Thought it might be interesting to take a look at how we ranked compared to the rest of the Big East in the main statistical areas. (Keep in mind the rankings are out of 15)
Scoring Margin: 13th (-1.4) Points Per Game: 12th (64.7) Points Allowed per Game: 13th (66.2)
FG %: 12th (41%)
3pt %: 15th (27%)
FT%: 15th (64%)
DEFENSIVE STATSFG% Defense: 6th (40%)
3pt% Defense: 12th (33%)
Rebounding Margin: 14th (-3.7)
Steals: 10th (6.7)
Blocks: 1st (7.3)
Assists: 12th (12.3)
Turnover Margin: 4th (+2.3)
Feel free to add what you guys take away from the numbers, but for me, I think it's interesting that we were pretty decent in fg%, forced opponents into a lot of bad shots, and yet we let up among the most points in the league (13th). And, it's not because other teams got extra possessions from us (we turned it over relatively infrequently). But, our opponents hit 3's at a pretty good rate (12th), and we gave up a lot of offensive rebounds, so they got second and third opportunities.
No way around it, we need to do better on the boards. I thought we got better as the season went on, but still not nearly good enough. And the ft and 3pt shooting needs to be respectable if we're going to compete next year. Not great. But we can't be last.
http://www.bigeast.org/portals/5/fls/19400/stats/mbasketball/2012-2013/CONFLDRS.HTM