WBB: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

RogK · December 17, 2019, 02:12:13 PM

Berg is still under the basket, defending the layup attempt.

RogK · December 17, 2019, 02:20:19 PM

I can personally guarantee this scheme will work. And if it doesn't, I can un-guarantee it!

Gregory Sager · December 17, 2019, 02:49:36 PM

Quote from: RogK on December 17, 2019, 02:12:13 PM
Berg is still under the basket, defending the layup attempt.

... except that a driver is harder to defend when she has an unobstructed path to the charge circle. Almost all blocks occur either when a driver is funnelled into a rim protector by other defenders, or on a baseline drive (because the driver has such a limited path to the rim). A quick driver coming in against a slow big who is back there by her lonesome protecting the rim has multiple options, including pulling up for a bunny.

RogK · December 17, 2019, 03:47:36 PM

current team FG shooting (offense) numbers extracted from ncaa.org :
3FG 2FG total FG eFG%
AUG 76/231 .329 191/448 .426 267/679 .393 305/679 .449
CRL 76/202 .376 138/317 .435 214/519 .412 252/519 .486
CTG 70/200 .350 146/343 .426 216/543 .398 251/543 .462
ELM 42/161 .261 136/347 .392 178/508 .350 199/508 .392
IWU 80/225 .356 217/472 .460 297/697 .426 337/697 .484
MIL 46/185 .249 206/427 .482 252/612 .412 275/612 .449
NCC 55/173 .318 139/347 .401 194/520 .373 221.5/520 .426
NPU 47/120 .392 147/330 .445 194/450 .431 217.5/450 .483
WHE 108/284 .380 165/425 .388 273/709 .385 327/709 .461
even though I think traditional (total) FG% is poop, I include it so one can see how the additional point scored via a 3FG is reflected in eFG%.
of course these stats are vs. a variety of opponents, and FTs and turnovers are not included, so they are not a full measure of team offenses.

RogK · December 17, 2019, 05:05:27 PM

sorry for the delay in noticing this : Alexis Jones and Riley Brovelli each got D3 Hoops Team of the Week honors. Congrats to each!

Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan) · December 17, 2019, 05:17:24 PM

Quote from: RogK on December 17, 2019, 05:05:27 PM
sorry for the delay in noticing this : Alexis Jones and Riley Brovelli each got D3 Hoops Team of the Week honors. Congrats to each!

I thought you were slipping there for a minute.

RogK · December 17, 2019, 05:51:26 PM

I'm told I haven't been the same since the lobotomy.

RogK · December 17, 2019, 07:05:10 PM

Elmhurst topped Coe today, 61-53.
Kween Jean shot well, tallying 18 (6/12 2FG, 6/8 FT) and added 6 rebs.
The Bluejays scored 30 pts from three-land, including a trio of treys each by Marissa Urso and Sophia Lathe.
From the segments I saw of the webcast, Elmhurst played some good pesky defense for much (majority?) of the game.

iwu70 · December 17, 2019, 08:54:47 PM

Adding my congratulations to Riley and Alexis on their weekly honors.

Sorry about the lobotomy, Rog. We'll take that into account for your future posts. . . .

'70

RogK · December 17, 2019, 09:10:48 PM

what lobotomy?

Mr. Ypsi · December 17, 2019, 10:16:59 PM

Better a bottle in front o' me than a frontal lobotomy.

RogK · December 17, 2019, 11:14:50 PM

Fernwood Tonight!

iwu70 · December 18, 2019, 03:50:43 AM

Ypsi, let's hope we have any mental capacity left by the time of our 50th reunion, next October!

'70

RogK · December 18, 2019, 11:06:56 AM

GoPerry, did you check the team FG numbers I posted yesterday? I think Wheaton's somewhat poor 2FG % (.388) confirms your unease with their diminished production near the basket.
Do you think the sample size is large enough to cause concern, or is it the case that if a couple more shots per game had fallen, the stat would look OK?
I generally think 50% is rather good for 2FGs, but no CCIW team is there so far this season. Millikin is at .482.

GoPerry · December 18, 2019, 12:36:29 PM

Quote from: RogK on December 18, 2019, 11:06:56 AM
GoPerry, did you check the team FG numbers I posted yesterday? I think Wheaton's somewhat poor 2FG % (.388) confirms your unease with their diminished production near the basket.
Do you think the sample size is large enough to cause concern, or is it the case that if a couple more shots per game had fallen, the stat would look OK?
I generally think 50% is rather good for 2FGs, but no CCIW team is there so far this season. Millikin is at .482.

Yes I did look it over yesterday Rog. Thanks for posting it. And yes, WC's #s were confirming to me in that their 2fg% is only barely better than their 3fg% while the other 8 teams in the league on average look to be shooting 10% better from 2FG than trey. Some of that could normally be explained by shooting a very high 3FG% which we've already noted Wheaton is. 38% from the arc is very good. 38% from 20.5 ft and in is most certainly not.

So I guess one could argue if shooting the same % then they are doing the right thing in launching more threes (higher eFG%). But their offensive output of 68 ppg is almost identical to last year. So they are taking more lower % shots (threes) and making more but getting no benefit from doing so. So I think the solution lies elsewhere.