The Mad Geek

KU basketball team’s plus-minus rankings paint an interesting picture

Statsheet.com has put an interesting new feature up: plus-minus rankings to go along with every college basketball box score on its site. For those of you unfamiliar the plus-minus statistic, it simply keeps track of a team's net score when a certain player is in the game. Here's an ...

Examining how pace affects the KU basketball team’s defense

Ready to see something strange? OK, we're going to have to get a little bit nerdy, but stick with me, because this is interesting stuff. Here is a graph I charted that shows the relationship between the pace of the Kansas basketball team's games (number of possessions) and KU's defensive ...

55 stats, facts and quirks about this year’s Kansas basketball team

The following are some numbers I found interesting about this year's Kansas men's basketball team. Make sure to memorize a few so you can impress those around you with your KU basketball knowledge ... • KU is ranked first in the nation in adjusted offensive efficiency. In the last six ...

An analysis: Who should shoot more for the Jayhawks?

Many times, Kansas coach Bill Self has talked about Sherron Collins or Cole Aldrich needing to get more shots. And I've always wondered if that was true or not. Sure, it's easy to look on the court and see that Collins and Aldrich are two of KU's most talented ...

Which team has the best shot at going undefeated? KenPom says it’s not KU

Forty and 0. It seems like everywhere you turn, you hear someone bringing up the possibility of the Kansas men’s basketball team running the table this season, whether it’s the first reader comment under a story or a fan blog or Xavier Henry after his first game. But, truthfully, what ...