One of the standard lines in season previews of this year’s Michigan State basketball team is that, in the wake of Drew Neitzel’s graduation, Raymar Morgan has to step up as MSU’s go-to scorer. And that’s a reasonable statement. Morgan is an extremely talented player who (1) goes into just about every college basketball game [...]
Posts Tagged ‘basketball depth’
Raymar shooting the rock
Posted in news, stats analysis, tagged basketball depth, pace, raymar morgan on October 22, 2008 | 4 Comments »
2007-08 Big Ten Depth Ratios
Posted in stats analysis, tagged basketball depth, big ten on June 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here are the depth ratios for the 11 Big Ten teams during this past conference season: Purdue 2.28 Penn St. 2.34 Minnesota 2.57 Michigan 2.63 Michigan St. 2.90 Illinois 3.03 Northwestern 3.32 Indiana 5.43 Wisconsin 6.53 Ohio St. 8.53 Iowa 11.35 This would further illustrate that, while depth appears to be a preqrequisite to success [...]
Measuring Depth
Posted in history, stats analysis, tagged basketball depth, msu basketball history, tom izzo on June 11, 2008 | 7 Comments »
In my post looking back at the MSU basketball roster over the last 13 years, I asserted that depth is a key component for a Tom Izzo-coached team to be successful. This is, of course, not an original conclusion. The Artist Formerly Known as the Big Ten Wonk (TAFKATBTW) in a November 2006 post: Let’s [...]
