If you take a look at individual leaders in the various statistical categories, you won’t find a Jayhawk in the top five. Points per game, assists, rebounds, and shooting percentage all boast the names of players outside Lawrence. Yet, in terms of team categories, Kansas ranks third in scoring offense (90.3) and fourth in 3-point percentage (44.2). It appears that the whole of this Jayhawk team is greater than the sum of its parts.

Granted, these stats are somewhat skewed. According to ESPN’s InsideRPI, Kansas has not played a team in the top 50 and has a strength of schedule that ranks 133 in the nation. That is just a little better than Missouri State and Harvard, and just a little lower than New Mexico State. It’s true, the Jayhawks have been feeding on bottom feeders for the first five games of the season. As such, the bench has been a revolving door for players who won’t see as much time come February and March. Bill Self has been using these early season games as additional tune-ups to mess with matchups and style variations. So, to see that nary a Jayhawk arrives in the top five of the individual categories is not too much of a surprise.

Still, this version of Kansas basketball is fantastically good. Their adjusted scoring margin of 26.9 places them in the same tier as Duke, Syracuse, Texas and Purdue. Nine players are averaging more than 10 minutes a game, and three of them have double-digit points-per-game averages. Xavier is shooting 53% from 3-point range and the team boasts a 1.7/1 assist-to-turnover ratio.

The stats can pile up in favor of a Kansas Jayhawks team that is ready to feast on better competition. Still, on a mere aesthetic level, Bill Self has a team that appears to do everything well. It is always said that a jack of all trades is a master of none. Yet, what happens when a team appears to be a master of all? Visually, the Jayhawks have taken solid grasps of each game played thus far. Even the Memphis game, which eventually went down to the wire, still ran through the game plan that Self had intended. Xavier is living up to expectations. Sherron seems pleased to have some freedom to pass the ball to the open man. Cole is dominating the paint yet again to the tune of averaging just under a double-double in points and rebounds. Even the Morris twins have made vast improvements in the short-range game.

We will see, and begin to understand, a lot more about this Kansas team in the next month or so. Games against Michigan, Tennessee, as well as the begin of conference play, will be true litmus tests to demonstrate how much the Jayhawks can achieve. It is difficult to interpret statistics gleaned from such an easy schedule and extrapolate to determine how great this team actually can be. Still, it appears that at least for the time being, the Jayhawks are just whetting their appetites for a feast in March.