Road woes by the numbers...

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bleedingTNorange

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i am the type of person that believes everything has a reason that can be directly correlated to numbers. so given our road woes that now have us at an impressive road record of 0-7 i decided to look at some different numbers, heres what i found:


POINTS

AT HOME- 71.3 ppg


ON THE ROAD- 57 ppg


FG%

AT HOME- 25.8-55.8/fg att game
310-670 overall
46%


ON THE ROAD- 21.7-56.4/fg att game
152-395
38%


3 POINT SHOOTING

AT HOME- 7.8-21.3/3pt fg game
94-255 overall
37%


ON THE ROAD- 5.7-18.4/3 pt fg game
40-129 overall
31%


TURNOVERS/ASSISTS

AT HOME- 14.8 assists/game
12.9 turnovers/game


ON THE ROAD- 9.3 assists/game
15.8 turnovers/game


FREE THROWS

AT HOME- 12-18/ft game
142-215 overall
66%


ON THE ROAD- 8-12/ft game
55-83 overall
66%



besides the fact that we are scoring 14 less points on the road, shooting horrible, turning it over WAY too much, not finding teamates enough for assists, and not getting to the line nearly as much i find something else interesting. even though we are turning the ball over about 3 more times a game on the road, we are actually getting more shots than we do at home. what this means to me is that 1. we are shooting too quickly on the road, which could be a reason for lower fg% and 14 fewer points/game 2. we arent setting things up and giving ourselves good looks and are also are clearly not moving the ball around well enough which is another reason why our fg% is probably much lower as well as our point total.

i am not the coach and not going to pretend that i know what the secret is that would solve all problems so i want to be clear on that. IMO though, i think from looking at these numbers it shows that we have to start taking care of the ball better on the road, slowing things down, and getting high quality shots. also, we need to start passing the ball better on the road and finding teamates, good ball movement will help open up the post some and lead to assists, and easier buckets around the rim.

defense is great we are holding teams right around 65-68 points whether its on the road or at home so the defense has for the most part stayed the same. it clearly is the lack of offense that this team has and some of the decision making being made. i hate to call people out but im gonna say golden and tatum are probably most to blame for this, however honestly all our guards in general are to blame to some extent for this. for pushing it too fast, and jacking up shots that they shouldnt, and are failing to get the ball down low the majority of the time.

JMO. :hi:
 
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#2
I don't think even the most ardent Cuonzo supporters are going to tolerate 25-point losses to KY any longer than absolutely necessary. Our players aren't as bad as scores like that make UT look, so it must be something other than player personnel making us the laughing stock of the SEC.
 
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Special Ed said:
I don't think even the most ardent Cuonzo supporters are going to tolerate 25-point losses to KY any longer than absolutely necessary. Our players aren't as bad as scores like that make UT look, so it must be something other than player personnel making us the laughing stock of the SEC.
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A lot of it is the so called "talent" that was left here.
 
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i think there is SOME talent here but lacking at key positions as well. Post players can only do so much for you without the guards feeding them the ball, or knocking down shots to keep defenses from clogging the paint. i think golden and maymon are very talented but surrounded by the guys that they were left with does them no favors.

sullinger or anthony davis couldnt be great players with guards like we have.
 
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I think Maymon and Stokes are great. Maymon is a great anchor and Stokes is the talent that can lead a team. Problem is, IMO, there are too many role players on this team in the 1-3 spots, and no elite guard (who can lead) to get the team set and dictate the offense. A good recruiting class turns this team into a good squad.
 
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Hardwood_fanatic said:
I think Maymon and Stokes are great. Maymon is a great anchor and Stokes is the talent that can lead a team. Problem is, IMO, there are too many role players on this team in the 1-3 spots, and no elite guard (who can lead) to get the team set and dictate the offense. A good recruiting class turns this team into a good squad.
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That's what I've been preaching these last few days. I don't care if you have sullinger and Davis on the blocks, with the guards this team has its pretty near impossible to be an elite post. The fact our guards can't drive effectively and can't hit the 3, or wide open 3 doesn't help them out either.
 
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Interesting post. Do you have the stats on the Defense BTO? Curious if were at least consistant on defense away.
 
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The problem with this team is the lack of legit point guard and a legit go-to scorer. We don't have anyone that can manufacture a shot and when facing pressure defenses on the road. It's likely Stokes can be a go-to, but right now, we don't have the guard play to support him. Best thing is this can be fixed rather easily. One great thing about basketball: it is much easier to go from being bad to good quickly than it is football.
 
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Shaun1985 said:
Interesting post. Do you have the stats on the Defense BTO? Curious if were at least consistant on defense away.
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"defense is great we are holding teams right around 65-68 points whether its on the road or at home so the defense has for the most part stayed the same"


obviously this number is a bit higher than where we are at now since early in the year most games were int he 70's or higher.

since conferene play has started including uconn...

at home- 56.8ppg

on the road- 63.3 ppg

not really that much of a difference i mean it is 7 points, but the fact that we are still holding teams under 65 should usually put you in good enough shape to win the games. our offensive woes are just really causing us some troubles now IMO. i think it really goes back our lack of CONSISTANT scoring from 1-3.
 
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Nice. I figured the defensive statistics would be a little more stable away / home but wow I wish we could get those turnovers down at home AND away.
 
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Shaun1985 said:
Nice. I figured the defensive statistics would be a little more stable away / home but wow I wish we could get those turnovers down at home AND away.
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I can deal with 13 turnovers at home that's not a bad number, much more than that though puts us in a bad position. We need to cut down the turnovers on the road, and get better shots.
 
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Special Ed said:
I don't think even the most ardent Cuonzo supporters are going to tolerate 25-point losses to KY any longer than absolutely necessary. Our players aren't as bad as scores like that make UT look, so it must be something other than player personnel making us the laughing stock of the SEC.
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I forget about the awesomeness of Cam Tatum and Kenny Hall.

And please, we have beaten two top 25 teams this year. We are far from a laughing stock. You seen Auburn? USClite? Just stop.
 
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BigPapaCat said:
13 is a little high imo.
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Considering 10 puts you at the top of college basketball no its not.

What does UK average a game? 13!

If we averaged 13 we'd be better off obviously less is better but 13 puts you top 50 in the country. Problem is our turnovers away are WAY too high.
 
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BigPapaCat said:
12.5

But it still seems high.
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Oh ok so it's ok for the great UK but UT? As I said above 13/game is top 50 in the NCAA not that bad, obviously you'd like it a bit lower but I an live with 13 for right now. If we'd turn it over 13 times on the road average we would be much better, unfortunately we average about 20 away.
 
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I didn't say it was great for anyone. Teague averages 3. IMO he should be getting that down to 2 by the end of the season.
 
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zjcvols said:
I forget about the awesomeness of Cam Tatum and Kenny Hall.

And please, we have beaten two top 25 teams this year. We are far from a laughing stock. You seen Auburn? USClite? Just stop.
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Neither of those usual suspects has fallen as far as the Vols in the past couple of years.
 
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