TheCatsDomain.Com Message Boards: Unbelievable UK scoring stat!

This is topic Unbelievable UK scoring stat! in forum UK / NCAA Basketball at TheCatsDomain.Com Message Boards.

To visit this topic, use this URL:
https://www.thecatsdomain.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=28;t=025890

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-15-2012, 08:53 AM:

Player.......Minutes to score a point

Lamb.........2.224
Davis.........2.226
Jones.........2.321
Wiltjer........2.355
MKG...........2.545
Miller.........2.577
Teague......3.298

[ 02-16-2012, 06:23 AM: Message edited by: catmandoo ]

Posted by SCWC (Member # 2464) on 02-15-2012, 10:46 AM:

That is an amazing stat and one of the reasons this team is sooooo special.

Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 02-15-2012, 12:26 PM:

I would doubt if Kentucky ever has had a team with six or seven players that were so close in scoring per minute as this team. It's scary how these numbers came out.

Posted by Tiptree (Member # 844) on 02-15-2012, 02:14 PM:

That isn't point-per-minute, it is the inverse: How many minutes it takes for that player to score a point.

In other words, a lower number is better in this statistic.

But, the point still stands. This is an outstandingly efficient defensive squad (fifth best in the nation at limiting opposing points-per-possession, if I recall), and an equally efficient offensive team (third best nationally in points-scored-per-possession). Most importantly, the 'spread' between points-scored-per-possession and points-allowed-per-possession is the best in the land. We score .27 points more per possession than we allow. Now you know why other teams strive to limit the number of possessions!