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[kiyoat]

May as well start the thread.  At the start of the season I was thinking that State might have a down year with all the talent lost, combined with key returners lost to injury... well, they ARE having a down year, but not too far down.  More like a "reloading" year.  Clearly they are still the best team in the league thus far, and we have been... playing below expectations in several key areas that make it difficult to win.

Here are some predictions:

Jacks win 72-61 (+11) Massey
Jacks win 70-60 (+10) WN

Honestly, a 10-point Jacks win would be OK, this type of game could get out-of-hand, like last year in Brookings.

[kiyoat]

Major Stats comparison (with a few advanced stats):

stat	Jacks	Yotes
Scoring Off	73.2 (#3)	74.2 (#2)
Scoring Def	59.7 (#1)	64.2 (#3)
FG%	.450 (#1)	.450 (#1)
FG% Def	.369 (#1)	.387 (#3)
3PT Attempt Rate	29.4% (#7)	42.8% (#2)
3PT %	.361 (#1)	.347 (#2)
3PT % Def	.259 (#1)	.272 (#2)
FT Attempt Rate	31.1%	33.3% (#3)
FT%	.702 (#7)	.751 (#2)
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Rebound margin	+5.9 (#2)	+6.3 (#1)
O Rebound %	31.0%	33.8% (#2)
Personal Fouls	14.5 (#1)	15.6 (#2)
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Assist % (A/FG)	53.8%	65.5% (#1)
Turnover margin	-2.18 (#7)	-2.58 (#9)
Assist/TO Rate	0.92 (#3)	1.04 (#2)
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blocks/gm	5.00 (#1)	2.68
block %	7.5% (#1)	3.9% (#7)
steals/gm	5.65 (#9)	7.21 (#7)
steal %	8.4% (#9)	9.3% (#7)
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pace (poss/40m)	67.6 (#9)	69.2 (#7)
net offense efficiency	97.9 (#2)	98.6 (#1)
net defense efficiency	87.3 (#1)	94.4 (#3)

[yote18]

Impressive first quarter followed up by a 15-0 jacks run to start the 2nd. Jacks are much better than us right now and this is looking like it might turn into a repeat of last seasons game in frost.

[fanatic]

Jan 20, 2024 18:35:54 GMT -6 yote18 said:

Impressive first quarter followed up by a 15-0 jacks run to start the 2nd. Jacks are much better than us right now and this is looking like it might turn into a repeat of last seasons game in frost.

[fanatic]

Jan 20, 2024 18:35:54 GMT -6 yote18 said:

Impressive first quarter followed up by a 15-0 jacks run to start the 2nd. Jacks are much better than us right now and this is looking like it might turn into a repeat of last seasons game in frost.

[marco]

Larkins,Mazurek and Duffner played OK. But couple veteran players we need to step up played poor.

[fanatic]

Have the coaches ever heard of defense? State had open shots all night especially from 3. Offense looks lost. Long season for the ladies.

[90yote]

To shoot 29% and only lose by 18 and not 30+ is a silver lining. I thought the competitiveness was good and kept them hanging around. They could have gotten right back into it in the 3Q but couldn't buy a bucket. Some of that is the Jackrabbit defense...they are so good at keeping teams out of the paint. But the Yotes in general have a real tough time converting challenged shots in the paint, and that was a factor as well.

I think Carley Duffney is really getting her confidence back. She drove aggressively tonight (sometimes with purpose, sometimes not 🙂). But that is something this team really needs, so that was good to see.

[gopheryote]

This may not be a popular opinion, but it looks like the team is over-coached right now, not under-coached. They are not naturally gliding to where they should be on either end of the court - they appear to have to stop and think about it for a beat, and then arrive a half step too late. These are smart players who had success in HS and AAU. It looks to me that they are trying to do what a coach told them, not just going out and playing within a system.

Makes me wonder if they would have more immediate success if they made things less complicated and a bit less 'if this then that except for this other thing then...' Kind of like scaling back the playbook for a new QB.

[yotewannabe]

Jan 21, 2024 8:05:28 GMT -6 gopheryote said:

This may not be a popular opinion, but it looks like the team is over-coached right now, not under-coached. They are not naturally gliding to where they should be on either end of the court - they appear to have to stop and think about it for a beat, and then arrive a half step too late. These are smart players who had success in HS and AAU. It looks to me that they are trying to do what a coach told them, not just going out and playing within a system.

Makes me wonder if they would have more immediate success if they made things less complicated and a bit less 'if this then that except for this other thing then...' Kind of like scaling back the playbook for a new QB.

Had this same discussion last night. It looks like we have no freedom of movement or any natural flow. We hold the ball a lot waiting for either someone to move or do something. There appeared to be a lot of confusion offensively too. Not sure if we were trying to run something new. But last night we didn’t look like we had a lot of high bb IQ on the court. Obviously this is not the case but that’s how it looked. I mean we continue to go under the screens on good players/shooters.

[captaincoyote]

Jan 21, 2024 8:05:28 GMT -6 gopheryote said:

This may not be a popular opinion, but it looks like the team is over-coached right now, not under-coached. They are not naturally gliding to where they should be on either end of the court - they appear to have to stop and think about it for a beat, and then arrive a half step too late. These are smart players who had success in HS and AAU. It looks to me that they are trying to do what a coach told them, not just going out and playing within a system.

Makes me wonder if they would have more immediate success if they made things less complicated and a bit less 'if this then that except for this other thing then...' Kind of like scaling back the playbook for a new QB.

You might be right. Which raises the question, should AD leadership demand that Karius simplify things now to hopefully usher in a little more immediate success or allow her to stay the course in hopes that the players eventually fully grasp what they should be doing and achieve greater success in the future? The correct answer probably requires more insight than any of us possess. I’d personally lean towards focusing on developing towards next season.

[Men's League Waterboy]

Should the AD start making coaching decisions?

Jesus Christ, no.

[captaincoyote]

Jan 21, 2024 9:07:40 GMT -6 Men's League Waterboy said:

Should the AD start making coaching decisions?

Jesus Christ, no.

I’mnot suggesting that. I’m saying that they could get controlling and force the coaching staff to change course for more immediate results. I don’t believe that would be the correct decision. In general, I philosophically believe that administration should let coaches coach and that their role is to remove barriers and enable success (I am an administrator by vocation).

[Men's League Waterboy]

Get controlling and force the coaching staff to change course is making coaching decisions. Not an administrator’s job.

[captaincoyote]

Jan 21, 2024 9:49:14 GMT -6 Men's League Waterboy said:

Get controlling and force the coaching staff to change course is making coaching decisions. Not an administrator’s job.

I think we’re saying the same thing?