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Vanderbilt Pregame Stats - Unauthorized Edition

(Disclaimer is copied directly from Joel's previous work.) Stats only describe "stuff that has already happened," they don't generally account for the strength of the opponents against which they have been accumulated (hello, MTSU! (yes, that joke's good twice)), and relying on them to predict future results is hazardous to the future of our nation.

(End Plagiarized Disclaimer)

With one challenge down, we now look forward to the "trap game". Personally, this is the game that worries me the most. It's a short road-to-road turnaround, we just had a hugely emotional win over a very tough opponent, and we head straight into another huge game against another very tough opponent. And on top of that, Vandy's home court is one of the oddest in the nation.

So with that, let's take a look at the stats and see what the season has shown us so far.

(Side note: This chart was created by massively plagiarizing Joel's previous charts. Without the benefit of Joel's tools, I had to make this the hard way - manual editing. Please fact-check this thing so I can get it right by gametime. Any editing will not be accompanied by slash-throughs so that the chart can stay pretty and readable.)

(Yeah, this pretty.)

Stats were tallied using StatSheet.com, with a huge nod to Joel for his previous work.

  Tennessee logo Vanderbilt logo
Rankings
Conf Standing 1 3
AP Rank 1 18
RPI 0.6890 0.6361
RPI Rank 1 10
SOS 0.6079 0.5544
SOS Rank 2 52
Wins & Losses
Overall 24-2 (92.6%) 23-4 (85.2%)
Home 14-0 (100.0%) 17-0 (100.0%)
Away 8-1 (88.9%) 4-4 (50.0%)
Neutral 3-1 (75.0%) 2-0 (100.0%)
Conference 10-1 (90.9%) 8-4 (66.7%)
Top 25 3-1 (75.0%) 0-2 (0.0%)
Blowout (> 19) 8-0 (100.0%) 4-2 (66.7%)
Close (< 6) 7-0 (100.0%) 4-0 (100.0%)
Overtime 0-0 (0.0%) 2-1 (66.7%)
NCAA Tourney 0-0 (0.0%) 0-0 (0.0%)

Doing alright so far.

All Games Conference Games
Vanderbilt logo Tennessee logo Vanderbilt logo Tennessee logo Difference (adjusted for total games played)
Total Games
27
26
12
12
-1
Wins
23
24
8
11
1
Losses
4
2
4
1
2
Pct
0.852
0.926
0.667
0.917
0.07
Field Goals Made
748
794
310
346
73.7
Field Goals Attempted
1587
1738
696
766
209.8
Field Goal Percentage
0.47
0.46
0.45
0.45
-0.01
Free Throws Made
450
412
157
172
-21.3
Free Throws Attempted
616
639
183
220
45.8
Free Throw Percentage
0.73
0.64
0.71
0.64
-0.09
3pt Field Goals Made
241
248
101
108
15.9
3pt Field Goals Attempted
594
688
285
284
116
3pt Field Goal Percentage
0.41
0.36
0.35
0.38
-0.05
Points Per Game
81.0
83.3
73.2
81.0
2.3
Rebounds Per Game
39.4
41.0
37.1
43.4
1.6
Offensive Rebounds Per Game
10.8
15.1
10.2
15.9
4.3
Defensive Rebounds Per Game
25.1
23.6
23.4
24.4
-1.5
Assists Per Game
18.1
18.9
16.8
17.3
0.8
Steals Per Game
6.6
10.0
5.6
8.2
3.4
Turnovers Per Game
14.9
13.1
13.3
14.0
1.8
Blocks Per Game
3.6
3.4
3.6
3.8
-0.2
Fouls Per Game
17.7
20.1
16.9
20.9
2.4
Disqualifications
4
2
2
2
2

OK, there's the scoop. Thoughts/comments?

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Great work!
Great pseudo-work, Hooper!  Plagarism is an awesome tool! (Not really, kids.)

Vandy...17-0 at home.  'Nuff said.

It'll be a much closer game than what happened last time in Knoxville, that's for certain.  I haven't been paying much attention to Vandy hoops lately, but I do firmly stand by my immediate reaction from last month's meeting.  Let's just hope VU hasn't figured anything new out.

I wouldn't be surprised to see us get behind early, perhaps even by double digits.  We'll need another Pearlfect night to get out of Nashville with a "W".

by Aerobab on Feb 25, 2008 10:16 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Thanks
I'd agree. Pressure is good. Pace is good. Run 'em into their funky court ground. My observations coming shortly.

by Hooper on Feb 25, 2008 11:02 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Oddities
The thing that struck me about this stat sheet was how much of a difference conference v. noncon play made. Here are a few examples: + Vandy has a better overall 3-point percentage - 41% to 36%. Yet we have a better conference 3-point percentage - 38% to their 35%. + Points per game. Vandy is 81.0 overall, 73.2 conference. We're 83.3 overall, 81.0 conference. Makes a big difference in the comparison. + Defenseive Rebounds / game. Vandy is 25.1 overall to our 23.6. In conference, they're only 23.4 and we're 24.4. There are more quirks like that in there. Since the last half of the season is mostly conference play, does that perhaps indicate a regression on Vandy's part? Their strength of schedule is fairly average: was their first-half schedule much easier, leading to an inflated record relative to UT's? I don't know. I do know they're a good team either way. As badly as we wanted to beat a #1 last weekend, they'll want to beat a #1 Tuesday. It's also the very first game UT has that #1 bullseye on its back. Will the players be thinking about that, or do they truly not care? Lots to learn Tuesday about this team. We'll get a much better feel of the tourney run by this time tomorrow.

by Hooper on Feb 25, 2008 11:09 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

What up with that ?
hooper, nice work ! Why does Vandy have and extra what ten feet on both sides of the court. It looks like it would throw your depth perception off.
Phil,GO VOLS !!!

by bulldurham on Feb 26, 2008 9:25 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

I haven't been there, but
my understanding is that the court is elevated from the first couple of rows or so of seats.  Kinda like a sumo wrestling dohyo.  (Thanks, Wikipedia, for making me look smart.)  If so, they need the extra apron for safety reasons.  Having a 6'-10", 250-pounder diving for a loose ball straight into some fans below court level is not a pleasant prospect.

At least, that's what I understand about the place.

by Hooper on Feb 26, 2008 11:19 AM EST up reply actions   0 recs

Where's the mule?
He's so cute in cuddly, and makes me feel all warm inside. Whoa, sorry about that -- a brief out of body experience. Nice job Hoops...
============
lawvol: http://Gate21.net - Life, the Universe, & College Football

by lawvol98 on Feb 26, 2008 5:13 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Sorry
I didn't feel right about stealing the Mule. I let him take a vacation with Joel.

by Hooper on Feb 26, 2008 6:34 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs

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