Boy, it sure is easier finishing one of these coming off a big win (Minnesota) and UFRing a big win (Purdue, obviously), than doing one of a heartbreaking loss (Iowa) while anticipating a make-or-break game. The shooting data can be founf in .xls format here, and the differential data can be found in the multi-game UFR post from earlier this week.
Individual Players
| Stu Douglass 31min +7 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | 1 | ||||
| Midrange | |||||
| 3-pt | 1/1 | 1/2 | |||
Didn’t take a lot of shots (few players outside of Manny and DeShawn did), but did a decent job with the chances he did get.
| Zack Gibson 6min -11 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | |||||
| Midrange | 1/1 | ||||
| 3-pt | |||||
Only played a couple minutes because DeShawn Sims was amazing. His differential is awful for playing on a team that won by 9 points.
| Manny Harris 35min +12 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | 0/4 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 | |
| Midrange | 2/3 | 1/3 | |||
| 3-pt | 1/2 | 2/3 | |||
These numbers don’t look as good as Manny actually was. A couple of those ‘1’s from the lane weren;t his fault (i.e. a tip-in attempt and an uncalled foul).
| CJ Lee 14min +8 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | 1/1 | ||||
| Midrange | |||||
| 3-pt | 1/1 | ||||
Didn’t get as much playing time as he’s gotten accustomed to. It’s worth noting that CJ also missed several free throws in the game (he finished 1-4), including the front ends of two separate 1-and-1s.
| Laval Lucas-Perry 8min -3 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | 0/2 | ||||
| Midrange | |||||
| 3-pt | |||||
Didnt get much run, but showed off his ability to get into the lane at times in the first half. I still think he should be used on the dribble more often. He also had a couple assists off drives as well. If he’s used as a scoring threat, rather than just a shooting threat, it will open up the offense for the stars and the freshman sharpshooters.
| Zack Novak 34min +13 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | |||||
| Midrange | 1/1 | 1 | |||
| 3-pt | 0/1 | ||||
For as much playing time as he got, Novak wasn’t used very much on offense. He still did the little things defensively (particularly in rebounding), which is commendable because Purdue has some pretty good size. Still, I wish it wasn’t all boom-or-bust with Zack and Douglass.
| Jevohn Shepherd 10min -5 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | 0/1 | 1 | |||
| Midrange | |||||
| 3-pt | 1/2 | ||||
A fair amount of playing time against a big Purdue team, and he even got on the court at the same time as Novak in a couple instances. He still shows off his athleticism and lack of actual basketball skill simaultaneously.
| DeShawn Sims 34min +21 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | 3/3 | 3/3 | |||
| Midrange | 3/5 | 2/2 | 1/1 | ||
| 3-pt | 1/2 | ||||
Easily the star of the game, especially considering Purdue’s marked size advantage. I’ll let the scoreboard speak for itself.
| David Merritt 17min 0 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | |||||
| Midrange | 1/1 | ||||
| 3-pt | 0/1 | ||||
Got pretty good playing time, and didn’t need to shoot too much. 2 Assists, 0 turnovers, and 1 steal sounds good to me.
| Kelvin Grady 11min +7 | |||||
| Quality | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
| Lane | |||||
| Midrange | |||||
| 3-pt | 0/1 | ||||
Clearly the best ballhandling option, but he’s not nearly the defender of someone like Lee, and he’s lost at times in the offense.
And?
Good performance. Anyone questioning whether the stars of this team were DeShawn Sims and Manny Harris (nobody?) certainly had their uncertainties answered in this game. The big two did most of the work, and let the role players just fill in when necessary.
Posted under Analysis, Basketball
Tags: purdue, ufr