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11-29-2007, 02:50 PM | #1 |
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Despite the loss to Santa Clara, I'm extremely excited about the Utes progress
Going into this year I was interested in only three stats for the Utes: field goal percentage defense, points allowed per game, and three point percentage defense. If the Utes make improvements in those stats, the offense will come and Boylen will be a success at Utah. Not including last nights game, which will improve these statistics.
FG% defense: 41.5% Three point FG% defense: 37.7% Points allowed per game: 67.8 Last year the Utes for the season were: FG% defense: 50.0% Three point FG% defense: 46.3% Points allowed per game: 72.2% Based on last years statistics a FG% defense of 41.5% would have the Utes just outside of the top 50 in the country in this category. These are all huge improvements in a very short time period. I'm very excited about the direction of the Ute Hoops program. |
11-29-2007, 02:54 PM | #2 | |
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Ute numbers will get worse of course over the year as the competition is better. |
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11-29-2007, 03:04 PM | #3 | |
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<b>SUU</b> FG%: 65.2% 3 pt FG%: 60.0% Points: 76 <b>Santa Clara</b> FG%: 60.4% 3 pt FG%: 50.0% Points: 83 <b>Colorado</b> FG%: 41.1% 3 pt fg%: 44.4% Points: 60 <b>Rice</b> FG%: 44.7% 3 pt fg%: 50.0% Points: 64 <b>Weber St</b> fg%: 41.5% 3 pt fg%: 31.8% Points: 55 Two times in 5 games the Utes allowed the opponent to shoot over 50% |
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11-29-2007, 03:09 PM | #4 |
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Yeah MP, you've chosen such a small sample size, throwing in some pretty weak competition, that it is hard to draw any conclusions this early.
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11-29-2007, 03:10 PM | #5 |
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Also, here are the percentages
FG% defense: 47.6% 3 pt fg% defense: 50% |
11-29-2007, 03:11 PM | #6 |
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Pelagius, what is the standard deviation in such a small sample size?
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11-29-2007, 03:11 PM | #7 |
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Not to mention I have watched the Utes play, and watching them you can see how much the defense has improved. The help defense is night and day. This team understands the position to be in on defense. The offense has been pretty weak, but that is fine. Boylen needed to spend all his time on defense.
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11-29-2007, 03:19 PM | #8 | |
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Yes, you are watching the games so you have a much better perspective than I do. I concede that point. You are obviously happy with the progress you see on defense which is good for Ute Fans. I just don't think you think you can draw conclusions on "progress in such a short time" at this point.
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11-29-2007, 03:24 PM | #9 | |
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11-29-2007, 03:29 PM | #10 |
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Santa Clara only shot 49% compared to 60% the year beffore, yet the Utes were blown out.
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