6 games is roughly 20% of the season, so here are some of the major individual stats going into games vs Wichita State and Marquette. If you are checked out on Bruce and/or K-State basketball, this isn't the thread for you. It's fine, I understand. Really.
I'm one of the few (very few) who has been at every home game, so this isn't just running the numbers. If you still enjoy watching and have any hope for the season, my biggest take away so far is this; Mike McGuirl is no longer K-State's 1st or 2nd best option on the floor. He's also not 3rd or 4th. He currently is probably 5th and might be 6th if Ish Massoud ever gets things figured out. Honestly EZ or Bradford are probably higher, but I'm not counting the 5s that aren't major ball handlers here. The pieces on offense are much, much better than last year and probably the last 2 seasons. Defensive numbers are inflated a bit by poor 3 point shooting by the last 2 opponents, but K-State did hold Arkansas under 1.00 PPP, their worst offense this year. Tracking right now, K-State is edging on a top 50 defense and top 100 offense, a combo that usually gets Bruce to the tournament. The next week might be the final do or die week for some K-State hoops fans with games against WSU and Marquette, though I think most have made their decision on Bruce. Regardless, here are some numbers to look at.
KSU leading scorers:
Points/game
Pack 15.8
Nowell 11.7
Smith 9.3
Miguel 8.8
Points/100 possessions
Pack 33.1
Nowell 31.1
EZ 28.3
Miguel 21.6
Offensive Rating
Pack 1.23
EZ 1.20
Miguel 1.09
Nowell 1.08
KSU rebounding leaders:
Rebounds/game
Smith 7.5
Miguel 6.2
EZ 4.5
Massoud 4.2
Rebounds/100 possessions
Smith 17.0 EZ 16.6
Miguel 15.2
Bradford 15.0
Off Rebounds/game
Bradford 2.4
Smith 1.7
Miguel 1.4
Off Reb/100 possessions
Bradford 9.0
EZ 4.9
Smith 3.8
KSU assists leaders:
Assists/game
Miguel 3.0
Nowell 3.0
Pack 2.5
McGuirl 2.5
Assists/100 possessions
Nowell 8.0
Miguel 7.3
McGuirl 6.2
Pack 5.2
Assists/TO ratio
Miguel 1.9
Nowell 1.6
Pack 1.4
Smith 1.3
KSU 3 point leaders (2 attempts/game)
3PT%
Pack 48.6%
Nowell 34.8%
Smith 33.3%
Massoud 31.8%
3 point attempts
Pack 6.2
Nowell 3.8
Massoud 3.7
McGuirl 2.3
KSU 2 point and eFG% leaders
2PT% EZ
77.3%
Pack 55.2%
Nowell 53.3%
Bradford 53.3%
Miguel 51.9%
eFG%
EZ 77.3%
Pack 65.2%
Bradford 53.3%
Miguel 52.9%
Nowell 52.8%
KSU usage and shot rate leaders
Usage rate
Nowell 28.1%
Pack 23.9%
Miguel 22.0%
EZ 21.1%
Shot rate
Nowell 28.7%
Pack 28.0%
Smith 21.2%
Miguel 20.9%
FT rate and FT% leaders
FT rate
EZ 90.9%
Smith 32.6%
Nowell 32.1%
Miguel 31.4%
McGuirl 27%
FT%
Pack 100%
Massoud 100%
Nowell 82.4%
McGuirl 70.0%
Smith 66.7%
I'm one of the few (very few) who has been at every home game, so this isn't just running the numbers. If you still enjoy watching and have any hope for the season, my biggest take away so far is this; Mike McGuirl is no longer K-State's 1st or 2nd best option on the floor. He's also not 3rd or 4th. He currently is probably 5th and might be 6th if Ish Massoud ever gets things figured out. Honestly EZ or Bradford are probably higher, but I'm not counting the 5s that aren't major ball handlers here. The pieces on offense are much, much better than last year and probably the last 2 seasons. Defensive numbers are inflated a bit by poor 3 point shooting by the last 2 opponents, but K-State did hold Arkansas under 1.00 PPP, their worst offense this year. Tracking right now, K-State is edging on a top 50 defense and top 100 offense, a combo that usually gets Bruce to the tournament. The next week might be the final do or die week for some K-State hoops fans with games against WSU and Marquette, though I think most have made their decision on Bruce. Regardless, here are some numbers to look at.
KSU leading scorers:
Points/game
Pack 15.8
Nowell 11.7
Smith 9.3
Miguel 8.8
Points/100 possessions
Pack 33.1
Nowell 31.1
EZ 28.3
Miguel 21.6
Offensive Rating
Pack 1.23
EZ 1.20
Miguel 1.09
Nowell 1.08
KSU rebounding leaders:
Rebounds/game
Smith 7.5
Miguel 6.2
EZ 4.5
Massoud 4.2
Rebounds/100 possessions
Smith 17.0 EZ 16.6
Miguel 15.2
Bradford 15.0
Off Rebounds/game
Bradford 2.4
Smith 1.7
Miguel 1.4
Off Reb/100 possessions
Bradford 9.0
EZ 4.9
Smith 3.8
KSU assists leaders:
Assists/game
Miguel 3.0
Nowell 3.0
Pack 2.5
McGuirl 2.5
Assists/100 possessions
Nowell 8.0
Miguel 7.3
McGuirl 6.2
Pack 5.2
Assists/TO ratio
Miguel 1.9
Nowell 1.6
Pack 1.4
Smith 1.3
KSU 3 point leaders (2 attempts/game)
3PT%
Pack 48.6%
Nowell 34.8%
Smith 33.3%
Massoud 31.8%
3 point attempts
Pack 6.2
Nowell 3.8
Massoud 3.7
McGuirl 2.3
KSU 2 point and eFG% leaders
2PT% EZ
77.3%
Pack 55.2%
Nowell 53.3%
Bradford 53.3%
Miguel 51.9%
eFG%
EZ 77.3%
Pack 65.2%
Bradford 53.3%
Miguel 52.9%
Nowell 52.8%
KSU usage and shot rate leaders
Usage rate
Nowell 28.1%
Pack 23.9%
Miguel 22.0%
EZ 21.1%
Shot rate
Nowell 28.7%
Pack 28.0%
Smith 21.2%
Miguel 20.9%
FT rate and FT% leaders
FT rate
EZ 90.9%
Smith 32.6%
Nowell 32.1%
Miguel 31.4%
McGuirl 27%
FT%
Pack 100%
Massoud 100%
Nowell 82.4%
McGuirl 70.0%
Smith 66.7%
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