03-09-2021, 09:09 PM
I didn't have too much time today, but I created a table with the most obvious stats for the 7 teams 81alum mentioned and I included our figures for comparison (the stats are through March 8th and the rankings are in parentheses):
According to 81alum's second point, if we prefer to play a team with an elite offense and an average defense, Maryland would actually be a team we want in our bracket rather than one to avoid. The Terrapins have a top shelf offense, 1st in points per game and top 5 in FG% and 3P%, but their defense is noticeably worse than the other teams in the table.
Statistically, UConn and Baylor are the teams we should avoid, since they look good on both offense and defense.
However, this is only a quantitative analysis and doesn't provide any context behind the numbers.
| PPG | PPGA | FG% | FGA% | 3P% | 3PA% | |
| South Carolina | 76.8 (21st) | 59.3 (54th) | 44.0% (53rd) | 36.4% (31st) | 33.6% (77th) | 27.0% (28th) |
| UConn | 82.0 (7th) | 50.5 (3rd) | 51.3% (2nd) | 33.1% (3rd) | 34.8% (57th) | 26.4% (20th) |
| Maryland | 91.3 (1st) | 70.3 (265th) | 49.0% (4th) | 41.2% (216th) | 41.2% (2nd) | 33.3% (257th) |
| Baylor | 81.6 (8th) | 54.1 (14th) | 48.7% (5th) | 32.1% (1st) | 33.2% (89th) | 27.6% (40th) |
| Texas A&M | 75.2 (34th) | 60.7 (79th) | 47.4% (10th) | 37.8% (71st) | 38.6% (8th) | 32.3% (210th) |
| N.C. State | 77.3 (18th) | 61.5 (98th) | 46.6% (15th) | 36.4% (28th) | 35.8% (36th) | 30.3% (117th) |
| Stanford | 78.4 (16th) | 52.7 (9th) | 46.6% (16th) | 32.6% (2nd) | 36.9% (26th) | 26.0% (13th) |
According to 81alum's second point, if we prefer to play a team with an elite offense and an average defense, Maryland would actually be a team we want in our bracket rather than one to avoid. The Terrapins have a top shelf offense, 1st in points per game and top 5 in FG% and 3P%, but their defense is noticeably worse than the other teams in the table.
Statistically, UConn and Baylor are the teams we should avoid, since they look good on both offense and defense.
However, this is only a quantitative analysis and doesn't provide any context behind the numbers.