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An Introduction to Pikability—the best way to quantify how well a player fits Pikiell's usual mesh:
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Rutgers Sports Data 📊 retweeted
MIA PAULDO TO START THE SEASON:
21 PTS - 7 RBS - 5 AST - 6 STL
22 PTS - 3 RBS - 6 AST - 2 STL
33 PTS - 5 RBS - 7 AST - 7 STL
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As of today, barttorvik.com gives Rutgers Men's Basketball only a 17.8% chance of making the NCAA tournament this season.
Will Rutgers defeat the odds and find their way back into March Madness this year?
If it wasn’t obvious enough already, this chart makes it more obvious how much more comfortable Rutgers is at throwing over the middle of the field with Lonergan than with Surace.
Two Rutgers running backs in the top 15!
Our @PFN365 highest-graded RBs this season:
Cole Tabb, Cincinnati: 95.5
Wayshawn Parker, Utah: 93.2
Jahiem White, North Texas: 92.3
Nate Sheppard, Duke: 91.7
DeSean Bishop, Tennessee: 91.2
Kam Davis, Liberty: 90.8
Caleb Hawkins, Oklahoma State: 90.2
Nolan James Jr., Notre Dame: 90.1
Cardae Mack, Arizona State: 90.0
Wayne Knight, UCLA: 89.0
J’Koby Williams, Texas Tech: 88.4
Javion Kinnard, San Diego State: 87.1
Antwan Raymond, Rutgers: 86.9
Jaylin Carter, Memphis: 86.8
Clay Thevenin, Rutgers: 86.6
My Rutgers Athletics Players of the Month - October
- Amer Lukovic ⚽
- Francesco Di Ponzio ⚽
- Rondo Porter 🏈
Rutgers Sports Data 📊 retweeted
Good thread on @RutgersMBB exhibition data.
My takeaways:
- Gurdak is good, but assist rate can be higher out of doubles
- Jones / Buchanan O-D will be key in late-game
- Mark is 100% PG1
- Smith must hit catch & shoot 3s
- Francis usage % does not = only positive outcomes
4.) We've already seen Darin Smith's floor and ceiling
Smith exploded for 20 points on 7-12 shooting in the first exhibition. His second game was less impressive, scoring 11 points on 3-14 shooting, with a 18.2% stop%. For Smith, the highs are high but the lows may be very low.
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Interesting question…
Here is how Penn State breaks down their percentages, for example.
I’d imagine Rutgers breaks it down somewhat similarly, likely with less emphasis on wrestling, though.
You control Rutgers NIL budget….
For every $100, how much goes to:
- Football
- Men’s basketball
- Women’s basketball
- Wrestling
- Other sports
Your total must equal $100.
How are you dividing the Rutgers NIL ⬇️
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Before the start of Rutgers men's basketball's first preseason scrimmage today, let's take a look at EvanMiya's top ten projected contributors on the team!
OBPR measures offensive production, and DBPR measures defense. BPR measures the sum of both of those values.
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Additionally, here is what KJ Duff's career looks like so far mapped against other all-time great Rutgers receivers.
Note his simulated trajectory, which shoots him past Leonte Carroo and Tres Moses, allowing him to battle Kenny Britt for the top all-time spot.
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The model also predicts Saturday night's matchup against Indiana to be Duff's MOST PRODUCTIVE game in the remaining slate.
This is due to:
-A predicted pass-heavy game
-Indiana's league-average pass defense
He's projected to put up somewhere between 84 to 169 receiving yards 🤯
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