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Statistical Rearview: Kansas vs. Michigan

Game flow...what more is there to say.  I think Jay Bilas said it best.  This team didn't play the best and they won easy.  That's why right now many think they are the best team in the country.  As a Kansas fan and someone who's looking at this from the perspective of wanting to win a National Title, I'm left wanting a little more.  Scoring margin aside, a consistent overall intensity isn't always there and I can't really blame the team.  When as a player you can show up, win on talent alone and win fairly easily on talent alone, I'm sure it can be tough to come out spittin fire.  Maybe that's a good thing, maybe the high ceiling with this group is a positive.  Let's just hope we started consistently playing at that level before it's all said and done.


In the four factors of winning Kansas again dominated the eFG% category.  Michigan lives and dies by the three, while Kansas attacks the basket.  For that same reason Kansas doubled Michigan in trips to the line, dominating that aspect of the game.  However, Michigan's 10 steals led to Kansas losing the turnover battle, an area Kansas had looked pretty good lately but took a step back in on Saturday.  Also in terms of second chances Michigan won the battle of the offensive boards and really went toe to toe with Kansas in terms of rebounding all day.  A lot of that has to do with Michigan's tendancy to shoot a lot of threes, long threes...long rebounds...more second chances.  Those two areas kept it close as Michigan shot the ball 19 times more than the Jayhawks, but today was a day where effiiciency won out.

 


Star-divide

Michigan attempted 67 FG's, Kansas only 48.  However Kansas converted at a 52% clip while Michigan a mere 35%.  That gives Kansas a +1 margin in FG's made while also doubling the Wolverines in trips to the free throw line.  Sure the run and gun three point shooting style can be glamorous, but it's awful nice to have advantages like the two above.

StatGame
MichiganKansas
Points 64 75
FG Att 67 48
FG Made 24 25
FG Pct 35.8 52.1
FT Att 13 26
FT Made 11 19
FT Pct 84.6 73.1
3pt FG Att 28 19
3pt FG Made 5 6
3pt FG Pct 17.9 31.6
Rebounds 34 37
Off Rebs 14 7
Def Rebs 20 30
Team Rebs 5 0
Assists 15 16
Steals 10 6
Blocks 1 6
Turnovers 10 14
Fouls 20 16

 

I don't recall who said it, but in the OGT the statement was "who would have thought the Morri would be our most consistent players."  Last year the Morri were the guys that every opposing school loved to hate, mocking the BB Gun incident and their seemingly sour attitudes on the court.  This year, I have a feeling they are again going to be the guys our opponents fans are going to hate...but this time it isn't because they are the butt of a joke.  This time it's going to be because they are producing at a level better than their players.  Sherron, Xavier and McMorris ran the show on Saturday.  Two of those names would have been expected at the beginning of the season.  A double double and top scoring performance from McMorris...not a bad bonus.

 


Despite all the talk that Coach Self could go 12 or 13 deep if he wanted to, we got a little glimpse of reality.  In a game that wasn't as crisp and had the potential to be close down the stretch the bench went about 9 deep.  9 deep is probably pretty much par for the course at this point in the year for Coach Self.  Makes you wonder if the talk a week or so ago about changing his philosophy in that area was real or lip service.  As a fan, I'm not partial to one way or the other, just an interesting observation.



SMINPTSFGMFGAFG%FTMFTAFT%3PM3PA3P%ORDRREBASTSTLBLKTOPF
Michigan M. Harris * 37 16 6 15 40 2 2 100 2 7 28 0 4 4 4 2 1 4 1
Michigan S. Douglass * 36 8 2 8 25 2 2 100 2 7 28 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 3
Michigan Z. Novak * 35 8 4 10 40 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 2 7 2 2 0 2 4
Michigan D. Sims * 29 19 7 16 43 5 6 83 0 2 0 3 4 7 0 2 0 1 4
Michigan L. Lucas-Perry * 20 2 0 3 0 2 3 66 0 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3
Michigan D. Morris 23 9 4 7 57 0 0 0 1 3 33 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 2
Michigan Z. Gibson 11 2 1 6 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 3
Michigan A. Wright 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Michigan M. Vogrich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0


S MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% 3PM 3PA 3P% OR DR REB AST STL BLK TO PF
Kansas X. Henry * 34 15 6 15 40 1 2 50 2 8 25 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 2
Kansas M. Morris * 32 23 7 10 70 8 8 100 1 2 50 3 7 10 0 0 1 3 1
Kansas S. Collins * 31 19 7 10 70 4 5 80 1 4 25 0 2 2 2 1 0 6 2
Kansas C. Aldrich * 27 5 0 3 0 5 8 62 0 0 0 2 9 11 2 0 3 1 0
Kansas T. Taylor * 23 2 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 5 1 0 1 3
Kansas B. Morningstar 22 2 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 2
Kansas T. Robinson 11 2 1 2 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1
Kansas T. Reed 11 6 2 3 66 0 0 0 2 3 66 0 3 3 0 1 0 1 0
Kansas M. Morris 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5

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Two things

1. Aldrich has to find a way to finish. Has to.

2. Surprised EJ didn’t find the court at all, doghouse or just surrending his time to Morningstar?

Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.

by Warden11 on Dec 20, 2009 9:17 AM CST reply actions  

Agreed on both points

The Cole story, IMO, is becoming increasingly alarming. This guy is an All-American- he needs to start playing like one soon. A lot of times he just seems a half step slow out there, and I’m not sure why.

I know there was an article on KUSports this week about how he’s trying to be an Academic All-American this year, and was working his butt off this week on finals to try to get his GPA up high enough. Maybe he was just beat from a long week of school work? Seems like a pretty lame excuse, I know.

Also, both EJ and CJ have proven themselves to be effective weapons so far this year. I really hope HCBS gives them their chance the rest of the way. It’s especially disconcerting right now given the fact that apparently Sherron was really sick with the flu yesterday, and is still not 100% from a bruised knee. Why play him 30+ minutes then? Why not give somebody else their chance?

"Here are our top priorities: recruit, beat Missouri, recruit, win the North, recruit, win the Big 12, and in most cases if you win the Big 12 then you're playing for a National Championship. And then we're going to recruit."

by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Dec 20, 2009 9:54 AM CST up reply actions  

Sherron quote on Cole...

"He’s been using his inhaler, his asthma pump a lot," Collins said. "He’s gasping for more air out there. He’s getting tired more quickly."

Bill Self also indicated that he might be suffering a bit more this year in this regard than last.

Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.

by Owen Kemp on Dec 20, 2009 10:01 AM CST up reply actions  

I was not impressed

with our perimeter defense at all yesterday. Inside we had the usual blocked shots and made it tough on Michigan, but outside we were mostly lucky Michigan wasn’t hitting 3’s. They had a lot of open looks.

Surprised Morningstar came right in and got 22 minutes, especially since Sherron also played 31 minutes even though he was supposedly sick. Brady did have 3 assists and 0 turnovers though. Guess, Tyrel, Elijah, and CJ are going to struggle for minutes from now on.

by hunter s. royal on Dec 20, 2009 10:46 AM CST reply actions  

Agreed on the perimeter defense,

maybe the guards were just a little slow after a week of practice and finals. Either way, with EJ and CJ Henry on the bench there is no excuse for not having fresh guys. Guess we’ll know a lot more in a couple of weeks.

Glad I came, just wish I hadn't stayed so long.

by Warden11 on Dec 20, 2009 11:25 AM CST up reply actions  

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