01-02-2013, 08:07 AM
I finally got around to putting the stats into my spreadsheet. It isn't all bad news.
How bad was our offensive performance? Stanford got fewer points (35) and fewer field goals (11) than any team we've beaten (UC Davis 38pts on 12 baskets). Only Hawaii had as few as 3 assists against us, matching our performance in this game.
The killers were the 21% shooting for 2pt shots (by far the worst; next was 44% vs So. Car.) and 14% for 3pt shots (third low of the season). Our ratio of 3pt shot attempts to 2pt shot attempts was right on our season average.
While we tied our season low with only 1 block, UConn (and, in particular, Dolson) got no blocks.
We were concerned about losing the ball. We did give up 9 steals (Tie for 3rd most for the season, avg=6), but only had 14 TO (avg 12). That's a season low (5) in what I call unforced turnovers (TO - Opponent steals, 14-9 = 5). However, they got 15 points off turnovers while Stanford only got 4.
While it was our season low in (raw) points-in-the-paint (16), PiP was 46% of our (pathetic) scoring, matching our season average.
Likewise, the 3 assists was even lower than the 4 vs So. Car., but A/FG = 27% which was slightly better than 21% in So. Carolina, but well below the next lowest of 41%.
UConn's A/FG ratio was 57% vs their average of 66%. 2pt% was 47% vs average of 58%. 3pt% was 25% vs average of 40%. UConn was only credited with 4 fast-break points (Stanford 0). They only got 12 bench points (vs Stanford's 9).
We out-rebounded UConn. We got 33% of possible offensive rebounds (avg=40%, low=28%) but a season high of 82% of possible defensive rebounds. Surprising to me, UConn only got 6 OR while we got 27 DR. Also very interesting is that UConn only got 11 second chance points, while Stanford got 16. (The dark side of that cloud is that we only got 8 points that weren't FT or 2nd chance points! UConn had 37.)
Although UConn made a season-high (for our opponents) 13 FT (in 14 FTA), our 13 fouls were only one more than our season average. UConn was called for 15 fouls.
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It seems we did respectably except in shooting percentage (both 2pt and 3pt, and even FT)
So, the question becomes, why did we shoot so poorly? We know some were because of the clock running low (and so we took a shot we don't normally take), due to their defense being more active than our offense or keeping us from getting passes to shooters in good position. The hurried shot may be a contributing factor to Toni's 9 misses, as she often was the only one to attack with the ball at the end of the shot clock. (A related question is why didn't Bonnie get more shots.)
Chiney's 16 misses were probably due to another factor. I suspect it was due to tough play on her under the basket, but I'd want to confirm that.
How bad was our offensive performance? Stanford got fewer points (35) and fewer field goals (11) than any team we've beaten (UC Davis 38pts on 12 baskets). Only Hawaii had as few as 3 assists against us, matching our performance in this game.
The killers were the 21% shooting for 2pt shots (by far the worst; next was 44% vs So. Car.) and 14% for 3pt shots (third low of the season). Our ratio of 3pt shot attempts to 2pt shot attempts was right on our season average.
While we tied our season low with only 1 block, UConn (and, in particular, Dolson) got no blocks.
We were concerned about losing the ball. We did give up 9 steals (Tie for 3rd most for the season, avg=6), but only had 14 TO (avg 12). That's a season low (5) in what I call unforced turnovers (TO - Opponent steals, 14-9 = 5). However, they got 15 points off turnovers while Stanford only got 4.
While it was our season low in (raw) points-in-the-paint (16), PiP was 46% of our (pathetic) scoring, matching our season average.
Likewise, the 3 assists was even lower than the 4 vs So. Car., but A/FG = 27% which was slightly better than 21% in So. Carolina, but well below the next lowest of 41%.
UConn's A/FG ratio was 57% vs their average of 66%. 2pt% was 47% vs average of 58%. 3pt% was 25% vs average of 40%. UConn was only credited with 4 fast-break points (Stanford 0). They only got 12 bench points (vs Stanford's 9).
We out-rebounded UConn. We got 33% of possible offensive rebounds (avg=40%, low=28%) but a season high of 82% of possible defensive rebounds. Surprising to me, UConn only got 6 OR while we got 27 DR. Also very interesting is that UConn only got 11 second chance points, while Stanford got 16. (The dark side of that cloud is that we only got 8 points that weren't FT or 2nd chance points! UConn had 37.)
Although UConn made a season-high (for our opponents) 13 FT (in 14 FTA), our 13 fouls were only one more than our season average. UConn was called for 15 fouls.
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It seems we did respectably except in shooting percentage (both 2pt and 3pt, and even FT)
So, the question becomes, why did we shoot so poorly? We know some were because of the clock running low (and so we took a shot we don't normally take), due to their defense being more active than our offense or keeping us from getting passes to shooters in good position. The hurried shot may be a contributing factor to Toni's 9 misses, as she often was the only one to attack with the ball at the end of the shot clock. (A related question is why didn't Bonnie get more shots.)
Chiney's 16 misses were probably due to another factor. I suspect it was due to tough play on her under the basket, but I'd want to confirm that.