| Team | Eff Margin | Record |
| Texas | +15 | 4-1 |
| Kansas | +14 | 4-1 |
| Texas A&M | +14 | 4-1 |
| Oklahoma | +13 | 3-3 |
| Texas Tech | +11 | 4-1 |
| Kansas St | +3 | 3-2 |
| Nebraska | -1 | 1-3 |
| Iowa St | -3 | 2-3 |
| Missouri | -5 | 1-4 |
| Oklahoma St | -9 | 3-2 |
| Colorado | -23 | 1-5 |
| Baylor | -23 | 1-5 |
Disclaimer: Obviously, all at-risk games (all losses plus road/neutral wins plus home wins against NCAA Tournament teams) are not created equally so I'll provide more information than just the numbers. I am listing teams in order of efficiency margin (points scored per 100 possessions minus points allowed per 100 possessions) simply as an organizational choice. These are not rankings.
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Texas A&M | 4-3 | 110 | 97 | +13 |
| vs. Big 12 | 4-1 | 108 | 94 | +14 |
Wins: @Auburn (+42), Winthrop (+36), @Baylor (+19), @Colorado (+24)
Losses: @LSU (-21), vs. UCLA (-5), @Texas Tech (-6)
Also: Oklahoma State (+26)
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Kansas | 6-3 | 103 | 94 | +9 |
| vs. Big 12 | 4-1 | 105 | 91 | +14 |
Wins: vs. Ball State (+25), vs. Florida (+7), vs. Toledo (+16), @South Carolina (+25), @Iowa State (+2), @Baylor (+36)
Losses: Oral Roberts (-14), @DePaul (-11), @Texas Tech (-9)
Also: Boston College (+25), Oklahoma State (+38)
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Texas Tech | 7-5 | 106 | 102 | +4 |
| vs. Big 12 | 4-1 | 108 | 97 | +11 |
Wins: @UTEP (+21), @TCU (+11), @Louisiana Tech (+17), vs. Arkansas (+25), @Kansas State (+19), Kansas (+9), Texas A&M (+6)
Losses: vs. Marquette (-16), vs. Air Force (-27), @Stanford (-13), UNLV (-10), @Baylor (-3)
The wins over Kansas and Texas A&M sure are nice, but there's nothing in Texas Tech's resume to suggest that the last week won't be the obvious high point of their season.
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Texas | 4-5 | 108 | 108 | 0 |
| vs. Big 12 | 4-1 | 120 | 105 | +15 |
Wins: @St. John's (+3), vs. LSU (+2), Colorado (+31), @Nebraska (-3)
Losses: vs. Michigan State (-5), vs. Gonzaga (-11), @Tennessee (-3), @Oklahoma State (-5), @Villanova (-14)
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Kansas St | 6-6 | 98 | 100 | -2 |
| vs. Big 12 | 3-2 | 103 | 100 | +3 |
Wins: @Rutgers (+22), @North Dakota State (+3), vs. USC (+20), vs. New Mexico (+24), @Missouri (+9), @Iowa State (+15)
Losses: @New Mexico (-31), @California (-43), @Colorado State (-7), @Xavier (-14), @Texas A&M (-5), Texas Tech (-19)
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Nebraska | 3-6 | 106 | 108 | -2 |
| vs. Big 12 | 1-3 | 104 | 105 | -1 |
Wins: vs. Wyoming (+22), vs. Houston (+19), @Miami, FL (+25)
Losses: @Rutgers (-7), vs. Oregon (-26), @Hawaii (-11), @Iowa State (-15), @Oklahoma (-26), Texas (+3)
Also: Creighton (+17)
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Oklahoma St | 5-3 | 100 | 103 | -3 |
| vs. Big 12 | 3-2 | 98 | 107 | -9 |
Wins: vs. Auburn (+2), vs. Missouri State (+6), vs. Syracuse (+4), vs. Ball State (+33), vs. Pittsburgh (+4)
Losses: vs. Tennessee (-5), @Kansas (-38), @Texas A&M (-26)
It appears inevitable that JamesOn Curry is going to get the shaft when the All-Big 12 team is announced because Mario Boggan scored 37 points against Texas (on TV and stuff!!!). Boggan has yet to play a good game against Kansas in his career, was almost as bad against Texas A&M, and only slightly better against Oklahoma in Stillwater. Boggan feasts on inferior teams but lacks the ability to trouble good teams.
Curry is the more efficient (and almost as prolific) scorer, turns the ball over less often (despite having the ball far more often than Boggan), and creates more opportunities for his teammates often while playing out of position. I'd put Curry on the early draft of my (hypothetical) All-Big 12 ballot alongside Durant, Maric, Zeno, and Nate Carter.
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Missouri | 1-6 | 99 | 106 | -7 |
| vs. Big 12 | 1-4 | 100 | 105 | -5 |
Win: @Colorado (+23)
Losses: @Purdue (-23), vs. Illinois (-4), Iowa State (+2), @Texas (-33), Kansas State (-9), @Kansas (-6)
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Oklahoma | 1-7 | 91 | 103 | -12 |
| vs. Big 12 | 3-3 | 110 | 97 | +13 |
Win: @Tulsa (+15)
Losses: vs. Memphis (-20), vs. Purdue (-5), Villanova (-20), @Alabama (-24), @Texas Tech (-21), @Texas (-14), @Oklahoma State (-9)
Their three conference wins (Colorado, Nebraska, and Baylor) show that Oklahoma are still capable of playing very good defense at home against inferior opponents. Tommorrow's game in College Station is their last chance at a quality win away from home until the Big 12 Tournament.
My opinion of the Sooners has risen after six Big 12 games. I now think they're fully capable of making a deep run in the NIT Tournament.
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Iowa St | 2-8 | 94 | 106 | -12 |
| vs. Big 12 | 2-3 | 97 | 100 | -3 |
Wins: @Minnesota (+5), @Missouri (-2)
Losses: @Northern Iowa (-19), Drake (-1), @Iowa (-27), vs. Bradley (-12), @Ohio State (-33), Kansas (-2), @Colorado (-10), Kansas State (-15)
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Baylor | 1-8 | 94 | 114 | -20 |
| vs. Big 12 | 1-5 | 93 | 116 | -23 |
Win: vs. Colorado State (+6)
Losses: @Gonzaga (-16), South Carolina (-4), @Syracuse (-31), @Oklahoma State (-7), Texas A&M (-19), @Kansas State (-17), @Oklahoma (-58), Kansas (-36)
Also: Texas Tech (+3)
| Team | Record | OffEff | DefEff | Diff |
| Colorado | 1-11 | 87 | 112 | -25 |
| vs. Big 12 | 1-5 | 90 | 113 | -23 |
Win: @Utah (0)
Losses: @New Mexico (-55), Air Force (-57), Wyoming (-4), @UNC-Wilmington (-14), Pepperdine (-10), Colorado State (-8), Texas (-32), @Oklahoma (-36), Texas A&M (-24), @Nebraska (-36), Missouri (-23)
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