NET POINTS
(I’ve limited this to players who have played at least 40 minutes, the equivalent of a full game, this season. Chance Westry and Naheem McCloud didn’t make that cut.)

Donnie Freeman 201NP
36.9m 21.1p 12.5r 2.1a 0.6s 0.6b = 36.9+
7.5mfg 1.1mft 2.8to 2.7pf = 14.1- = 22.8NP 12.5OE 10.3FG
The talented freshman is, statistically, our best player. But the box score is all about offense. Steals and Blocks are just part of defense. Like so many of his teammates, Donnie has some major defensive issues. He can do more than they can to make up for it.

Eddie Lampkin Jr. 168NP
26.9m 14.5p 10.8r 3.6a 0.7s 0.6a = 30.2+
4.6mfg, 1.4mft 3.7to 2.9pf = 12.6- = 17.6NP 8.5OE 9.1FG
Everybody gets on Eddie. I suppose he doesn’t if he gets his NIL money. He’s an adult and a businessman. He never claimed to be a good defensive player. He was brought here to throw his weight around in the paint, score inside, grab rebounds and make some of his fancy passes from time to time. His big problem has been a back injury that held him back for a stretch. A good defensive team might be able to tolerate Eddie’s limitation but he’s on a roster lacking in good defensive players. Last year his line was 15.3p 10.1r 3.2a 0.5s 0.2b = 29.3+ 4.5mfg 1.6mft 3.7to 3.1pf = 12.9- = 16.4NP 9.2OE 7.2 FG. That’s Eddie. What you see is what you get.

Jyare Davis 134NP
20.1m 16.8p 10.1r 2.1a 0.9s 0.7b = 30.6+
5.0mfg 2.3mft 2.1to 2.1pf = 11.5- = 19.1NP 9.5OE 2.1FG
Jyare put up some strong numbers early against non-power conference teams. He’s seen his playing time diminish largely because of his relative short stature. But he’s still a solid player, getting 7 points and 7 rebounds in 19 minutes against Wake Forest.

Chris Bell 91NP
24.5m 16.6p 4.2r 0.9a 0.9s 0.9b = 23.5+
7.8mfg 1.5mft 1.4to 2.3pf = 13.0- = 10.5NP 7.3OE 3.2FG
Chris is the guy who I thought would emerge as the star of this team. Not only can he shot the lights out but I though he was the team’s best athletic, the most exciting dunkers and great at blocking shots on the break. If he’s making his shots, he gets interested in the rest of his game. If not, he doesn’t want to do anything. He went through a horrible 0 for 16 stretch but finally found his shot against the Seminoles. The problem is, we didn’t find him. He only attempted 5 shots, as many as Daquan Carlos.

JJ Starling 79NP
36.0m 20.8p 4.4r 3.3a 0.5s 0.3b = 29.3+
9.7mfg, 1.7mft, 2.5to, 2.9pf = 16.8- = 12.5NP 9.4OE 3.1FG
JJ was our best scorer before his injury. He’s not a great all-around player But on a team that’s all about outscoring the other team, he can be a big gun.

Jaquan Carlos 78NP
31.7m 8.4p 2.9r, 5.9a 1.4s 0.3b = 18.9+
4.9mfg 1.2mft 2.6to 3.1pf = 11.8- = 7.1NP 2.3OE 4.8FG
Jacquan tries but at this level, he’s basically a back-up point guard. He’s small but not quick enough to cover ACC guards. He’s a decent passer who can get assists if his teammates can make shots. He’s god at getting to the basket on the break but is a mediocre jump shooter at best and poor from the arc. That he could be our starting point guard was a major misjudgment.

Elijah Moore 68NP
18.1m 15.8p 3.6r 2.2a 0.9s 0.0b = 22.5+
8.1mfg 0.5mft 2.4to 0.9pf = 11.9- = 10.6NP 7.2OE 3.4FG
On December 3rd Elijah scored 24 points against the #1 team in the nation. He was 8 for 12 from the field, 3 for 6 on three pointers and 5 for 6 from the line. Since then, he’s 16 for 45 from the field, 4 for 21 from the arc and has attempted one free throw and missed it. None of the opponents were ranked. Two positive things that have happened this year are that Lucas Taylor, who shot 35% from three last year but started out 1 for 13 this year, is in a 10 for 19 stretch. Chris Bell, who missed 16 in a row, hit 4 for 4 against FSU. Now let’s see if we can get Elijah going as well.

Lucas Taylor 41NP
19.8m 10.1p 3.5r 1.6a 1.4s 0.6b = 17.2+
4.8mfg 0.3mft 1.3to 4.9pf = 11.3- = 5.9MP 5.0OE 0.9FG
Lucas is a shooter who can sometimes get to the basket and is (sometimes) a good defensive player, (he often gets the other team’s best offensive player and can be made to look bad by him. But now that he’s found his shot, Red will find a place for him.


Kyle Cuffe 40NP
11.7m 18.0p 4.0r 1.9a 1.6s 0.0b = 25.5+
10.2mfg 1.9mft 3.4to 5.3pf = 20.8- = 4.7NP 5.9OE -1.2FG
Kyle’s numbers make no since. He may be our one good defensive plays who can handle the ball and drive and pass a bit but can’t shoot. So I have him scoring 18 points per 40 minutes when he’s never scored 18 in a game. I think this is a product of minimal playing time until he had his 14 point game vs. Wake Forest which skewed everything. His floor game, which seems not to be bad is overwhelmed by 3.4 turnovers and 5.3 fouls per 40 minutes. If our shooters can get going and be consistent, I have a feeling we’ll see less of Kyle and his numbers will remain bizarre.


Petar Majstorovic 33NP
9.6m 12.1P 13.9R 1.7a 1.4s 0.7b = 29.8+
5.6mfg 1.7mft 1.7to 9.7pf = 18.7- = 11.1NP 4.8OE 6.3FG
Petar would have magnificent numbers if the refs liked him more.

 

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TEAM STATS

Some old favorites:

Unsettled Situations
[Second Chance Points+ Points off Turnovers] divided by [Offensive Rebounds + Opposition Turnovers)
We had 307 points in 308 unsettled situations = 0.997 points/situation
They had 342 points in 314 unsettled situations = 1.089 points/situation
He opposition has cashed in on unsettled situations better than we have. That’s largely about guard play.

Manufactured Possessions
(One teams rebounds + the other team’s turnovers)
We had 539 + 146 = 685
They had 477 + 178 = 655
Things have reversed themselves. We used to lose the battle of the boards but win the turnover battle. Now we’re trying to make up for our turnovers with rebounds, which may be harders to do, as we’re playing no more mid-majors.

Fast Break Percentage
(FBP/(defensive rebounds + blocks + steals)
We scored 144 FBP in 488 opportunities (29.5%)
They scored 182 FBP in 512 opportunities (35.5486%)
This is the saddest stat. we were once the equivalent of the Showtime Lakers in college basketball. This year we were 2-22 fast break points against Colgate and 13-23 vs. Cornell. And Red said he wanted to bring back the Orange running game.

First Chance Points
(First Chance Points, which is total points - second chance points – fast break points – free throws made)
We had 1,073 – 143 – 144 – 206 = 580 FCP
They had 1,116 - 125 – 182 – 208 = 601 FCP
This is about how teams are performing in the initial sets of a possession. I thought there’d be a bigger gap. Maybe next month there will.

Assists
(The percentage of a team’s baskets that were assisted)
We assisted 201 of our 389 field goals = 51.7%
They assisted 210 of their 409 field goals = 51.3%
Assists are given for jump shots more than anything else We haven’t been a good jump shooting team but our opposition hasn’t lighted it up that much, either.

Team Offensive Possession Efficiency
If we just use FGA + (47.5% FTA) and thus count an offensive rebound as an additional possession and a turnover as a lost possession:
We scored 1,073 points in 996 possessions = 1,077 points/ possession
They scored 1,116 points in 998 possessions = 1.118 points/possession
We’ve actually been a pretty efficient offense but can’t keep up with a spectacularly inefficient defense.

Team Shooting Efficiency
We scored 1,073 points on 582 two-point attempts, 267 three-point attempts and 309 free throw attempts = 1,073 of a possible 2,274 points = 47.2% of possible points scored.
They scored 1,116 points on 510 two-point attempts, 359 three-point attempts and 276 free throw attempts = 1,116 of a possible 2,373 points = 47.0% of possible points scored.
We’ve actually scored a slightly higher percentage of possible points, which means we haven’t had as many opportunities to score.

Fouls
(Most fouls are called on two point shot attempts.)
We attempted 582 two-point shots and were fouled 267 times = 2.18
They attempted 510 two-point shots and were fouled 227 times = 2.25
You can argue about individual plays or game but overall there’s no clear indication of bias. If the opposition had tried 582 two pointers, at this rate, they’d have been fouled 259 times.