Most telling stat - Otis' TO's

[GMUSig03]

When Otis has 3 TO's or less, we are 4-1.

4 TO's or more and we are 1-5.

The only outliers are the best (Cincy) and worst (Southern) teams we have played.

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Everything else being equal, a few less TO's and we are in all likelihood 8-3, or at least 7-4. I know we are not, but it gives me hope, that while we are hoping for dramatic improvement, even very slight improvement should significantly improve the results.

 

[Petey Buckets]

Haven't looked at the numbers but feels like Kier has to fit into that somehow as well. The turnover issues snowball for us.

 

[GMUSig03]

Haven't looked at the numbers but feels like Kier has to fit into that somehow as well. The turnover issues snowball for us.

Oddly enough, his high TO games do not align with W's and L's like Otis's do. But I was hoping you would pull up some more advanced metrics for this

 

[Patriotsince81]

In our 5 wins we have committed an average of 11.6 TO's per game. In our 6 losses we have committed an average of 16.6 TO's per game. The entire team, Otis included, needs to value the ball and possessions. Not rocket science by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[gmutom]

What also doesn't show up in a turnover stat is the difference between those made by your frontcourt and backcourt players. If a big man dribbles off his foot out of bounds, it gives the defense time to retreat and set up. When it's your guards turning it over — as we have seen significantly with Otis, Kier and Greene — it oftentimes either leads to an easy basket by the other team or a foul by us.

 

[psyclone]

When Otis has 3 TO's or less, we are 4-1.

4 TO's or more and we are 1-5.

The only outliers are the best (Cincy) and worst (Southern) teams we have played.

https://gomason.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3655

Everything else being equal, a few less TO's and we are in all likelihood 8-3, or at least 7-4. I know we are not, but it gives me hope, that while we are hoping for dramatic improvement, even very slight improvement should significantly improve the results.

Perhaps another reason for optimism: according to Kenpom stats, last year Otis' turnover rate was 16.5%. This year it is 23.2%. So a return to last year's baseline, would be a significant improvement.

For comparison, Kier's numbers on the same stat are 23.2% (this year) and 24 (last year). Greene: 19 vs 18.9. So not much difference year to year from them.

 

[Mason2005]

I'm going to tweet this to Otis so he knows

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[Yossarian]

I don't know if we should confuse the coaching staff with these kinds of stats. It might be better to stick with the basics. Like, "when we score more points than the opponent, we tend to win the game 100% of the time". This is a good starting point.

 

[GMUSig03]

Team TO's tell the same story, definitely not just Otis (just seems his TO's have the most correlation to W/L's):

13 or less TO's = 5-0
14 or more = 0-6

 

[smccart5]

Two things that are very fixable: TO's and Rebounding. We will improve in both areas, and we'll be a much better team. We're a couple buckets in each game away from having a much better record.

 

[Mason2005]

https://mobile.twitter.com/MasonAthletics/status/1073631360076668928

This is the turn around practice Otis needed!

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[mason89]

I'd like to see some of those plays incorporated into the game plan against Navy!

 

[psyclone]

https://mobile.twitter.com/MasonAthletics/status/1073631360076668928

This is the turn around practice Otis needed!

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Hope they had fun, but basic fundamentals is what we need more of.

 

[GMUgemini]

Hope they had fun, but basic fundamentals is what we need more of.

Guys. They had two weeks off certainly one day for fun isn’t going to hurt anything. The most important part of playing a sport, even at a very high level, is you have to have fun. It can’t all be high pressure all the time, especially around finals week.

 

[Washingtonian]

Guys. They had two weeks off certainly one day for fun isn’t going to hurt anything. The most important part of playing a sport, even at a very high level, is you have to have fun. It can’t all be high pressure all the time, especially around finals week.

Remember what Larranaga did during the final four run? Wiffleball. That was a break from practice and academics.

Maybe this was the “break” the team needed to play to their potential.


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[GSII]

Remember what Larranaga did during the final four run? Wiffleball. That was a break from practice and academics.

Maybe this was the “break” the team needed to play to their potential.


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Did the team participate or was it just those three players?

 

[Jack Strop]

A little levity from the rigors of finals and D1 basketball is a good thing. Perhaps Otis's, Justin's, and AJ's new moves will translate to A10 indominance. I mean, look, the Globetrotters have beaten the Generals about 2,500 times in the last 15 years!

 

[Washingtonian]

So another thread wouldn't need to be started, I thought we had issues holding on to the ball, take a look at the Fla International/South Fla box score from last night:

https://fiusports.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=7939

 

[Patriotsince81]

So another thread wouldn't need to be started, I thought we had issues holding on to the ball, take a look at the Fla International/South Fla box score from last night:

https://fiusports.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=7939

57 TO's combined. I feel better. A little.

 

[GMUgemini]

57 TO's combined. I feel better. A little.

You think that was bad, look at that announced attendance.