Sunday, April 30, 2006

That's that | by Pat

After a brief afternoon of rumors that Brey was likely interviewing and even possibly was signed as the new Wolfpack coach, an official statement pretty much puts to rest any chance Mike Brey
Statement From Notre Dame Men's Basketball Coach Mike Brey

Irish head coach recently concluded sixth season at the University.

April 30, 2006

Notre Dame, Ind. - "While I am not one to react to internet rumors, I want to make it clear that I did not interview for the North Carolina State job and I am not a candidate for the North Carolina State job. I am the coach at Notre Dame and honored to be it."

- Head Coach Mike Brey
Coach Brey is going to be on the hot seat next season, but for now it is a good thing for the University that he will be returning for the next season.

Where's there's smoke... | by Pat

There could be a lot of reasons for him to be in Durham, but...
Make of it what you wish, but a telephone operator said there was a Mike Brey registered for a while Saturday at the Washington Duke Inn in Durham. Brey, a former Duke assistant coach and current coach at Notre Dame, has been mentioned as a candidate for the Wolfpack. Efforts to reach Brey were not successful. By 7 p.m. Saturday, a telephone operator said Brey had checked out.
All I hope is that ND is making moves of their own. If a new coach is needed, I already want things in motion.

Saturday, April 29, 2006

More on the move? | by Pat

As the North Carolina State coaching search stretches on, Coach Brey's name has once again popped up and this time it looks legit. Is Coach Brey flirting with the Wolfpack to get some leverage at Notre Dame or is he truly interested in moving on from Notre Dame?

Another name to resurface is Notre Dame's Mike Brey, a former Duke assistant. Brey, 47, has been at Notre Dame six years, going 118-70 overall and 55-41 in the Big East. Neither Miller nor Brey could not be reached for comment Friday.

I don't think that Brey has unanimous support at Notre Dame from the powers-that-be and those who write the big checks. And certainly the vocal support of the program overall from the University has been lacking lately. However, I also don't think that having Brey leave the program for another now is going to help the Notre Dame basketball program at all. It's one thing to put a coach on notice, start a replacement search, and then make a final decision based on the outcome of the following season. It's easy to frame that as a University dissatisfied with the status quo and eager to restore the lost luster to the program. It's another for a coach to up and leave and give the impression that the ND job isn't a desirable one.

In Notre Dame's situation, recruiting has been solid the past two years so the extra year under Brey, should he prove not to be up to the task, will not leave much long term damage to the program. But if Brey should leave for NC State now, a move I have to believe would be done out of frustration with the ND adminstration, then the Irish would be the ones scrambling last minute to find a replacement a month after most coaching searches officially started.

Could it end well for the program if Brey leaves? Of course. But if you have to replace a key employee in your company, would you rather conduct a long term search out of the eye of the media or a last minute search after some of the better current options have already been snatched up? Keep in mind that for this last minute search shuffle that the man running the show is the same man who followed up the George O'Leary hiring with that of Ty Willingham.

The next few days could have a very big impact on the Irish basketball program for the next few years. Will Brey get a second chance with a new assistant coach or two, or will the Irish be back into the market for a new coach for the 3rd time in 7 years?

Friday, April 28, 2006

Assistant shuffle | by Pat

It has been reported today that assistant coach Lewis Preston will be moving on from the Irish staff to the bench of the national champion Florida Gators. The opening on Billy Donovan's bench was created by the hire of Anthony Grant as head coach of Virginia Commonwealth.

We all wish Preston the best as he moves on from six years spent in South Bend. At the same time, you'll notice a few posts below that many of the writers on The Fieldhouse had hoped for some shuffling of the assistant coaches both as a way to bring in some fresh blood but also as a statement that the status quo was not acceptable.

We also mentioned the low post coaching as a specific perceived shortcoming, which was Preston's area of reponsibility with the team. While the job with the Gators looks like a bit of a promotion on the front, it has all the feeling of a mutual separation. Kudos to both Brey and Preston for accomplishing this job switch outside of the media.

For Irish fans, the spotlight now shifts to the empty spot on the bench and who might fill it. With a handful of young big men on the team, landing a quality big man coach could show immediate benefits in the team play.

This would be a great time for the administration to step in and open up the pocketbook a bit for Brey during the search for Preston's replacement. If they can't show public support in terms of announcing new practice facilities or a JACC renovation, support in terms of upping the financial limits for assistant coaches is a good place to start.

Ideally, Brey will go out and find the best man for the job, whether that be LaPhonso Ellis or some other current assistant coach. What would not be a good sign is if the rest of the coaching staff is bumped up the chain of responbility and Brey hires a new director of basketball operations, as he did when Anthony Solomon left the team in 2003 to become the new head coach of St. Bonaventure.

Sunday, April 16, 2006

Hockey on Hardwood | by KevinC

Among the many topics that drive message board flame wars is that of playing time -- how it's distributed, who deserves more, who should be benched. So, in honor of the impending Stanley Cup playoffs, we thought it would be instructive to somehow adapt hockey's plus/minus stat to gauge the effectiveness of ND's regulars.

If you're unfamiliar with plus/minus, the basic idea is pretty simple. When a player is in the game, any points scored by his team are added to this stat while any points scored by the opponent are subtracted.

Unlike hockey, however, playing time in basketball is not doled out in equal shifts, so we'll modify the raw plus/minus stats in a manner similar to the "Roland Ratings" from an NBA statistical analysis site. For each player, we'll track their plus/minus stat both for when he is in the game and out of the game, scale those numbers per 40 minutes played, and combine the two to get a final rating.

As our data source, we'll use the play-by-play box scores available at und.com, which includes a log of all substitutions. Unfortunately, a few games are missing, but this isn't exactly scientific. Here are the numbers; I'll post some opinions of both the numbers and the rating method itself in a future post.

Player
Min. Per Game
+/- While In
+/- While Out
Total Rating
Chris Quinn
38.0
7.5
2.4
5.0
Rob Kurz
21.8
8.5
5.7
2.8
Rick Cornett
12.0
8.5
6.7
1.8
Colin Falls
35.2
7.3
6.6
0.7
Kyle McAlarney
23.2
6.8
7.7
-0.9
Russell Carter
27.6
6.6
8.5
-1.8
Torin Francis
29.4
6.1
10.2
-4.1
Luke Zeller
14.0
4.4
8.7
-4.3


NOTES:
  • The MPG listed here do not match those in the official season stats because this rating counts a DNP as a game of zero minutes, while the official stats don't count the game.
  • Ayers (3.5 MPG), Hillesland (1.1 MPG), and walk-ons Murphy and Piller are omitted due to lack of minutes.
  • In case you're wondering, the missing games are: NC St., @WVU, @SHU, @PC, GU (BET), @Mich (NIT).

Wrapup Roundtable | by Pat

With the season over and the new recruits signed, some of the Fieldhouse gang gathered to discuss the year that was and our hopes for the future over our annual game of poker. Bidding was fierce and the mood was serious as griping over cards and griping over the season mixed interchangeably. Jay's bluffs were called a bit too easily (quit double-checking your hand, Jay) so he was knocked out early. To help pass the time he agreed to document our conversation about the hoops season and what we all took from yet another up and down year. Enjoy.

1. Looking back, what was the most frustrating thing for you with regards to this season?

KevinC - Being so close, so often, coming up just short, and knowing that even as few as two games falling differently might have made a big difference in our postseason destination. While the team is a long way from where it should be -- where so many close games aren't a necessity -- they got crapped on by the basketball gods.

Pat - The quick and easy answer for this is the number of close losses. Everytime you think the Irish might pull one out, they didn't. Still, the most frustrating thing for me this season was the low post play. With Torin Francis and Rick Cornett I anticipated a solid dependable low post presence that would free up outside shooters like Quinn and Falls. Unfortunately, both options down low failed to provide a consistent scoring punch on offense. Teams didn't need to bother with a double-team and could instead focus on extending their defense against the rest of our perimeter shooters. Losing the close games was rough, but being in so many close games due to sub-par production down low was the real killer.

Kevin - I agree that it was post play, both on offense and on defense. Merely mediocre post play, as opposed to terrible, would have made many of those close losses into comfortable ND victories. Just three more wins, i.e. 18-9/9-7 and an NCAA Tournament bid, from credible post play is not a stretch.

The numbers exist to tell how poor Francis's and Cornett's offensive play was. I saw their defense in person about 15 times, and it was just as bad. Francis was pretty good on the defensive boards, but he was consistently abused whenever the ball got to the post. Cornett defended well, but he lost rebounds because he relied more on jumping than getting good position. Neither man learned how to move a man off the block without pushing, and pushing gets called a lot.

Teds - The interior play was obviously a sore spot, but I was more bothered by what I interpret as a general lack of timely adjustment by Brey and the staff. They were too late in making Francis earn his minutes rather than reflexively handing him 30+ a night. On certain occasions when Falls was off his game, I felt that they stayed with him far too long. Down the stretch, there was little change in personnel usage patterns and precious few minutes for the freshmen in spite of the state and direction of the team. And, obviously, going to Quinn in end-of-game situations time and time again was something else I thought could have been avoided or tinkered with, regardless of the percentages.

2. What did you like least about Brey's performance as head coach this year. Like best?

KevinC - Least: His propensity to take the air out of the ball with a small lead late in a game. He seemed to do it a bit less in the last few games, however. Best: Keeping the team up and fighting despite all the close losses. Most other teams, including last year's version of ND, would have folded after the Louisville game (if not earlier).

Pat - Maybe he wasn't ready earlier in the season but after watching Ayers play in the NIT game against Michigan I have to wonder why he didn't see more action during the regular season. Likewise, the decision to not play Francis and Cornett at the same time very often was a bit disappointing. I realize neither were very efficient on offense, but in some of those games I would have liked to see ND try to use some muscle rather than trying to out-shoot teams.

I did like the way that Brey managed the team from a standpoint that they never gave up and quit. There are always teams that fold after a few tough loses and ND never did that. They couldn't quite get over the hump, but Brey did a good job of keeping the players focused on the next game.

Kevin - Least - I understand that Francis was the key to the season back in December, but it was obvious that he was bad by the end of January. I don't think Cornett is particularly good, but I am certain that he's at least as good as Francis. I would have split their time 50-50 and insisted that they play physically. I'd demand that they use their fouls. ND might not have been much better in the post, but it could have been tougher.

Next least - I hated what he did with Zeller. Luke had Jordan Cornett numbers from three point range. Moving him to the free throw line would have increased his shooting percentage, and he wasn't going to get into the mix on the offensive boards from outside of the three point arc. Zeller looked like a good rebounder at times. If that had been job one for him, he would have been a solid contributor this season.

Best - The team kept competing in the face of disappointment after disappointment.

Next best - Revamping the offense on the fly at midseason was not easy. Plan A was to go through the post. To say that failed is soft peddling. Brey switched to a four guard offense with Quinn and Carter penetrating, and that offense was quite effective. Then he worked Kurz's skills into the mix. If Francis and/or Cornett could have held their own on defense, ND would have been able to rally back to the bubble, at least.

Teds - Least: noted above. Lack of timely adjustments. Most: he's very controlled, and I believe that this had a good bit to do with the scarcity of blowout losses and the uncanny ability of the team to dig itself out of huge deficits against often superior opponents time and time again. In spite of our record in close games this past year, I don't think that Brey rattles easily.

3. What is your take on the current state of recruiting?

Pat - Despite the absence of signing a true big man, I have to say the shift in recruiting philosphy is a positive sign. Rather than just shoot for the best players and duke it out with programs like Duke and Michigan State, Brey seemd to focus on midwest kids that possess skills that fit the team needs (rebounding, physical play, quickness). It's also the second straight year that Brey signed four players so it's nice to see him using up the scholarships to build team depth.

KevinC - Recruiting is significantly improved over the rising senior and junior classes. Brey suffered from some problems outside of his control and made some mistakes of his own, but he seems at least to have learned from that. We need another big man or two, especially in the Big East, but the rising sophomore and freshman classes are otherwise well stocked and seem to have a greater emphasis on quickness than past classes.

Teds - Difficult to judge. I would tend to label it "suitable but less than spectacular", but I'm not sure that the state of our playing and practice facilities makes it possible to outrecruit the Dukes and UConns for kids any longer. I don't think Rick Pitino could sell what we're offering them today. As noted elsewhere, I like the direction in which Brey has chosen to go with more physical prospects, kids with the ability to become good, full-court players in this conference. Perhaps Carter proves to be an outlier, but given other current constraints, it's not the worst idea to pursue players like Peoples and Harden with that sort of long-term growth potential in mind.

Kevin - Anyone would like a few consensus stars, but the program isn't there right now. I like the infusion of toughness, speed, and quickness. It's what Brey should have been recruiting all along.

4. What returning player do you consider most vital to success next year?

Teds - McAlarney, because he's charged with replacing ND's best and most efficient player since Troy Murphy left. Those are huge shoes to fill, and the dropoff there stands to be larger than the hole created by Francis and Cornett's departure if he can't have a positive impact on the team's play right out of the gate.

Pat - Honestly, I think Zeller is the most important person on the roster right now. I'm comfortable with MacAlarney running the show and Falls and Carter are now proven assets. Kurz showed a lot of potential last season and hopefully will continue to develop. Zeller is the big question mark. He'll be the biggest guy on the team and his size will be needed in the rough and tough Big East. Harangody is being counted on for a lot, but as a freshman that's sometimes hard to deliver. Zeller needs to add some strength and show a willingness to get inside that 3-point arc and mix it up with the other big men.

Kevin - First McAlarney because he's going to have the ball. Then it's Carter because he'll be the go-to scorer. He has been immature during a lot of his career, so it will be interesting to see how he handles the responsibility. Somebody has to defend the post and rebound - Zeller and/or Kurz.

KevinC - Kurz. We need an interior presence, and he's the most experienced big man we've got. He plays better defense than either Francis or Cornett, and he has a decent offensive game inside and out. The biggest question marks are his size and whether he can stay out of foul
trouble.

5. After missing the tournament for three straight years, what changes (if any) would you like to see in the ND basketball program.

Teds - Defense, absolutely. We cannot thrive in the Big East over the long haul without playing solid defense.

Kevin- Emphasis on defense should be reflected in changes on the staff. (a) I want someone who can coach the bigs... not just by telling them what to, by getting onto the floor and pushing them around a little. (b) There will be enough quick bodies to pressure the ball without worrying about tiring the starters. (c) I want quickness to mean that guys get through screens instead of playing under them most of the time. Getting through screens requires determination and quickness. I don't know if the Irish didn't play screens well because of the former, but the latter was a problem regardless.

KevinC - Facilities, admissions, assistants, and, oh yeah, facilities. Enough bytes have already been spent lamenting the facilities situation, so I won't rehash it except to say this: ND is supposedly waiting for a donor to pledge the necessary funds. The longer we wait, the more expensive it gets. It has been reported that the basketball program is held to a markedly higher standard in admissions than the football program. For a program that has not once misbehaved on the court, in the classroom, or elsewhere, that is unacceptable. Finally, this program lost something when Anthony Solomon took the St. Bonaventure job. Brey needs a bad cop, and one with experience in tutoring post play and defense. I'm not ready to fire Brey yet -- partially because I don't believe our odds of upgrading are at all good -- but he needs to shake things up.

Pat - The changes I'd like to see involve a shuffling of the assistant coaching staff with a move to get a defensive minded and/or low-post oriented coach. I agree with Kevin that Brey should not be fired now, but changes must be made. The big thing is that I want the Notre Dame administration to make a clear and public committment to the Irish basketball program. JACC renovations, a new practice facility, and letting Brey spend a bit more on assistants are all things that I'd like to see the University publically commit to with a definite timetable.

Friday, April 14, 2006

More on the way? | by Pat

One last note about the Brey press conference concerning the signing of Peoples and Harden. Brey mentioned to the assembled media that the Irish may not yet be done with bringing in players.
"We are exploring all the time," he said. "You certainly feel good adding these two to the two in the fall. But we'll continue to explore the transfer avenue as well as the high school avenue."
I'd personally be surprised if the Irish brought in another high school recruit into the class, but the transfer route is something not unfamiliar to Irish fans lately. Dan Miller (Maryland), Ryan Humphrey (Oklahoma), and Dennis Latimore (Arizona) all came to the Irish as transfers from other programs and with the exception of Latimore, all contributed in a positive manner to the team both on and off the floor.

If the Irish get another transfer, the two major names are Duke's Eric Boateng and Stanford's Tim Morris. Both are players who have already received a release from their current program and considered Notre Dame during their high school recruiting campaign.

Boateng at 6'10" has the size that Irish fans would love to see as recent recruiting years for ND have failed to yield a sizable big man. However, it may be a longshot to see the Irish pick up the Duke transfer. For starters, Boateng was only a freshman last year so adding him to the program will take up a scholarship for the next four years and only leave the team with four scholarships to distribute over the next two years. I do like Boateng's size and he was a McDonald's All-American coming out of high school so the potential is very tantilizing. However, the effect of basically adding a 5th player to the Class of 2010 really will make the scholarship distribution rather lopsided. He may end up at Notre Dame, but I have to say I'd be surprised.

A far more likely candidate is Morris. In fact, Morris' former high school coach thinks South Bend is the logical destination.
"Notre Dame is definitely high on his list; they're the front-runner," Whitefield (Ga.) Academy coach Tyrone Johnson said Wednesday of his former pupil, who finished runner-up for Georgia Mr. Basketball his senior season. "He should have gone there out of high school, but now he has an opportunity few of us get -- a second chance."
What aids Morris' cause is that he only has one year of eligibility left. After sitting out a mandatory transfer year, Morris will be a senior in a class that only has one other senior in Rob Kurz. Such a move will only occupy an additional scholarship for two years, as opposed to four years for Boateng and will even out the scholarship distribution as well as add more senior leadership to the team in 2007/2008. Not only that but Morris, a 6'4" shooting guard, will help the Irish replace shooting guard seniors Colin Falls and Russell Carter.

I'm always a bit cautious when guys transfer late in their careers because normally that means they aren't producing and have to search out playing time on less competitive teams. But Morris seems to have a mix of skills that mesh well with the current Irish roster. As a shooter, Morris was not terribly effective last year at Stanford. He only shot 39% from the floor and an abysmal 42% from the free throw line. However, Morris is also described as the best defender and athlete on the Cardinal team and those attributes certainly can be put to good use on an Irish squad that normally lacks the top to bottom quickness seen on other teams.

Any news about transfers will likely come in the next few weeks so it will be interesting if ND picks up another (or two) more players.

Two more to the mix | by Pat

The late signing period has arrived and the Irish officially added two more prospects to the roster. Jonathan Peoples and Joe Harden both faxed in their letters of intent and bring the class of 2010 up to four players. This gives the Irish back to back classes of four players, something that has never happened under Coach Brey.

For more information on the two new signees, check out our earlier reviews of Peoples and Harden.

As for the opinion of someone just a bit closer to the situation, with the letters of intent in, Coach Brey can finally talk about the two new members of the team. And from the sounds of things, he isn't planning on redshirting either of them.

"We want everyone to come in right away and compete for playing time," Brey said. "I want them to put pressure on the older guys."

"I think because they have pretty good size and strength already and they have a feel for the game, guys like that have a chance of being in there quicker than a guy who needs to gain weight or get stronger," Brey said.

Brey took the opportunity to also bring up early signees Tory Jackson and Luke Harangody. On Jackson, Brey singled out Tory's team run to the state championship.
"He was driving his team to it," Brey said. "He was physically, emotionally, spiritually, leadership-wise driving the train to it. I love that."
While for Luke, Brey brought up the physical nature that many Irish fans hope to see.
"He can't wait to get to college basketball and especially the Big East, where some of those mauling moves are now legal," Brey said.
One interesting thing that Brey mentioned was one of the benefit of a second straight four man class.
"One of the things I've looked at is more numbers, more bodies," Brey said.
As many Irish fans know, Brey has never been one to dip too frequently into his bench. The starting five play the vast majority of the minutes and his regular rotation usually is limited to seven, perhaps eight players. Does this quote mean that Brey is looking to start a more distributed scheme with regards to playing time? With such a young team and no dominant player next season, it might make sense to keep shuttling guys in and out to not only keep the team fresh but also give the freshman and sophomores a chance to gain valuable experience. Given his track record in the past, I'll believe it when I see it, but for now it looks like Brey is serious about getting more out of his bench.

Team MVP | by Pat

The Irish basketball team capped a tumultous and roller coaster season with a night of speeches and awards at the annual Notre Dame basketball banquet. The main attraction was departing senior Chris Quinn who was awarded both the Notre Dame Monogram Club Team Most Valuable Player award and the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley Rockne Student-Athlete Award. In his usual efficient manner, Quinn summed up his career in two sentences.
"It's been a great four years," Quinn said. "I love the game of basketball."
While Quinn swept the major awards, others were honored for their contributions in other areas. Here is a list of the other award winners from the banquet.
Russell Carter - Most Improved Player
Torin Francis - Top Rebounder Award
Rob Kurz - Best Defender
Kyle MacAlarney - Outstanding Freshman Award
Colin Falls - Team Irish Award
For those wondering, the Team Irish award is "symbolic of his hard work, dedication, effort and leadership both on the court and in the classroom". To be honest, I don't recall this many awards being given out at previous banquets, but it is possible they just weren't mentioned in the banquet recaps.

Quinn will leave ND as one of my own personal favorite players of the past few years. He wasn't as energetic as Ryan Humphrey or as big a star as Troy Murphy, but there was just something about the way Quinn played and handled himself that made me a fan.

Monday, April 10, 2006

Arrested Development? (wrapup) | by Pat

The Arrested Development series of posts all included a small bit of stats analysis centered on the Big East stats of each player. Read parts I, II, III, and IV here. Based on these numbers and my conclusions, I think it's fair to say that player development has been a mixed bag under Coach Brey. However, while every program has successes and disappointments, I do think that the player development has not been consistent or effective enough for a program that has the goal of finishing near or at the top of the Big East on a yearly basis.

I had hoped to write a tidy little summary detailing which players developed and which didn't, but I'm not so sure a tidy little breakdown would do the players' justice. After all, Jordan Cornette and Torin Francis both didn't develop as one might expect or hope, but the reasons seem completely different. Taking their careers out of context and just putting a "yes" or "no" next to their name seems a bit incomplete. If I have to make a general statement though, it seems that the guards tended to improve their game while the big men on the whole did not see much of an improvement. It will be very interesting to see how Rob Kurz and Luke Zeller do next year, especially Luke who has quite a bit of room for improvement statistically.

Since all the Big East tempo-free stats have already been computed, here's a look at those numbers on a season by season basis. If you need a primer on what each stat measures, check here. I'm not sure there are any hard and fast absolutes than can be taken away from these numbers, so just consider this more of resource for future discussions than an attempt to prove anything with stats.

2000/2001
ClassMin/GPpWS eFG%%Shots
FTR
FT%
Reb%A/100TO/100Steal%Block%
Murphy
37.81.15
51.6
29.5
0.53
76.1
12.2
2.63
4.88
1.5
3.2
Humprhey
30.8
0.95
46.2
23.8
0.50
51.3
14.5
3.07
5.41
1.2
8.7
Graves
31.8
1.03
46.7
23.1
0.29
81.6
8.6
2.91
3.35
2.5
1.6
Carroll
33.51.21
56.5
19.1
0.27
87.2
7.1
6.57
3.39
1.4
0.5
Inglesby38.41.22
57.410.70.3676.53.66.573.422.4
0.3
Swanagan17.81.0850.0
14.30.76
61.4
11.7
2.19
3.79
1.8
1.8
Macura7.40.87
42.5
13.5
0.45
44.4
11.2
1.09
3.82
0.5
2.5
Jones4.51.02
50.0
11.7
0.89
50.0
1.9
1.05
9.46
3.1
1.6
Timmermans1.40.40
20.0
35.1
0.00
na
5.1
0.00
11.36
0.0
0.0


2001/2002
ClassMin/GPpWS eFG%%Shots
FTR
FT%
Reb%A/100TO/100Steal%Block%
Humphrey
36.90.99
47.1
27.1
0.46
57.3
15.6
3.68
4.07
1.9
4.7
Thomas
40.21.04
44.6
21.1
0.39
87.2
4.6
11.56
4.89
2.8
0.8
Graves
34.41.0849.7
22.1
0.28
82.4
7.3
5.20
4.16
1.8
0.5
Carroll
32.41.19
57.8
22.9
0.14
78.3
6.8
3.302.59
1.2
0.2
Swanagan
23.61.12
54.1
15.0
0.20
73.3
14.2
3.12
2.77
0.9
1.9
Macura*
9.20.78
25.0
4.9
4.0
43.8
10.2
2.07
5.18
0.0
4.8
Jones
16.31.08
51.2
10.8
0.74
58.1
4.9
3.73
4.39
2.4
1.7
Cornette
15.70.89
45.1
11.7
0.32
38.5
13.2
2.43
1.70
2.4
2.6
Timmermans
9.70.73
34.5
15.4
0.48
42.9
12.5
1.81
3.17
0.5
1.4
*Macura only played in 5 games. He played 34 total minutes to Timmermans 121.

2002/2003
ClassMin/GPpWS eFG%%Shots
FTR
FT%
Reb%A/100TO/100Steal%Block%
Carroll37.21.18
53.4
28.4
0.38
85.4
8.0
2.75
3.04
1.5
0.3
Thomas
38.1
1.04
46.2
28.9
0.33
84.9
6.7
10.00
5.93
2.8
0.1
Miller
36.2
0.98
44.6
19.4
0.30
74.0
7.4
3.70
2.73
1.1
0.5
Francis
28.0
1.06
46.2
15.6
0.80
67.5
12.6
2.39
3.53
0.9
4.5
Jones
19.4
1.19
56.5
11.5
0.44
70.8
1.5
3.39
3.92
1.4
2.8
Quinn
13.1
1.27
60.6
10.6
0.30
8.0
5.1
5.93
1.89
3.2
0.4
Timmermans
12.3
1.09
51.0
16.4
0.35
70.6
13.4
2.58
4.02
0.3
0.4
Cornette
19.4
1.01
49.0
11.0
0.27
57.1
12.7
2.18
1.64
3.1
8.7
Cornett
2.0
0.69
0.0
16.8
4.0
50.0
13.5
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0


2003/2004
ClassMin/GPpWS eFG%%Shots
FTR
FT%
Reb%A/100TO/100Steal%Block%
Thomas38.8
1.01
46.4
31.1
0.25
81.4
6.2
7.16
3.83
2.1
0.4
Quinn
36.4
1.10
52.2
21.5
0.29
73.1
4.5
6.28
1.99
2.7
0.6
Francis
37.5
1.13
56.7
22.4
0.53
54.2
13.1
1.33
4.2
0.2
4.3
Jones
33.8
0.96
44.1
16.3
0.44
64.3
11.0
3.61
3.72
1.3
1.5
Timmermans
24.5
1.02
46.9
14.2
0.43
68.6
9.6
2.95
3.41
0.8
0.5
Cornette
29.2
0.94
43.5
12.5
0.21
77.8
10.8
2.87
1.56
2.3
5.1
Falls
12.3
1.24
60.0
15.7
0.36
68.8
4.9
3.41
1.86
1.9
0.5
Cornett
8.6
0.80
35.1
21.0
0.73
51.9
19.3
0.00
2.01
2.5
1.5
Carter
1.3
1.67
83.3
41.2
0.00
na
10.6
0.00
0.00
0.0
0.0


2004/2005
ClassMin/GPpWS eFG%%Shots
FTR
FT%
Reb%A/100TO/100Steal%Block%
Thomas38.3
0.94
40.0
23.6
0.33
89.2
7.2
10.54
4.55
2.6
0.3
Quinn
36.8
1.30
63.4
18.0
0.21
77.4
5.0
5.82
1.94
1.4
0.7
Falls
35.4
1.22
55.8
21.9
0.34
89.7
3.6
2.68
1.34
1.3
0.5
Francis
27.5
0.97
41.8
22.1
0.51
72.1
15.5
1.15
4.46
0.9
3.5
Latimore
18.2
0.88
44.7
23.4
0.14
30.8
11.1
1.96
5.01
1.7
2.0
Cornette
26.6
0.81
40.0
12.8
0.07
60.0
9.7
3.12
1.64
2.1
7.1
Cornett
10.1
1.27
68.6
19.4
0.54
42.1
15.2
0.48
7.74
1.0
2.2
Carter
5.4
1.37
75.0
17.4
0.28
20.0
6.8
2.53
9.29
1.7
1.3
Isreal
8.9
0.65
40.0
11.7
0.50
0.0
14.7
2.04
7.15
0.0
1.6
Kurz
1.0
nananananananananana


2005/2006
ClassMin/GPpWS eFG%%Shots
FTR
FT%
Reb%A/100TO/100Steal%Block%
Quinn41.3
1.23
58.0
25.0
0.26
87.1
5.0
9.36
4.08
2.1
0.3
Falls
36.8
1.21
57.6
20.9
0.23
82.5
4.3
3.12
2.08
0.7
1.0
Francis
28.8
0.90
42.0
21.6
0.43
56.5
18.7
3.99
3.59
0.7
2.7
Carter
30.0
1.21
57.3
19.8
0.58
68.8
10.6
2.81
3.70
2.8
0.8
MacAlarney
24.4
1.21
57.3
13.4
0.19
92.9
5.0
7.54
4.08
0.9
0.0
Kurz
21.2
1.12
49.3
14.6
0.62
75.0
12.4
1.08
1.81
1.3
3.3
Cornett
14.2
0.94
46.7
23.0
0.29
45.5
15.1
1.62
2.43
1.4
2.2
Zeller
11.8
0.82
40.5
17.7
0.10
50.0
10.9
4.83
2.23
0.4
1.9
Hillesland
1.4
2.0
100.0
9.9
0.00
na
0.0
8.75
8.75
0.0
0.0
Ayers
3.4
1.00
50.0
12.9
0.00
na
4.2
0.00
0.00
6.8
0.0