Basketball: Vanderbilt Commodores 102, Ole Miss Rebels 76 -- Postgame Report
by KingJamesIV on Feb 17, 2012 5:03 PM EST
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PrintThe Vanderbilt Commodores defeated the Mississippi Rebels 102-76 last night. There's not much to say about the game: Vanderbilt's offensive efficiency was 1.46 points per possession. Effective field goal percentage was 75%. Jeffery Taylor was otherworldly. John Jenkins scored 26 points on five field goals. The Commodore team that played last night wins 100% of the games it plays, no matter the opponent. Now it's about mastering that rage and playing with that anger and determination from now until there are no more opponents. The line has been drawn. Saddle up. Ride the bull.
| VU | MS | |
|---|---|---|
| Possessions | 70.1 | 71.6 |
| Points Per Possession | 1.46 | 1.06 |
| FG% | 62.5% | 40.3% |
| 3FG% | 63.2% | 31.3% |
| FT% | 78.9% | 72.2% |
| Assist/Turnovers | 1.67 | 1.17 |
| Assists/Field Goals Made | 66.7% | 48.3% |
| % of Points by 3FG | 35.3% | 19.7% |
| Four Factors | ||
| eFG% | 75.0% | 43.8% |
| OReb% | 36.4% | 44.7% |
| TO% | 17.1% | 17.1% |
| FTRate | 79.2% | 25.0% |
Periscope prediction: "Vanderbilt wins eFG%, FTRate, and OReb%." Result: 3/4. Vandy missed 18 shots the entire game (30/48) plus 8 free throws (30/38). They secured 8 offensive rebounds. Probably about right. Ole Miss missed 43 shots (29/72) and 5 free throws (13/18). The secured 21 offensive rebounds.
Relevant Links: Game Page /// Box Score /// Official Vanderbilt Recap /// Red Cup Rebellion
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Great Postgame
Kedren Johnson continues to improve. I’m really grateful for all the blown leads and turnovers and bad basketball played by him earlier in the year. He is shaping up to be a really good point guard. Hopefully the improvement continues over the next few games.
The win at Ole Miss moved our Kenpom rating 8 points overnight. Didn’t really expect that given OM’s >100 rating.
1.46
To put this in perspective, Ole Miss’ defense had allowed an average of about .92 PPP prior to this game. They probably knew they were in trouble in the first five minutes when it started out as a scoring contest – like bringing a knife to a gun fight. But prior to the game they were a top 35 defense and that dropped them all the way down to the 70’s. Pretty much a perfect offensive game against a very solid defensive team – we hit 2 of every 3 shots we attempted, really didn’t turn the ball over until the game was largely decided, passed the ball exceptionally well, rebounded more than 1/3 of the few shots we did miss, drew a ton of fouls (and hit them at a high clip).
Also interesting was the minutes that Rodom put up in the first half – he played a lot and played well while he was in there. He’s actually played pretty well lately, despite not really scoring or even looking to score at all.
More Taylor
Let’s look at Derrick Byars’ senior season just to start:
Ortg – 109.5, usage – 27.7%, shots – 29.5, 2pt% – 53.1%, 3pt% – 37.3%, TO% – 15.7%
Derrick was the man – he used a ton of possessions and took a Jenkins-like number of shots but was still efficient and held his TO’s down for a player who had the ball in his hands so often.
Now for Taylor:
Ortg – 119.4, usage – 25.7%, shots – 27.7%, 2pt% – 56.2%, 3pt% – 49.5%(!!), TO% – 16.2%
This is a profile of a player that screams “SHOOT THE BALL MORE!!!”. Taylor is using more possessions than anybody on the team, and taking the second most shots, but given his fantastic efficiency, he needs to be shooting the ball more. He could easily stand to take an extra three pointer each game, and anytime he gets the ball with the shotclock under 10 he should be looking to make a move and take a shots of some sort.
At this point, the season rests of Taylor’s shoulders. We will go as far as he’s willing to take us. But he’s going to have to be more selfish, because quite frankly, he the best player on the court not named “Anthony Davis”.
Yes more JT
He is basically unstoppable going to the rim. All late shot clock or end of game situations should have him as #1 and JJ #2 options. By taking more shots, he will also open up JJ and Fes. It’s not selfishness, it’s being a leader.
Florida currently doubling up on Arkansas
That’s going to make catching them in the SEC rather more difficult.
True
I was really hoping all the teams that start with “A” would win today. Arkansas, I thought, had a chance. Florida looks really good. Sadly, I doubt Auburn has a much of a chance, but with Miss St who knows what will happen.
SEC standings
Personally, I think not finishing fourth in the conference is more important than whether we can finish second or third.
Agreed
Second or third is infinitely more preferable than fourth.
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Who knows indeed.
Why couldn’t they shoot like that when they played us?
by Aaron Novick on Feb 18, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
Well at least Auburn gave us a present.
DC and Vandy Sports - A Lesson in Letdowns
Is there a worse coached team than MSU?
They have three players who have easy NBA level talent in Bost, Moultrie and Sidney. Sidney should be a lottery pick, but has pretty much played his way out of the first round despite , and may not even get picked in the first round – he makes DeMarcus Cousins look like a model citizen and hard working player. Moultrie is a lottery pick, and is the best power forward in the league that has Terrance Jones. Bost is a consistent jump shot away from being a great PG, but will be drafted anyway.
We talk about the talent we’ve returned and it certainly is impressive by Vanderbilt standards, but MSU has two lottery pick level talents and managed to lose to Auburn. By 10.
by Jason Fukuda on Feb 19, 2012 10:10 AM EST up reply actions
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