80.7 defensive efficiency
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You guys have to realize that barring injury UK is going to just get better and better on both ends of the court as the season progresses.
Thats a scary scenario for future opponents.
This post was edited on 1/24 5:15 PM by KWilt43atbuzz
Thats a scary scenario for future opponents.
This post was edited on 1/24 5:15 PM by KWilt43atbuzz
Agreed but it is hard to keep that intensity over a course of season. That's why it is impressive so far. I wouldn't be surprised if we have a couple more ole miss games to hurt are numbers.
Here's an email that I got just last Saturday from a buddy of mine, who is a subscriber to Kenpom's site:
"Actually it's not just math. Pomeroy looks at the numbers and makes adjustments for any outliers to his model.
In Kentucky's case, their defensive efficiency has been so much better than any other defense in the Kenpom era, he's had to use a huge adjustment number to make them fit the model.
You have to subscribe to see the raw numbers. Kentucky's raw defensive number is some where in the mid 70's. Pomeroy has it adjusted to 82.5 or somewhere around there. The previous lowest raw defensive efficiency was around 84. That 7 or 7.5 swing in the raw to the adjusted efficiency is twice as large as any adjustment he's ever made.
Basically Kentucky has proven to be so much better than the next best defensive team historically according to Kenpom model that it's made him nervous that something isn't right with his model. He doesn't believe that 75 is real.
The Sagarin model uses strictly math, and it has Kentucky as at least a 3 point favorite over every other team in the country on a neutral court and only Virginia as a favorite in a game played on their own court."
This post was edited on 1/24 5:16 PM by J.C.D.M.
"Actually it's not just math. Pomeroy looks at the numbers and makes adjustments for any outliers to his model.
In Kentucky's case, their defensive efficiency has been so much better than any other defense in the Kenpom era, he's had to use a huge adjustment number to make them fit the model.
You have to subscribe to see the raw numbers. Kentucky's raw defensive number is some where in the mid 70's. Pomeroy has it adjusted to 82.5 or somewhere around there. The previous lowest raw defensive efficiency was around 84. That 7 or 7.5 swing in the raw to the adjusted efficiency is twice as large as any adjustment he's ever made.
Basically Kentucky has proven to be so much better than the next best defensive team historically according to Kenpom model that it's made him nervous that something isn't right with his model. He doesn't believe that 75 is real.
The Sagarin model uses strictly math, and it has Kentucky as at least a 3 point favorite over every other team in the country on a neutral court and only Virginia as a favorite in a game played on their own court."
This post was edited on 1/24 5:16 PM by J.C.D.M.
*******. The defense even has KenPom shakin' in his nikes.
This post was edited on 1/24 3:42 PM by 5iveStarRecruit
This post was edited on 1/24 3:42 PM by 5iveStarRecruit