Michigan moved to 9-0 with blowout wins over Rutgers and Villanova since our last podcast. The Wolverines keep rolling teams in the same way, with an elite defense and 2-point dominance on both ends of the court. Dylan and Eric break down the recent results and what makes this team so effective.
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kturnup
I had the same thought Eric did re: turnovers. That I haven’t thought about them in a long time. We’ve pretty much eliminated the really bad half court stuff and pick 6s for easy two points
umhoops
Yeah, turnovers trending toward a preseason and TCU thing, and TCU looks like one of the most aggressive turnover forcing teams in the country.
Dcleary_12
You mentioned on the pod that the shot quality was the highest its ever been in Rutgers and Gonzaga, and that against Villanova it wont be as high. Is that just as simple as having a lower amount of mid to long range 2pt attempts? I’m curious how that becomes a quantifiable stat.
umhoops
The Synergy stat I referenced (and reference in the Report Card stories) is based on shot type, distance, guarded/not guarded, play type, etc.
So it basically calculates the average EV for a shot based on those attributes and uses that as “shot quality”.