Saturday, November 28, 2009

Recap: Georgetown 97, Lafayette 64

Didn't see the game today, so hopefully Alan or Tom can jump in and edit in some useful comments today if they were able to watch.

Let's run the numbers:

TEMPO-FREE BOX SCORE
 
.            Home                            Visitor   
.            Georgetown                      Lafayette         
.            1st Half  2nd Half   Total      1st Half  2nd Half   Total
Pace            36        31        66
 
Effic.        126.4     168.2     146.2        87.1     106.7      96.4  
 
eFG%           53.2      87.5      69.5        53.6      48.2      50.9  
TO%            16.9      16.2      16.6        30.9      16.2      24.1  
OR%            37.5      55.6      44.0        29.4      38.9      34.3  
FT Rate        38.7      21.4      30.5         7.1      28.6      17.9  

Assist Rate    53.3      76.2      66.7        75.0      58.3      66.7  
Block Rate      7.1      12.5      10.0         5.3       5.0       5.1  
Steal Rate     11.2       9.7      10.5        14.0      16.2      15.1  
 
2FG%           63.2      70.0      66.7        42.9      56.2      50.0  
3FG%           25.0      87.5      50.0        42.9      25.0      34.6  
FT%           100.0      50.0      83.3        50.0      75.0      70.0

The game pace was the fastest so far this season, nosing out the Tulane game by a possession.  This wasn't garbage-time slop, as the quick pace was during the 1st half.  Certainly Lafayette's 12 first-half turnovers helped, but it was actually the Hoyas pushing the action, as they averaged less than 15 seconds per possession in the Lift-Off half.

For a time the Leopards were able to keep in the game on the strength of their outside shooting, trailing only by 6 points with 5:10 left in the first half.  Unfortunately for them, the Georgetown closed out the half on a 13-2 run to settle comfortably ahead.

Georgetown made all 12 free throws in the 1st half, hopefully putting an end to that meme before it even gets started.

The 2nd half was easily the best offensive half for the Hoyas all season, thanks in large part to the ludicrous 7/8 3FG shooting (Jason Clark was 3/3 on 3FG in the Vesper half).  Once the lead ballooned to 20 points, Georgetown seemed content to trade baskets with Lafayette for a good stretch, but I'd chalk that defensive lapse to indifference rather than any systematic problem.


INDIVIDUAL NET POINTS STATS

Georgetown            Off     %           Pts      Def           Pts   
Player                Poss  Poss  O.Rtg   Prod     Poss  D.Rtg  Allow    Net Pts
Wright, Chris          54   22.4  121.1   14.7      55    97.1   10.7      +3.4  
Monroe, Greg           51   28.2  130.2   18.7      50    86.0    8.6      +8.2  
Freeman, Austin        49   16.2  149.4   11.8      50    95.6    9.6      +3.3  
Clark, Jason           54   22.8  136.7   16.8      52    74.4    7.7      +8.4  
Vaughn, Julian         37   22.9  122.6   10.4      36    69.9    5.0      +4.9  
Thompson, Hollis       31    8.2  257.3    6.5      32   121.8    7.8      +1.1  
Mescheriakov, Nikita   13    3.2  264.1    1.1      11   164.6    3.6      -1.1  
Sanford, Vee           11   22.4  228.5    5.6      12   102.9    2.5      +3.1  
Dougherty, Ryan         5    0.0    -      0.0       5   110.0    1.1      -1.1  
STEPKA, Stephen         4    9.4  200.0    0.8       4    65.0    0.5      +0.4  
Sims, Henry            21   14.2  139.3    4.2      23    73.9    3.4      +1.4  
TOTALS                 66         141.6   90.6      66    91.7   60.5     +31.5  

Lafayette             Off     %           Pts      Def           Pts   
Player                Poss  Poss  O.Rtg   Prod     Poss  D.Rtg  Allow    Net Pts
Karl, Jeff             35   27.0   87.1    8.2      34   117.9    8.0      -1.3  
Gruner, Michael        44   10.6  174.4    8.1      46   128.0   11.8      -0.7  
Willen, Ryan           37   19.4   79.8    5.7      33   144.3    9.5      -4.2  
Benbow, Darion         28   26.9   71.2    5.4      32   126.7    8.1      -3.5  
Mintz, Jared           43   27.1  114.8   13.4      41   139.4   11.4      -0.5  
Wheeler, Ben           26   15.6  157.2    6.4      23   130.4    6.0      +0.7  
Moore, Andy             9   12.7   30.4    0.3       9   178.4    3.2      -2.3  
Mower, Jim             28   27.8  102.7    8.0      27   159.2    8.6      -2.5  
Johnson, Tony          28    7.7  133.9    2.9      30   143.1    8.6      -2.9  
Giese, Levi            12   22.1   48.8    1.3      13   153.6    4.0      -2.7  
Delaney, Rob            7   10.1  200.0    1.4       7   177.1    2.5      -0.5  
Petkovich, Nick         7   14.3    0.0    0.0       7   162.3    2.3      -1.9  
Orchowski, Alex         7    0.0    -      0.0       7   181.0    2.5      -2.5  
Pelham, J.D            16   14.6   33.4    0.8      17   151.3    5.1      -3.6  
Koltun, Marek           3   66.7    0.0    0.0       4   110.0    0.9      -1.5  
TOTALS                 66          96.3   61.9      66   140.2   92.5     -29.8

We saw signs that Hollis Thompson was starting to get into the groove in the last game against Savannah St., but Mr. Thompson went off this afternoon with perfect shooting (2/2 2FG, 4/4 3FG) and no turnovers.  He's still rather shy in using possessions (<10% today) which may indicate even more room for growth as he continues to gain confidence.

The Gang of Four - Monroe, Wright, Freeman and Clark - did their expected thing against light competition, with only a couple of dings:  five (5!) turnovers for Greg Monroe and 1/4 3FG shooting for Chris Wright.  Both of those stat/player combos will bear further watching, as Monroe's TO rate may become an issue in conference play and Wright's outside shooting may become less important if Clark, Freeman and Thompson can keep up their current clip.

Julian Vaughn was the 6th Hoya in double figures today, and finally made a free throw (1/4 FT).  That brings him up to 1/10 FT on the season.  Henry Sims had another quiet yet efficient game in limited time.  If Vaughn continues to struggle at the FT line, Sims minutes may have to increase.

The rest of the bench (sans an injured Benimon) saw some good run in the 2nd half once the outcome was no longer in doubt - Vee Sanford especially looked good on offense (made his 1st 3FG), and is making the case to slide ahead of Mescheriakov in the rotation.  Special kudos to Stephen Stepka for also hitting his first career 3FG. Or not. Apparently his toe was on the line (h/t CasualHoya).


HD BOX SCORE

Lafayette vs Georgetown
11/28/09 12:00 at Verizon Center
Final score: Georgetown 97, Lafayette 64

Lafayette               Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Karl, Jeff             19:58  - 6   7/41  2- 2  1- 5  0- 1  7/31  2/11  3/34  1/35  0/21  2/19  1/15   2
Gruner, Michael        26:50  -29   9/35  2- 3  1- 3  2- 3  6/33  1/10  2/46  1/44  0/27  1/22  2/19   1
Willen, Ryan           20:50  - 7   3/43  0- 3  1- 5  0- 0  8/29  2/14  1/33  2/37  0/19  2/16  1/13   1
Benbow, Darion         17:27  -16   4/25  2- 5  0- 0  0- 0  5/20  1/ 7  0/32  3/28  0/20  2/12  3/16   1
Mintz, Jared           23:19  -10  16/50  4- 6  1- 1  5- 6  7/35  1/13  1/41  3/43  0/22  2/19  2/15   3
Wheeler, Ben           14:54  - 8   6/24  3- 4  0- 0  0- 0  4/20  2/ 6  1/23  1/26  0/13  1/12  1/ 7   0
Moore, Andy            05:23  -11   0/ 5  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  1/ 9  1/ 2  0/ 9  0/ 9  0/ 6  0/ 8  0/ 2   0
Mower, Jim             16:33  -14  12/28  0- 3  4- 7  0- 0 10/26  2/ 7  0/27  0/28  0/14  0/16  0/ 9   4
Johnson, Tony          19:17  -13   3/35  0- 0  1- 1  0- 0  1/27  4/13  2/30  1/28  0/17  0/14  1/11   1
Giese, Levi            07:45  -12   2/ 7  1- 1  0- 1  0- 0  2/10  0/ 2  0/13  1/12  0/ 8  0/ 7  0/ 3   0
Delaney, Rob           04:29  - 8   2/ 4  1- 2  0- 0  0- 0  2/ 9  0/ 1  0/ 7  0/ 7  0/ 4  0/ 7  0/ 1   1
Petkovich, Nick        04:28  - 5   0/ 7  0- 1  0- 1  0- 0  2/ 6  0/ 3  0/ 7  0/ 7  1/ 4  0/ 3  1/ 2   1
Orchowski, Alex        03:58  -12   0/ 2  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 7  0/ 1  0/ 7  0/ 7  0/ 5  0/ 7  0/ 2   2
Pelham, J.D            12:21  -10   0/14  0- 0  0- 1  0- 0  1/18  0/ 6  0/17  1/16  1/13  1/13  0/ 8   3
Koltun, Marek          02:28  - 4   0/ 0  0- 0  0- 0  0- 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 4  2/ 3  0/ 2  0/ 0  0/ 2   0
TOTALS                 40:00       64    15-30  9-26  7-10    56 16/24 10/66 17/66  2/39 12/35 14/25  20
.                                        0.500 0.346 0.700       0.667 0.152 0.258 0.051 0.343 0.560    

Georgetown              Min   +/-   Pts  2PM-A 3PM-A FTM-A  FGA    A    Stl    TO   Blk    OR    DR   PF
Wright, Chris          31:35  +18  14/73  5- 9  0- 4  4- 4 13/46  4/22  1/55  2/54  0/22  0/20  2/23   1
Monroe, Greg           29:37  +24  13/71  4- 7  0- 1  5- 5  8/44  6/22  1/50  5/51  1/26  3/18  6/24   1
Freeman, Austin        29:42  +16  12/66  4- 7  1- 2  1- 1  9/43  1/20  1/50  0/49  0/24  1/18  2/25   0
Clark, Jason           30:13  +29  19/76  3- 4  3- 6  4- 4 10/47  6/22  3/52  1/54  0/24  1/19  4/26   1
Vaughn, Julian         21:01  +27  11/54  5- 6  0- 0  1- 4  6/34  2/17  1/36  2/37  0/ 9  2/14  3/14   3
Thompson, Hollis       21:21  +15  16/55  2- 2  4- 4  0- 0  6/28  1/11  0/32  0/31  0/17  1/11  2/22   1
Sims, Henry            14:00  +12   2/30  1- 1  0- 1  0- 0  2/19  2/11  0/23  1/21  2/13  1/ 9  2/18   2
Mescheriakov, Nikita   09:32  + 3   3/21  0- 0  1- 1  0- 0  1/13  1/ 6  0/11  0/13  0/ 6  0/ 7  0/ 7   5
Sanford, Vee           07:13  +12   5/23  1- 1  1- 1  0- 0  2/11  1/ 7  0/12  0/11  0/ 4  1/ 4  0/ 8   0
Dougherty, Ryan        03:12  + 4   0/ 9  0- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/ 6  0/ 4  0/ 5  0/ 5  0/ 3  0/ 3  0/ 4   0
STEPKA, Stephen        02:34  + 5   2/ 7  1- 1  0- 0  0- 0  1/ 4  0/ 2  0/ 4  0/ 4  0/ 2  0/ 2  0/ 4   0
TOTALS                 40:00       97    26-39 10-20 15-18    59 24/36  7/66 11/66  3/30 11/25 23/35  14
.                                        0.667 0.500 0.833       0.667 0.106 0.167 0.100 0.440 0.657    

Efficiency: Georgetown 1.470, Lafayette 0.970
eFG%: Georgetown 0.695, Lafayette 0.509
Substitutions: Georgetown 24, Lafayette 66

2-pt Shot Selection:
Dunks: Georgetown 3-4, Lafayette 0-0
Layups/Tips: Georgetown 18-25, Lafayette 7-12
Jumpers: Georgetown 5-10, Lafayette 8-18

Fast break pts (% FG pts): Georgetown 8 (9.8), Lafayette 0 (0.0)
Pts (eff.) after steal: Georgetown 15 (214.3), Lafayette 7 (70.0)
Seconds per poss: Georgetown 15.8, Lafayette 20.6

The Hoyas have a fast turn-around, with Jeremy Goode and the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers coming in to Verizon on Monday night.

Season team and player stats will be updated after Monday's game.

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I've been doing some programming over the long weekend.  I'm adding some capabilities to my play-by-play parser.  Not sure where it's all headed, but it does let me make some new pretty graphics and such.

For example:


2 comments:

  1. HoyaChris here,

    Are you sure that you have calculated Hollis correctly in terms of points produced? 16 points on six shots with no turnovers is pretty good.

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  2. I think so. Are you concerned that I'm only crediting him with 6.5 points produced when he scored 16 points in the game?

    It turns out that all 6 of his made FGs were assisted, so the passer gets partial credit for those points. Of course, the passer also gets partial credit for the possession used. That split in points/poss. used between the passer and scorer is based upon the scorer's shooting accuracy (eFG%), with higher eFG% giving more weight to the passer.

    If you think about it for a minute, it makes sense: you want to reward a player who passes to accurate shooters (or who creates layups and dunks with his passes) and punish players for passing to bad shooters. And since Thompson was 2/2 2FG, 4/4 3FG, his eFG% was well above 100% which really skews his points towards the passer. It's a bit of statistical fluke here, but is self-correcting over the course of many games.

    I wouldn't worry as much about points produced as his off. rating (257), which means he was producing >2.5 points for each possession he used.

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