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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1731904, member: 289"] SCORING [I]Two Point Field Goals[/I] Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 204 of 423 = .482 204 of 459 = .444 Conference: 267 of 553 = .483 311 of 600 = .518 Post-Season: 98 of 219 = .447 103 of 224 = .460 TOTAL: 569 of 1195 = .476 618 of 1283 = .482 Syracuse has shot better from 2 point range in 15 of 37 games (with 2 even) and we are 15-0 in those games. Comment: 15-0, That says it all. But out-shooting your opponent from two in 41% of your games is not a good thing. [I]Three Point Field Goals[/I] Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 115 of 324 = .355 100 of 312 = .321 Conference: 155 of 432 = .359 117 of 405 = .289 Post-Season: 45 of 120 = .375 42 of 125 = .336 TOTAL: 315 of 876 = .360 259 of 842 = .308 Syracuse has shot better from the 3 point line in 26 of 37 games and we are 18-8 in those games. Comment: The three was a weapon for this team. We weren’t unreal at it but we hit enough to justify using it, although the winning percentage wasn’t comparable to the two point shooting. The big difference was the excellence of our three point defense, which was tremendous in conference play. [I]Free Throws[/I] Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 194 of 285 = .681 126 of 198 = .636 Conference: 230 of 337 = .682 224 of 326 = .687 Post-Season: 82 of 114 = .719 46 of 71 = .648 TOTAL: 506 of 736 = .688 396 of 595 = .666 Syracuse has shot better than the foul line 19 of 37 games, (with 2 even), and we are 14-5 in those games. Comment: We outshot our opponents at the line but more importantly, we got to the line a lot more than they did, a result of our many drives to the basket, (which also produced a lot of charging fouls). The won-lost record wasn’t as remarkable as the two point shot but it meant more than the three point shot when we did well at the line. Our final loss to Carolina showed how free throws can impact the strategy of the game. We were 4 for 13 and missed the front end of two one and ones: we left 11 points on the line. If we’d shot our normal percentage even over just those 13 shots we’d have had 5 more points. Five more points when it was 50-57 would have totally changed the strategical situation and might have produced completely different results down the stretch. [I]Points[/I] (PIP= points in the paint, POP = points outside the paint, which is total points – PIP –free throws made, TREY: points from three point shots, TZ= Twilight Zone, which is POP – TREY, two point jumpers from outside the paint, POTO- points off turnovers, FBP = fast break points.) PIP Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 344 (26.5-) 358 (27.5+) Conference: 470 (26.1) 544 (30.2) Post-Season: 164 (27.3) 170 (28.3) TOTAL: 814 (26.3) 902 (29.1) Syracuse scored more points in the paint in 17 of 31 games (with 3 even) and we are 14-3 in those games. POP Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 409 (31.5) 318 (24.5) Conference: 529 (29.4) 426 (23.7) Post-Season: 167 (27.8) 162 (27.0) TOTAL: 1105 (29.9) 906 (24.5) Syracuse has shot better from outside the paint in 24 of 37 games and are 16-8 in those games. TZ Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 66 (5.1) 50 (3.8) Conference: 66 (3.7) 78 (4.3) Post-Season: 32 (5.3) 36 (6.0) TOTAL: 164 (4.4) 164 (4.4) Syracuse has scored more between the paint and the arc in 18 of 37 games (with 3 even) and are 14-4 in those games. POTO Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 209 (16.1) 147 (11.3) Conference: 266 (14.8) 253 (14.1) Post-Season: 66 (11.0) 62 (10.3) TOTAL: 541 (14.6) 462 (12.5) Syracuse has scored more points off turnovers in 21 of 37 games and we are 16-5 in those games. FBP Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 97 (7.5) 75 (5.8) Conference: 101 (5.6) 115 (6.4) Post-Season: 28 (4.7) 36 (6.0) TOTAL: 236 (6.4) 226 (6.1) Syracuse has had more fast break points in 19 of 37 games (with 3 even) and are 15-4 in those games. Comment: Scoring inside, shooting from outside, getting turnovers and beating the other team down court are all good things to do and we needed to do more of all of them. We popped better than anything else here and c=our performance declined in that stat as the season progressed. We wound up more of a driving team than a shooting team. [I]First Chance/ Second Chance[/I] (FCP is First Chance Points, which is total points - second chance points – fast break points – free throws made, courtesy of Pat. SCP is second chance points.) FCP Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 503 (38.7) 457 (35.2) Conference: 688 (38.0) 651 (35.9) Post-Season: 212 (35.3) 234 (39.0) TOTAL: 1191 (38.3) 1108 (35.6) Syracuse has outs-scored the opposition in their initial sets 17 times in 37 games with 2 even and are 12-5 in those games. SCP Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 153 (11.8) 164 (12.6) Conference: 198 (11.0) 207 (11.5) Post-Season: 75 (12.5) 62 (10.3) TOTAL: 426 (11.5) 433 (11.7) Syracuse has scored more second chance points in 16 of 37 games, (with 2 even), and we are 13-3 in those games. Comment: we had an advantage in our initial sets in the pre-conference and conference seasons that disappeared in the post season but we improved on both ends in second chance points. Starters/Bench (Total points – bench points, BP = starters points, SP) SP Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 762 (58.6) 597 (45.9) Conference: 1026 (57.0) 792 (44.0) Post-Season: 343 (57.2) 277 (46.2) TOTAL: 2131 (57.6) 1666 (45.0) Syracuse’ starting five has out-scored the opposition 30 times in 37 games, (with 1 even) and are 20-10 BP Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 185 (14.2) 226 (17.4) Conference: 203 (11.3) 408 (22.7) Post-Season: 70 (11.7) 101 (16.8) TOTAL: 458 (12.4) 735 (19.9) Syracuse’s bench has out-scored the other team’s bench in 11 of 37 games (with 1 even) and are 9-2 in those games. Comment: JB likes to go with his best guys for as much as he can. He figures he’d rather have his berst guys against the other team’s reserves if the other coach wants to use them. But he’s shown in the past that when more players prove he can trust them in a close game, he’ll use more of them, (2012). It’s not just up to the coach: it’s up to the players. [I]Assists[/I] (The percentage of a team’s baskets that were assisted) Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 189 of 319 = .592 189 of 264 = .716 Conference: 245 of 422 = .581 284 of 428 = .664 Post-Season: 73 of 145 = .503 81 of 143 = .566 TOTAL: 507 of 886 = .572 554 of 835 = .663 Syracuse has assisted a higher percentage of their shots in 11 of 37 games (with 1 even) and are 8-3 in those games. Comment: Assists are the only statistic that is an opinion. Virginia was credited for 21 assists in 22 baskets, which is ridiculous. Against UNC in the Final Four, we were credited for 5 in 27 baskets. But we typically have a lower assist percentage our opponents because more assists come off of jump shots and our opponents tend to take more jump shots against a zone than we do against their man for man. This year, we were the team jacking up three pointers, at least until the latter part of the year. But when we weren’t doing so, we were driving to the basket and not passing the ball off for scores, so we still didn’t have as many assists as our opponents. Too many “hero” plays, not because our players were greedy but because that’s our offense. [I]Possessions:[/I] (Field goals attempted - offensive rebounds + turnovers + 47.5% of free throws attempted. Efficiency is total points divided by possessions) Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 857 (65.9) 858 (66.0) Total: 1715 (131.9) Conference: 1158 (64.3) 1160 (64.4) Total: 2318 (128.8) Post-Season: 380 (63.3) 379 (63.2) Total: 759 (126.5) TOTAL: 2395 (64.7) 2397 (64.8) Total: 4792 (129.5) Syracuse is 9-6 in games that had 130 possessions, 14-8 in the ones that were under that. [I]Team Offensive Efficiency[/I] (Points divided by possessions) Syracuse Opponents Pre-Conf: 947 in 868 = 1.091 834 in 870 = 0.959 Conference: 1229 in 1174 = 1.047 1197 in 1176 = 1.018 Post-Season: 410 in 379 = 1.082 381 in 380 = 1.003 TOTAL: 2586 in 2421 = 1.068 2412 in 2426 = 0.994 Comment: After years of keeping track of this, we finally had a game, (Pittsburgh III), where due to rounding, the losing team averaged more points per possession than the winning team, (71/62 = 1.145 and 72/63 = 1.143), so we were 24-13 in this stat in a 23-14 season . [I]Breakdown by Quarters[/I] (Points scored between the beginning of the game and the 10 minute mark of the first half, then halftime, then the 10 minute mark of the second half, the end of regulation and then overtime of there was one) Pre-Conf: 212-182, 208-182, 256-238, 266-219 OT: 5-13 Average:16-14, 16-14, 20-18, 20-17 OT: 5-13 Conference: 299-246, 284-291, 299-288, 323-360 OT: 24-17 Average: 17-14, 16-16, 17-16, 18-20 OT: 12-8.5 Post-Season: 82-82, 84-105, 106-92, 141-97 Average: 14-14, 14-17.5, 18-15, 23.5-16 TOTAL: 593-510, 576-578, 661-618, 730-676 OT: 29-30 Average: 16-14, 16-16, 18-17, 20-18 OT: 10-10 We’ve won 76 of 148 quarters with 11 even. We’ve scored 15 or more in 102 quarters and held the opposition under that 61 times. Comment: we tended to fade late in games in the conference season but came on strong at that point in the post season. I guess when you can see the finish line… [/QUOTE]

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