I wanted a bit of comparison with our fast break numbers. I figure Kentucky is pretty much opposite Georgia where basketball is concerned, so I thought that would be interesting.
I also wanted to have as much of an apples apples comparison as possible but with large numbers, so I chose the SEC fast break per game average.
Georgia
6.2 fast break points per game in SEC play, includes two games with no fast break points, five games with double digit fast break points, never more than 16 fast break in a game (once).
Kentucky
7.8 fast break points per game in SEC play, includes one game with no fast break points, seven games with double digit fast break points, two games with a high of 12 fast break point per game.
Less than a fast break per half.
As always, all are invited to check and run their own numbers - I am only as perfect as the Georgia High School Association, which is now using Common Core math in its championship games.
For many basketball stats, small differences make a big difference - like free throw percentage for example. So I do think the difference between us and Kentucky could be much wider than the raw number "2" suggests. (Stats are very much "a little knowledge is dangerous."). But if Kentucky is the standard we choose for the moment, "Georgia never runs" or "won't run" or"hardly ever runs" or "Fox won't run" appear to be inaccurate statements.
I suggest everyone from time to time pick out a few numbers and test their perceptions. If the numbers paint something one has not seen, it doesn't mean one is wrong. it just means there is information that has so far not met the eye. So run some more numbers and find out why. And if you are right, hey, you can throw them at people at the water cooler . . . or at me.
Statistics, are after all, like a bikini on a pretty girl - what they reveal is interesting, what they cover is essential.
I also wanted to have as much of an apples apples comparison as possible but with large numbers, so I chose the SEC fast break per game average.
Georgia
6.2 fast break points per game in SEC play, includes two games with no fast break points, five games with double digit fast break points, never more than 16 fast break in a game (once).
Kentucky
7.8 fast break points per game in SEC play, includes one game with no fast break points, seven games with double digit fast break points, two games with a high of 12 fast break point per game.
Less than a fast break per half.
As always, all are invited to check and run their own numbers - I am only as perfect as the Georgia High School Association, which is now using Common Core math in its championship games.
For many basketball stats, small differences make a big difference - like free throw percentage for example. So I do think the difference between us and Kentucky could be much wider than the raw number "2" suggests. (Stats are very much "a little knowledge is dangerous."). But if Kentucky is the standard we choose for the moment, "Georgia never runs" or "won't run" or"hardly ever runs" or "Fox won't run" appear to be inaccurate statements.
I suggest everyone from time to time pick out a few numbers and test their perceptions. If the numbers paint something one has not seen, it doesn't mean one is wrong. it just means there is information that has so far not met the eye. So run some more numbers and find out why. And if you are right, hey, you can throw them at people at the water cooler . . . or at me.
Statistics, are after all, like a bikini on a pretty girl - what they reveal is interesting, what they cover is essential.
