Thread by @misguidedsoul7

#UVA basketball stats this year v last year. A few things:

1. Limited sample this year, but our numbers are trending down. We ended up last year with a negative rebounding margin, but we are actually rebounding about one rebound more a game.

2. Also , most of our stats are trending down. In the 2nd half against Houston we let them shoot 50% from the field, including from 3s. And they had nobody above 6'8" but still out rebounded and out hustled us. Objectively, if we're honest.3

Also, metrics are statistics and damn them. Are starting center can't sleepwalk through most of the game, get trash points and be our high scorer and feel good about that, and having the only positive plus/minus for our team yesterday. He's rebounding less

Than last year and and still gets out of position quite a bit on defense. I went back and watched some mamadi games from our championship run, and he had far more crucial and strategic plays, including blocks that gave us the ball, despite being smaller.

And he was much bouncier and better on offense. To me.. shed has everything, he just needs to try harder. Kick it into another level. Rev his motor. And not be on the wrong side of every box out. That matters more than a singular positive ex post facto.

He should not be boxed out by 6 8 guys and trying to tip it from behind. He doesn't know who I am but I guarantee you bacot will eat his lunch, unless SHED decides to be who is can be. I believe he can do it. But he was not a bright spot last night and all of you many...

New fangled metric guys I beg you not to lose the forest for the trees, at the risk of becoming awful Nate silver. And I respect all of you all way too much for that (and defer to and rely on you for a lot of great analysis which I love .

End rant