IdaGriz01
Well-known member
Some interesting stats and comparisons on a couple new threads, so I was tempted to just add this to one or the other. However, the final point is -- I think -- important enough to deserve its on thread.
There have been some comments about whether or not Stitt and company make good halftime adjustment. I’ve always thought they were doing pretty well. But the staff last season was so bad at halftime adjustments, I wondered if the guys this year just looked good by comparison. But with five games behind us, the numbers are in and they show some amazing “bottom lines.” I used the table form below so the numbers would line up. (Wish we had some better way to make tables like this ... but it’ll do.)
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring, then the Total
Except for NAU -- and we all know that Souers gives the Griz fits -- UM has outscored, or stayed close to their opponents in the 3rd quarter. That speaks to good halftime adjustments, no matter what spurts the opponent puts on. Of course, the Griz have also scored the fewest points in the 3rd quarter, which means the opponents have made good adjustments too.
What is truly amazing, however, is the Griz scoring dominance in the final quarter. Now, in no game have we reached the stage where either team is playing a lot of its reserves toward the end ... unless they have to because of injuries, or whatever. Yet the Griz have outscored their opponents almost two-to one. Whatever deficiencies the Griz defense suffers in time of possession, it does not translate into high scoring by the opponent. (Note that only Liberty -- obviously a very good team -- outscored the Griz in the 4th, and only by 5 points.) Of course, the Griz have not piled up huge amounts of points (per game) in the 4th quarter either ... but, overall, they’ve done way better than their opponents.
I am neither pointing fingers at specific weaknesses, nor trying to say one part of the team has some special “wonderfulness” ... because I have no good explanation for what the numbers show. But there they are.
There have been some comments about whether or not Stitt and company make good halftime adjustment. I’ve always thought they were doing pretty well. But the staff last season was so bad at halftime adjustments, I wondered if the guys this year just looked good by comparison. But with five games behind us, the numbers are in and they show some amazing “bottom lines.” I used the table form below so the numbers would line up. (Wish we had some better way to make tables like this ... but it’ll do.)
Quarter-by-Quarter Scoring, then the Total
Code:
NDSU 07 21 0 7 35
UM 10 11 7 10 38
Cal Poly 7 7 3 3 20
UM 7 7 0 5 19
Liberty 14 03 7 7 31
UM 00 12 7 2 21
NAU 0 0 14 0 14
UM 10 6 0 7 23
UC-D 6 7 0 0 13
UM 7 7 7 6 27
Cumulative
OPP 34 38 24 17 113
UM 34 43 21 30 128What is truly amazing, however, is the Griz scoring dominance in the final quarter. Now, in no game have we reached the stage where either team is playing a lot of its reserves toward the end ... unless they have to because of injuries, or whatever. Yet the Griz have outscored their opponents almost two-to one. Whatever deficiencies the Griz defense suffers in time of possession, it does not translate into high scoring by the opponent. (Note that only Liberty -- obviously a very good team -- outscored the Griz in the 4th, and only by 5 points.) Of course, the Griz have not piled up huge amounts of points (per game) in the 4th quarter either ... but, overall, they’ve done way better than their opponents.
I am neither pointing fingers at specific weaknesses, nor trying to say one part of the team has some special “wonderfulness” ... because I have no good explanation for what the numbers show. But there they are.
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