In-Conference Items

Some notes on the updated conference-only stats:

-- Comparing the PGs:

             %Min     ORtg    %Poss    %Shots    eFG%     Ast%     TO%     A/TO
Gonzalez     59.7     91.8     17.0     15.1     49.3     25.3     31.6     1.5
Johnson      36.2     72.0     14.3      9.0     52.0     15.5     47.0     0.8

-- Scoring punch from unlikely places:

            Pts/40
Smith        19.1
Ferguson     18.9
Fells        17.7
Hickson      17.1
Grant        16.3

Both Smith and Ferguson have been very efficient in limited minutes:

             %Min     ORtg    %Poss    %Shots    eFG%     TO%     
Ferguson     15.4     137.5    16.5     20.3     68.8     11.5

             %Min     ORtg    %Poss    %Shots    eFG%      TO%     OR%      DR%
Smith        18.3     121.9    19.9     22.0     58.1     13.3     7.0      16.8

Only JJ Hickson has been a better overall rebounder than Tracy.

-- Over at ACC Stats, Vince has updated his PAPER player ratings through February 18th. Of interest are the defensive ratings, which are not kind on Brandon Costner and Ben McCauley (shocker!). McCauley rates as the worst defender in the league, having allowed 60 more points over the course of the season than a hypothetical league-average player of the same size. My plus/minus numbers are in agreement with PAPER.

           Def_EffOn   Def_EffOff
Costner      102.2        95.9
McCauley     102.7        96.4

And when they're on the court together, our defensive efficiency is an unfortunate 112.1.