Previewing Winston-Salem State

2009 Scouting Report / 2009 Game Plan / 2008 Scouting Report

WSSU Offense 07-08

Four Factors	Percent	Nat'l Rank
eFG%	43.8	330
Turnover Rate	22.9	278
Off Reb Rate	33.8	128
FTM/FGA	21.6	275

WSSU Offense 08-09

Four Factors	Percent	Nat'l Rank
eFG%	39.6	332
Turnover Rate	24.9	306
Off Reb Rate	25.9	321
FTM/FGA	14.8	339

When Winston-Salem State made the move to I-A a few years ago, it did so with noble aim, and truth be told, it seemed a good idea at the time. Who wouldn't want to be the next Savannah State? In the face of such a compelling call to arms, it may be that the transitional effects were not considered as carefully as they should have been. If the cool kids are doing something, the assumed coolness-by-association factor tends to override sense. It's only later you learn that despite your efforts, Debbie Shumaker still has no idea you exist, and you've gained nothing, really.

In a completely unsurprising turn of events, the Rams have reached the very pinnacle of terrible at the I-A level, climbing to heights of suck previously thought unattainable. As I type, researchers are working around the clock to determine where this Rams team falls on the O'Donnell-Cook Suck Scale. A preliminary investigation indicated that they rated somewhere between Larry the Cable guy movies and Fall Out Boy, but a recent breakthrough points to an even higher rating, perhaps warranting a recalibration of the scale. Doesn't seem possible, but who's to argue with science.

WSSU Defense 07-08

Four Factors	Percent	Nat'l Rank
eFG%	48.6	112
Turnover Rate	23.6	42
Off Reb Rate	37.6	323
FTA/FGA	35.9	157

WSSU Defense 08-09

Four Factors	Percent	Nat'l Rank
eFG%	54.3	316
Turnover Rate	24.5	59
Off Reb Rate	34.0	187
FTA/FGA	42.3	268