agentpaul001 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:56 pm

As disappointing as the losses to JMU/Western were, I imagine we'd be looking at this season in a much more positive light if we'd come through with wins.

Comparing our D1 performance through this seasons first eight games with the entirety of last season. We did have a couple more difficult teams in our initial slate last season, so not the best comparison. But still helps to get an idea for where things sits.

2016 <> 2017
First 8 D1: 2-6 vs 4-4
FG% 40.6% vs 45%
FT% 67.5% vs 65.1%
3P% 32.7% vs 35.9%
PTS 70.5 vs 80.6
RBs 36.6 vs 40.9
AST 12.8 vs 12.9
Tos 13.9 vs 16.9
STls & Blks inline

So we're absolutely shooting better (again somewhat softer competition). It would seem that were turning the ball at a higher rate even considering the increased number of possessions. The drop in free throw % has cost us about five points already and given how tight these games have been, that's an area for improvement. Solid 3P% shooting, hope we can keep it up.

agentpaul001 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:56 pm

As disappointing as the losses to JMU/Western were, I imagine we'd be looking at this season in a much more positive light if we'd come through with wins.

Comparing our D1 performance through this seasons first eight games with the entirety of last season. We did have a couple more difficult teams in our initial slate last season, so not the best comparison. But still helps to get an idea for where things sits.

2016 <> 2017
First 8 D1: 2-6 vs 4-4
FG% 40.6% vs 45%
FT% 67.5% vs 65.1%
3P% 32.7% vs 35.9%
PTS 70.5 vs 80.6
RBs 36.6 vs 40.9
AST 12.8 vs 12.9
Tos 13.9 vs 16.9
STls & Blks inline

So we're absolutely shooting better (again somewhat softer competition). It would seem that were turning the ball at a higher rate even considering the increased number of possessions. The drop in free throw % has cost us about five points already and given how tight these games have been, that's an area for improvement. Solid 3P% shooting, hope we can keep it up.

agentpaul001 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 09, 2017 1:56 pm

As disappointing as the losses to JMU/Western were, I imagine we'd be looking at this season in a much more positive light if we'd come through with wins.

Comparing our D1 performance through this seasons first eight games with the entirety of last season. We did have a couple more difficult teams in our initial slate last season, so not the best comparison. But still helps to get an idea for where things sits.

2016 <> 2017
First 8 D1: 2-6 vs 4-4
FG% 40.6% vs 45%
FT% 67.5% vs 65.1%
3P% 32.7% vs 35.9%
PTS 70.5 vs 80.6
RBs 36.6 vs 40.9
AST 12.8 vs 12.9
Tos 13.9 vs 16.9
STls & Blks inline

So we're absolutely shooting better (again somewhat softer competition). It would seem that were turning the ball at a higher rate even considering the increased number of possessions. The drop in free throw % has cost us about five points already and given how tight these games have been, that's an area for improvement. Solid 3P% shooting, hope we can keep it up.