Madison – The figures Wisconsin The implementation is crazy and, in some cases, historical.
The male Badgers basketball team average of 82 points per game is its highest since the 1970-71 season. It is 83.4% frank launch shooting is being pace to be a record for the NCAA.
Kenpom’s offensive efficiency rating for Wisconsin is the highest since the Final Four 2015 team. The three -point shot of 36.8% of badgers is the best since the last four 2014 season and their shooting of 39 , 2% in play Big Ten is the best in the league.
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But none of this would be possible without the ball.
If you want to know the most important aspect of Wisconsin n ° 11 this season, it may be. A low rotation rate is not sexy, but it is fuel for the fire of a team that fills it like UW.
“Sometimes it is a cumulative effect that you have heard me of what an offense can do when we continue to come with pushes,” said Badger coach Greg Gard. “We call it an avalanche approach. What this impact has for 40 minutes. The offensive generally becomes a little easier. »»
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The next test of this theory for Wisconsin n ° 11 (21-5, 11-4 Big Ten) arrives at 11 a.m. against Oregon (19-8, 8-8). The Ducks, who are in eighth place, experienced a sequence of five consecutive defeats in the last month but beat Iowa on Wednesday for its third consecutive victory. They scored victories at the start of the season against Alabama and Texas A&M, ranked fourth and seventh, respectively, by the Associated Press this week.
“Now it seems that they play better as they did earlier in the year,” said Gard.
John Blackwell of Wisconsin has only 57 reversals in 755 minutes this season despite one of the most aggressive offensive players of the team.
Wisconsin scored more than 90 points in consecutive matches
What makes the turnover of notable badgers are the prolonged periods that they were able to continue without a turnover and the number of quality options that they have manipulated the ball.
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During the victory over Illinois on Tuesday, they went the first 12 minutes of the second half without turnover. Badgers did not have in the second half in Purdue last weekend. They only had one in the second half in Northwestern on February 1 and opened the match with eight minutes without turnover three days later against Indiana when they built a 20 -point lead.
“In the last two games, in particular, I think we have done such a good job of stay in our structure, which already allows a lot of creativity and takes turnover that can be prevented,” said The recruit of Jack Janicki Redstirt. “I think John (Blackwell), (Kamari McGee), (Max Klesmit), even the bigs were so stable with the ball.”
The figures confirm this.
The assistance ratios of John Tonje and Blackwell are 1 or just below. Klesmit’s, McGee’s and Janicki are at least 2.6 to 1.
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But again, the key for badgers is not the assists, although they helped 55% of their buckets, it maintains possession. Obtaining shooting attempts is the key to any team, but it takes additional meaning for UW thanks to its rating prowess.
With his 94-84 victory against Purdue and his 95-74 victory against Illinois, the badgers scored at least 90 points in consecutive matches for the first time since a three-game race in December 1995. For games From Big Ten, you meet in February 1992 to find consecutive matches with at least 90 points. In addition, the collection of the fifteen-point team team this season is the best since the 1970-71 campaign.
Consider how the best badgers and game leaders protect the ball.
Tonje and Blackwell, the badgers who attack the most edge, on average a turnover every 14.2 and 13.8 minutes, respectively.
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Klesmit, who is third of the team in minutes played and makes his right part of driving in the track, has one every 25.4 minutes. McGee obtains one every 37 minutes. Janicki has one every 88 minutes.
Seven feet Steven Crowl (one every 19 minutes) and Nolan Winter (one every 33 minutes) also have their weight in this aspect of the game.
“We want to get a blow every time, so (I do) everything I can to give my team the best look,” Klesmit said. “But I think it’s in the offense. The continuities of the ball screen give guys different areas to involve others and play. »»
Max Klesmit (11) of Wisconsin leads the badgers with 3.0 assists per game and has a turnover ratio of 2.6 to 1.
Fundamentals, preparation work works to help maintain low turnover
Klesmit has an average of 3.0 assists in match career per match and his assistance ratio from 2.6 to 1 is also the best of his career. However, he has always been a low -turn -turn -turn guy in Uw.
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Klesmit explained that part of his success is the work he does with the special assistant Kirk Penney on what he could see each game. There are also regular reminders of the fundamental means of reducing turnover .
“The coach (Gard) preaches playing two feet,” said Klesmit. “Play at your own pace, never get accelerated, never become uncontrollable, always stop complete and monitor the ground and make the right basketball game.
“I think why we also have a small percentage of turnover, it’s because we have smart basketball players on our team, many guys who have a very good idea of the game.”
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This article originally appeared on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Wisconsin basketball attack n ° 11 fueled by a low rotation rate
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