Statistical Rearview: Kansas vs. Iowa State

by Denverjhawk on Feb 18, 2009 10:28 PM CST in Basketball Comment 13 comments

Due to typing on a computer that now struggles with a few letters this will be brief. Game flow pretty self explanatory. Up and down but did anyone ever really feel threatened. Honestly if Iowa State doesn't throw up 26 three's this isn't a contest.

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Four factors break down pretty favorably for the Hawks. Minus an inability to get to the free throw line we did a solid job. Not that there were a lot of fouls in this one anyway.

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Player impact chart...Cole and Sherron are all over this one. It's becoming more and more clear that these two hold the key to whatever this team will do in the tourney this year.

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Player stats and team stats...make your own judgments and discuss in the comments. Typing and deleting duplicate letters is taking a long time. Dqamn wqater s`pill on the computer.

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Nice to see no turnovers from Sherron.

by hunter s. royal on Feb 19, 2009 9:01 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I was happy to see...

Cole stay under 30 mins in this one. Between the foot injury and him being run ragged the guy needs to get some breathers during the game.

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

by Denverjhawk on Feb 19, 2009 9:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

OREBS

I wonder why Cole doesn’t pick up a lot of Offensive rebounds…

by labbadabba on Feb 19, 2009 9:28 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'd be curious to see how that compares with a lot of our bigs in the past...

maybe I’ll take a look into it because I’ve got a hunch why that might be the case and I would bet it’s a somewhat common theme for Bill Self teams.

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by Denverjhawk on Feb 19, 2009 9:47 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

because whenever he's not the one shooting,

we’re jacking up bricks from 23 feet. The rebounds are flying to far away from the rim. (No clue, but it makes sense to me)

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by Warden11 on Feb 19, 2009 1:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I find he also doesn't

typically play above the rim looking for putbacks. I’m not sure if that’s just the game he plays or if he’s trying to clear the lane for McMorris and Little who seem to pick up all their REBs on the offensive side.

by labbadabba on Feb 19, 2009 1:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We also don't miss a lot of shots....

Sounds dumb, but it really makes some sense. We out-shoot nearly every team we play which means most teams are going to have more chances at offensive boards than us.

Taking last night as an example, we missed 28 shots and grabbed 9 of them (32%) of which Cole had a couple. I’m sure there are other things at play here too, but lack of opportunities seems so be as big a reason as any.

by hiphopopotamus on Feb 19, 2009 8:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Now I'm interested,

if I get time over the weekend I’m going to take a look at some numbers and work up a fanpost.

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by Warden11 on Feb 19, 2009 8:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

that would be great!!

we need our firs`t Warden fanpost

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

by Denverjhawk on Feb 19, 2009 8:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

If you look at McMorris

he tends to grab more OREBs than Cole for some reason…

by labbadabba on Feb 19, 2009 10:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

talk about just slogging one out

this game couldn’t get over fast enough in my opinion – other than the start of the game and the stretch where cole took over, it was not a fun game to watch. Good win though, and I’m not complaining about that.

by 2.1 seconds left on Feb 19, 2009 10:04 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

What kind of low-rent operation are you running here Denver?

There has got to be some money in the RCT slush fund for a new keyboard. Joking aside, I will add that Sherron’s shot is getting back to looking like that sweet stroke we all know and love. Hard not to look forward a bit during this game, but we did a good job keeping it at arms length. Though I don’t think the Huskers have it in them, we can’t afford to look forward too much on Saturday.

by GingerBalls-OBK on Feb 19, 2009 7:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Perhaps the opposition keys on blocking out Cole more than other KU big men.

He’s so physically obvious I think the opposition keys on him more than the Morris’s or Little. Mario managed to get 4 offensive boards in 5 minutes on Wednesday. Or perhaps it’s just quickness. Cole can’t hang out in the lane because of the 5 second rule, so a player like Little may be more effective on the offensive glass.

by hunter s. royal on Feb 20, 2009 12:07 PM CST reply actions 0 recs