I think these numbers speak for themselves. They should provide some context as to just how bad this team has been through 8 games.
- Michigan’s defensive rebounding percentage of 60.7% ranks last among all Division 1 major conference teams.
- Michigan’s three point percentage of 28.3% is better than only two major conference teams (Oregon St. and UCLA) yet only two major conference teams (Iowa and Northwestern) shoot more threes than Michigan (3FGA/FGA).
- Michigan is allowing opponents to shoot 52.2% on 2 point field goal attempts, the worst percentage allowed by any major conference program.
- Michigan’s adjusted offensive efficiency of 98.8 ranks last in the Big Ten.
- Michigan’s 45.0% eFG% ranks last in the Big Ten while their allowed 51.3% eFG% ranks 10th in the conference.
- Good news? Michigan turns the ball over on only 14.3% of their possessions, second best nationally. They are even forcing turnovers on 26.4% of their opponents possessions, 16th nationally.
yikes
depressing stuff man
I couldn’t have imagined the season would start this way, but there’s a lot of games left, and I still think this team can compete in the Big Ten this year.
it’s amazing that we’ve won 4 games with those numbers.
So you’re saying there’s a chance
The thing about the low turnover numbers is… when all you do is pass the ball around the perimeter, the risk of turning the ball over is extremely low.
Also, I would be curious to see how last year’s team ranked in the categories listed above.
Great point Giddings! Anyone know what we do when we create a turnover (points off TOs, sort of thing) and where we rank there? I guess it is not good.
I give Michigan credit for the turnover numbers and I don’t think “all they do is pass it around the perimeter”. Beilein’s team *always* value the basketball and it’s clear that this team does at least that.
Here’s last year’s profile with rankings in parenthesis:
http://kenpom.com/team.php?y=2.....m=Michigan
On the contrary, passing it around the perimeter leads to intercepted passes and run outs for wide open layups.
id suggest that the turnover numbers are low because we aren’t making many/if any passes on the offensive end and instead just chucking up a three early in the shot clock or letting manny drive the basket and throw up an out of control shot.
what also scares me is that kansas is #1 at 36.5% opponent shooting percentage…
Obviously our shooting sucks, but I wonder how much of that is based on the shoooters’ all being in a slump and how much based the looks they are getting or shot selection? Our offense looks tentative, and it seems like last year (and even two years ago) more our 3-pointers seemed to be part of the plan rather than just random shots several feet behind the line.