Comments on: Are we better than we were last year? http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/02/16/are-we-better-than-we-were-last-year/ A blog about Michigan State basketball and tempo-free statistics Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:59:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Spartalytical http://www.spartansweblog.com/2008/02/16/are-we-better-than-we-were-last-year/#comment-343 Spartalytical Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:52:56 +0000 http://spartansweblog.wordpress.com/?p=140#comment-343 I agree that the numbers would likely show a decline if adjusted for last year's tougher schedule, and that ours this year, thus far, has been the lighter half (11/18 is close enough to still say half). Even at the season's completion, it won't be completely comparable since conference schedules were more incomplete last year relative to this year (16 vs. 18 games). Either way, I was updating my numbers last night (I'd let it go after our last three depressing showings), and noticed that assists/FGMs has been declining since the first Northwestern game. It's still been respectable, but the decline was fairly steady. I agree that the numbers would likely show a decline if adjusted for last year’s tougher schedule, and that ours this year, thus far, has been the lighter half (11/18 is close enough to still say half). Even at the season’s completion, it won’t be completely comparable since conference schedules were more incomplete last year relative to this year (16 vs. 18 games).

Either way, I was updating my numbers last night (I’d let it go after our last three depressing showings), and noticed that assists/FGMs has been declining since the first Northwestern game. It’s still been respectable, but the decline was fairly steady.

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