Here, last 5, Marshall has scored 82 and allowed 84. Old D has scored 66 and allowed 59. When you are looking at this game, how do you decide what which will do against each other? Marshall is scoring 82 on average, but Old D is only allowing 59. That's a whole lot of green between 82 and 59. What other stat do you need here?
Here, last 5, Marshall has scored 82 and allowed 84. Old D has scored 66 and allowed 59. When you are looking at this game, how do you decide what which will do against each other? Marshall is scoring 82 on average, but Old D is only allowing 59. That's a whole lot of green between 82 and 59. What other stat do you need here?
Who have they played? Why only look at L5? Seems arbitrary and short-sighted.
Because in this instance that I am asking about, that is the center of the question since I have a visual chart to use to ask the question.
I wasn't necessarily asking about last 5, it's just that that was what I was looking at when it occured to me to ask. I always stay away from these games because I don't know how to interpret this data.
When you have a team that sores 80 and allows 80, and a team that scores 50 and allows 50, who wins that game most of the time? Does that team allowing 50 bring the team scoring 80 to them or does the team allowing 80 bring the team scoring 50 up to them?
What else is needed to make a decision there? Pace of play seems logical. If the team scoring only 50 can slow down the game sufficiently then the high scoring team should only be able to score so many points.
Who have they played? Why only look at L5? Seems arbitrary and short-sighted.
Because in this instance that I am asking about, that is the center of the question since I have a visual chart to use to ask the question.
I wasn't necessarily asking about last 5, it's just that that was what I was looking at when it occured to me to ask. I always stay away from these games because I don't know how to interpret this data.
When you have a team that sores 80 and allows 80, and a team that scores 50 and allows 50, who wins that game most of the time? Does that team allowing 50 bring the team scoring 80 to them or does the team allowing 80 bring the team scoring 50 up to them?
What else is needed to make a decision there? Pace of play seems logical. If the team scoring only 50 can slow down the game sufficiently then the high scoring team should only be able to score so many points.
They played back on January 5th in Huntington. ODU led pretty much the entire way (including a 14-0 run to start the game) before Marshall pulled it out in OT. Game went 84 possessions (including OT). Herd is 3rd in the country in possessions per game at 78.5. ODU is 347th at 62.0.
These teams also met twice last year, albeit with a slightly different ODU team (Trey Freeman did everything for the Monarchs last year offensively). Those meetings played to 65 and 70 possessions, respectively, with ODU controlling tempo both times.
It's always a fascinating clash of styles, but generally makes for a difficult game to cap. Marshall is an exclusively perimeter offense: spread, drive, and kick. ODU plays inside-out and will crash the offensive glass relentlessly. Marshall is lethal in transition (3rd in the country in points via transition offense), which could be an issue for an ODU team that wants to attack the offensive glass, thereby leaving them susceptible the Herd's elite transition game. In the matchup last month, ODU opted to try and run Marshall off of the 3-point line. Marshall started driving to the rim and drawing fouls, which spurred the comeback from the early double-digit deficit (20/26 at the FT line in the second half). ODU admitted that it got sped up by the Marshall tempo, committing a slew of unforced turnovers. In pregame interviews this week, Jeff Jones and several players swore they wouldn't get caught up in another franticly-paced affair, but that's much easier said than done, even inside the friendly confines of The Ted.
D'Antoni has an interesting dilemma tonight. He went to a 4-guard lineup in Saturday's loss to MTSU, playing 6'3 C.J. Burks and 6'5 Ryan Taylor as his frontcourt. The new look helped space the floor offensively and makes Marshall an excruciatingly difficult team to guard. Of course, any competent big guy will simply score at-will at the rim (Jacorey Williams had 25 points and 8 boards on Saturday). Presumably D'Antoni knows he can't play super-small against ODU, as the Monarchs will pound the glass relentlessly. Terrence Thompson didn't play due to injury in the game last month, but he'll almost certainly see more than 9 minutes tonight after being phased out of the lineup on Saturday. Assuming he stays out of foul trouble, his presence will be rather helpful in attempting to mitigate what is almost certainly going to be a massive edge for ODU on the backboards.
So many matchup issues for both teams here. If you only have time to watch one game tonight, forget the BCS conference crap and tune into this one. Should be an excellent clash between two of the better tacticians around.
They played back on January 5th in Huntington. ODU led pretty much the entire way (including a 14-0 run to start the game) before Marshall pulled it out in OT. Game went 84 possessions (including OT). Herd is 3rd in the country in possessions per game at 78.5. ODU is 347th at 62.0.
These teams also met twice last year, albeit with a slightly different ODU team (Trey Freeman did everything for the Monarchs last year offensively). Those meetings played to 65 and 70 possessions, respectively, with ODU controlling tempo both times.
It's always a fascinating clash of styles, but generally makes for a difficult game to cap. Marshall is an exclusively perimeter offense: spread, drive, and kick. ODU plays inside-out and will crash the offensive glass relentlessly. Marshall is lethal in transition (3rd in the country in points via transition offense), which could be an issue for an ODU team that wants to attack the offensive glass, thereby leaving them susceptible the Herd's elite transition game. In the matchup last month, ODU opted to try and run Marshall off of the 3-point line. Marshall started driving to the rim and drawing fouls, which spurred the comeback from the early double-digit deficit (20/26 at the FT line in the second half). ODU admitted that it got sped up by the Marshall tempo, committing a slew of unforced turnovers. In pregame interviews this week, Jeff Jones and several players swore they wouldn't get caught up in another franticly-paced affair, but that's much easier said than done, even inside the friendly confines of The Ted.
D'Antoni has an interesting dilemma tonight. He went to a 4-guard lineup in Saturday's loss to MTSU, playing 6'3 C.J. Burks and 6'5 Ryan Taylor as his frontcourt. The new look helped space the floor offensively and makes Marshall an excruciatingly difficult team to guard. Of course, any competent big guy will simply score at-will at the rim (Jacorey Williams had 25 points and 8 boards on Saturday). Presumably D'Antoni knows he can't play super-small against ODU, as the Monarchs will pound the glass relentlessly. Terrence Thompson didn't play due to injury in the game last month, but he'll almost certainly see more than 9 minutes tonight after being phased out of the lineup on Saturday. Assuming he stays out of foul trouble, his presence will be rather helpful in attempting to mitigate what is almost certainly going to be a massive edge for ODU on the backboards.
So many matchup issues for both teams here. If you only have time to watch one game tonight, forget the BCS conference crap and tune into this one. Should be an excellent clash between two of the better tacticians around.
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