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Post by Super on Dec 17, 2011 9:53:29 GMT -5
We've all seen the Gaels near the top of several offensive categories. I thought leading the nation in assists was the best, but my new favorite is our ranking as the 35th best free throw shooting team in the country @ 74%. Thanks Kyle, Momo & Randy!  |
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Post by ghostofwillard on Dec 17, 2011 10:06:14 GMT -5
We've all seen the Gaels near the top of several offensive categories. I thought leading the nation in assists was the best, but my new favorite is our ranking as the 35th best free throw shooting team in the country @ 74%. Thanks Kyle, Momo & Randy! +1, music to my ears I've been complaining about Iona's Ft's for years. Bottom line is; really good teams make their Ft's. |
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Post by IONA86 on Dec 17, 2011 12:40:28 GMT -5
My favorite is the only one that matters 8-2. ;D
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Post by Super on Dec 18, 2011 7:16:15 GMT -5
How's that for timing? 15-16 free throws in the Vermont game yesterday!  |
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Post by ic59 on Dec 18, 2011 7:57:35 GMT -5
Super, right on. It won yesterday's game for us.
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Post by Super on Dec 18, 2011 8:32:48 GMT -5
Super, right on. It won yesterday's game for us. Team ranks 18th in the country @ 75.5%. (Denver & Richmond ahead of us) |
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Post by dangaelfan on Dec 18, 2011 11:35:42 GMT -5
No doubt that this will translate to wins.
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Post by Super on Dec 21, 2011 21:06:06 GMT -5
Just saying: 4-5 tonight--80% (Should have had more attempts) |
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Post by Super on Jan 9, 2012 11:02:57 GMT -5
22-32 yesterday (Scott 6-6; Momo 3-3; Glover 9-11= 18-20 for the big 3)
On the year: 74.5% rank 26
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Post by GuyF on Jan 9, 2012 12:58:40 GMT -5
My favorite stats are Pomeroy's efficiency ratings. Iona's offense today is 14th nationally, which comes as no surprise. The much-maligned defense? 122nd--which really isn't that bad, and FAR better than many would think. That 122 is 2nd in the MAAC to Manhattan, which comes in at 73.
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Post by GuyF on Jan 9, 2012 13:54:27 GMT -5
One more defensive stat--Iona is 2nd in the MAAC in points allowed per possession (which ties in with the efficiency stat).
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Post by St. Louis Gael on Jan 16, 2012 14:47:32 GMT -5
I believe that the Manhattan game is only the second game in the last two seasons that we have lost when we have more than 20 assists. The other loss is Syracuse last season.
We had 23 assists in the Manhattan game, with 16 from Scott. However, we only had seven assists in the second half.
Conversely, we only had 14 assists against Loyola, but we won. However, we had nine of those assists in the second half.
Where am I going with all of this.
I have been touting 20 plus assists per game as a key bench mark for this team's success for two years now - as has the coaching staff. To me, that benchmark is an indicator of our teams intensity as measured by our willingness to share the ball. It also tells us we need Scott on the floor to get to the 20. Further, we are in deep s**t next season. That is for another day.
For this team, when people in addition to Scott share the ball, we are very difficult to beat. Now if we can match our 20 assists pg with the defensive intensity we saw against Loyola in the second half, we can be special.
Who gives us assists?
Scott, MoMo, JJ, Kyle, Sean, Randy, Taaj.
Who gives us defensive intensity?
Kyle, Scott, JJ, Randy, Mike, Trinity, etc.
I think there may be a message here going down the stretch, do you think??
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Post by Super on Jan 21, 2012 8:47:48 GMT -5
Gaels in a mini-slump with FTs. Now out of top 50.
Scott (who has been shaky at times in the past) now leads the team @ 81.8%. his overall shooting has really improved: 3 pt fg% is now 40%; overall fg% is 47%. He also is 2nd on the team in rpg @ a ridiculous 4.9.
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