KU vs Texas: Plus/Minus

by Warden11 on Feb 9, 2010 8:57 PM CST

The game has been called a "statement" game by more than a few people and the plus/minus agrees. Kansas ends up with a total of +48 while Texas ends up at +20. As far as team efforts go, it wasn't near that close. Damion James played a hell of a game and ends up at +18 and J'Covan Brown comes off the bench to turn in a +11. The rest of the Longhorns combined for a -9. That is ugly. For the Jayhawks, a solid all around effort by the team. McMorris leads the way at +17 and Sherron finishes with a +10. Xavier and Kieffer follow the leaders at +8. We'd take that every game from those four guys, right?

Kansas	MIN	FGA	FTMiss	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	Plus/Minus
Marcus Morris, F	29	10	1	8	4	1	0	1	2	18	17
Cole Aldrich, C	26	10	1	5	1	1	6	2	5	7	2
Sherron Collins, G	33	13	0	2	5	4	0	2	1	15	10
Brady Morningstar, G	32	7	1	3	2	3	0	0	2	8	6
Xavier Henry, G	31	13	0	5	2	1	1	0	3	15	8
Tyrel Reed, G	11	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	-2
Tyshawn Taylor, G	19	6	2	2	0	2	0	2	2	7	-1
Markieff Morris, F	19	3	2	9	0	0	3	3	4	8	8
Totals		65	7	35	14	12	10	10	21	80	48

Texas	MIN	FGA	FTMiss	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
Damion James, G-F	35	13	2	10	1	0	5	3	4	24	18
Gary Johnson, F	32	8	3	8	1	0	0	1	3	10	4
Dexter Pittman, C	21	5	0	3	2	0	4	2	1	3	4
Dogus Balbay, G	16	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	3	0	-3
Avery Bradley, G	35	6	0	2	1	3	2	3	4	3	-2
Matt Hill, F-C	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Justin Mason, G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Clint Chapman, F-C	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	-4
Alexis Wangmene, F-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-2
Jai Lucas, G	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
J'Covan Brown, G	32	19	1	4	1	1	0	2	1	28	11
Jordan Hamilton, G-F	18	6	0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	-6
Totals		59	6	34	6	4	12	17	22	68	20

Initially, I thought Sherron's +10 was a cheap +10 because of the free throws late. After thinking about that, I couldn't have been more wrong. A point guard that goes 8 for 8 when getting fouled at the end of the game is anything but cheap, it's a necessity for a team with National Championship hopes. Get a lead and he holds it.
Cole's game was far from pretty and his +/- reflects that. A +2 is the lowest game for him that I can remember. He looked awkward offensively all night and didn't get to the glass as often as we are used to seeing. 6 blocks keeps him out of the red.
A +48 is fairly low for as well as the team played. Going 26 for 65 from the field will do that, though the FT% was much better.
For Labba, T2 being a -1 confirms some of your concerns. I'm not too worried about him this year. This team could definitely use a very good Tyshawn Taylor, they just don't need him right now. Morningstar, Reed, and Henry all contribute enough to put us in a position where production from Taylor becomes a bonus.
KGRTC found that our bench produces as well as any of the other contenders, confirming our depth. As I commented in that thread, our depth isn't only on the bench. All five of our starters routinely outproduce the man they are matched up with. That's probably common for teams that are 24-1, but that also shows depth. Aldrich has maybe his worst game of the year and McMorris takes over. Kieffer adds in solid production. Xavier produced. Brady finishes with his average line. This team is far from a one trick pony. It matches up with KC's line from last night about James. One man isn't going to beat a team. I'm looking at you Kentucky.

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you can bump Cole up

to a +3, based on that bogus 5th foul

Zapp Brannigan/Dayton Moore quote of the day: "In the game of chess you can never let your opponent see your pieces"

by SagehenMacGyver47 on Feb 10, 2010 11:42 AM CST reply actions

werd

by Andrew Clark on Feb 10, 2010 3:57 PM CST up reply actions

James and Brown played very well and Texas made their free throws

KU did well to win so handily on the road

Worst part was ESPN showed Brady slipping on the foul line as a highlight

Weird that Knight thinks Syracuse is better

He’s always open. He catches a lot of balls. He’s un-guardable, no matter how old he is

by WarWolf on Feb 10, 2010 9:33 PM CST reply actions

I’m shocked that a player as great as Dogus would end up with a score like that. Just shocked.

Should we be a little harder on Tyrel Reed? I know his role is basically just that of a spot-up shooter, but shouldn’t he be getting some assists and steals? If we’re going to harp on Tyshawn, isn’t that only fair?

"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 Feb 11, 2010 7:17 PM CST reply actions

great question about Reed.

It’s really just a function of expectations though, isn’t it? If we would have projected these at the beginning of the year, where do you think Taylor would have ended up? We’d have thought Sherron and Cole as the 1/2 and maybe Taylor as the 3rd without knowing what we had in Xavier. I don’t remember anyone expecting much out of McMorris (what a great surprise). Contrast that with Reed, likely 6 or 7 behind the previous 3 plus Xavier, Morri, Brady, and possibly T-Rob. So maybe even 8th.

Right now both guys fall into the luxury category in my mind thanks to the growth of McMorris and the addition of Henry. We don’t really need either one to produce every game but when they do, it’s a bonus.

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

by Warden11 on Feb 11, 2010 8:22 PM CST up reply actions