Bennerman MIA

[CoralSpringsCat]

How’s Kropp looking?

 

[Hungry Jack]

You are kidding right? He’s not playing with anywhere near the level of effectiveness or confidence he displayed last year.

He’s playing poorly. Not convinced he’s suddenly bad at basketball.

 

[docrugby1]

He has been pretty so so this year

He did not miss any 3 pointers against Valpo

 

[docrugby1]

Pulled out from kenpom KJ's performance v Tier A+B opponents

Season (Games)	%Min	%Poss	%Shots	eFG%	AstRate	DReb%	TORate	Stl%	FC/40	FD/40	FT	2FG	3FG
'25 (22)	40.4	21.0	21.7	49.6	22.5	7.7	18.3	2.3	3.9	2.9	22-28 (78.6%)	27-56 (48.2%)	23-68 (33.8%)
'26 (6)	37.9	12.6	16.4	47.6	10.6	7.4	5.0	2.5	2.2	2.8	7-7 (100%)	1-4 (25%)	6/17 (35.3%)

He's playing slightly lesser minutes, and he's getting fewer shots up. His profile this year reflects his deployment as off-ball (i.e. set up in the corner or weakside for kickout 3), rather than the on-ball creator role he was drafted into after Jalen Leach went down. His %Poss is nearly cut in half, and as a result he isn't making assists (nor is he vulnerable to turnovers). Defensively, the few metrics kenpom tracks he's been pretty stable - DReb% and Stl%; and he's not fouling at the same rate. Unsure if that lack of fouling speaks to his maturity as a defender, or perhaps not being physical enough to draw fouls.

To his credit, with fewer takes, he's been close to the same level of eFG - and his overall 3FG accuracy of 35.7% is better than the team's 3FG of 33.3%.

In sum, the variance in his stats this year reflect more of his role deployment, so that's why I also have this sense of unsure if he's regressed or improved. (Conversely, Ciaravino is performing pretty much the same role of "energy guy" - he's only involved in 13.4%Poss and 14.9%Shots vs. Tier A+B this year, but he's playing 2x as many minutes and has improved in eFG, DReb%, AstRate, TORate, FC/40 and 2FG, so that affirms the sense of linear growth for him.)

What would NU's 3 point % be without Matinelli's unreal shooting-dismal I bet

 

[hdhntr1]

He did not miss any 3 pointers against Valpo

hard to miss when you don't get in the game

 

[macarthur31]

What would NU's 3 point % be without Matinelli's unreal shooting-dismal I bet

I certainly didn't expect him to be shooting at a 60.9% clip from distance, which places him 5th in the country individually (qualifications: 40 %Min and at least 2 3FGA per game).

 

[jensberg]

What would NU's 3 point % be without Matinelli's unreal shooting-dismal I bet

It seems like Singleton is shooting about 10% from three