2000-2001 Total Offensive Efficiency
In the second year of doing the efficiency rankings, I added some comments about the Badger players, while just listing everyone else in rank order. In hindsight, the comments on Travon Davis are most interesting to me, given that I gave him basically no real hope of becoming front line players on a Big Ten title team. He probably remains the biggest Badger basketball surprise to me, given the fairly significant evidence that had been accumulated to that point (though he still wasn't really all that good.)
First, here are the Badgers efficiency numbers for the 2000-01 season. The number in parenthesis for each player is his TOE from last year.
Dave Mader (NA): .077
Actually not a horrible rating for an inside banger (and actually more efficient than Reggie Evans if you believe that). Most of Mader's offensive value came in his ability to garner offensive rebounds. With the way he should be able to defend and rebound, this total will be acceptable for him next year as well.
Mike Kelley (.133): .129
About where he was last year despite a late season charge. He is still basically the same player, good percentage shooter, low turnovers, solid assists, but not enough raw production to be considered a great offensive player. Still, .129 puts him in the same ballpark as Terrence Simmons, Brent Darby, or even Roy Boone, so combined with his defensive skills, he becomes a solid all-around player.
Maurice Linton (.067): .129
Overall Linton made a big step up this year despite inconsistency during the season. In fact, he became the most efficient frontcourt player the Badgers had, and a solid Big Ten reserve.
Roy Boone (.069): .142
Roy's numbers took a dip towards the end of the Big Ten season, but he still finished as an ok offensively efficient guard. His shooting percentage took a nose dive at the end of the year which hurt his numbers. He remains one of those players that is pretty productive, but not always that efficient.
Freddie Owens(NA): .054
Like Mader, his numbers fell off the table when his playing time became sporadic. These numbers will need to improve greatly if he is to become a solid part of the rotation, though they are already better than Travon Davis.
Charlie Wills (.070): .073
Wills' numbers fell off once Big Ten season started and he ceased to get his garbage hoops under the basket. He is a banger and nothing more at this point, though I have a sneaky suspicion you will see a nice small jump next year as he is relied on more to score.
Mark Vershaw (.167): .112
Well, I don't know what else to say about Vershaw that hasn't already been said, as his numbers were among the worst of Big Ten forwards and more reminiscent of utility players like Smith (PSU) or Henderson (IA) or Bennett (MN) than someone who was a good offensive player last year.
Ricky Bower (NA): .110
Finished right where Jon Bryant did last year. Bower is a solid offensive guard off the bench, though right now he does not defend as well as Bryant did at the end of his career.
Kirk Penney (.023): .143
Thanks to his late season superior play, Penney nosed out Boone as the best offensive player for the Badgers. Penney could continue to improve his assist totals, but displayed a solid percentage from the field and a much improved FT stroke from where it was earlier in the season. Penney, with normal improvement, should be one of the top 8-10 offensive guards in the conference next year.
Travon Davis (.041): .037
Davis was holding his own for a while, but his play just fell off greatly the final two weeks, actually putting his numbers below even last year's totals. Right now, he is the worst offensive guard in the Big Ten other than Leon Jones and really should not be getting significant minutes for a good team.
Andy Kowske (.147): .092
Considering how poorly Kowske was playing earlier this year, these numbers aren't that bad. Kowske rebounded to bring his shooting percentage back up, though his overall production was still down. I have to believe the foul trouble really kept him out of the offensive flow this year.
Here are the final Total Offensive Efficiency numbers for all the Big Ten players who played more than 10 minutes per game:
Guards
Dave Mader (NA): .077
Actually not a horrible rating for an inside banger (and actually more efficient than Reggie Evans if you believe that). Most of Mader's offensive value came in his ability to garner offensive rebounds. With the way he should be able to defend and rebound, this total will be acceptable for him next year as well.
Mike Kelley (.133): .129
About where he was last year despite a late season charge. He is still basically the same player, good percentage shooter, low turnovers, solid assists, but not enough raw production to be considered a great offensive player. Still, .129 puts him in the same ballpark as Terrence Simmons, Brent Darby, or even Roy Boone, so combined with his defensive skills, he becomes a solid all-around player.
Maurice Linton (.067): .129
Overall Linton made a big step up this year despite inconsistency during the season. In fact, he became the most efficient frontcourt player the Badgers had, and a solid Big Ten reserve.
Roy Boone (.069): .142
Roy's numbers took a dip towards the end of the Big Ten season, but he still finished as an ok offensively efficient guard. His shooting percentage took a nose dive at the end of the year which hurt his numbers. He remains one of those players that is pretty productive, but not always that efficient.
Freddie Owens(NA): .054
Like Mader, his numbers fell off the table when his playing time became sporadic. These numbers will need to improve greatly if he is to become a solid part of the rotation, though they are already better than Travon Davis.
Charlie Wills (.070): .073
Wills' numbers fell off once Big Ten season started and he ceased to get his garbage hoops under the basket. He is a banger and nothing more at this point, though I have a sneaky suspicion you will see a nice small jump next year as he is relied on more to score.
Mark Vershaw (.167): .112
Well, I don't know what else to say about Vershaw that hasn't already been said, as his numbers were among the worst of Big Ten forwards and more reminiscent of utility players like Smith (PSU) or Henderson (IA) or Bennett (MN) than someone who was a good offensive player last year.
Ricky Bower (NA): .110
Finished right where Jon Bryant did last year. Bower is a solid offensive guard off the bench, though right now he does not defend as well as Bryant did at the end of his career.
Kirk Penney (.023): .143
Thanks to his late season superior play, Penney nosed out Boone as the best offensive player for the Badgers. Penney could continue to improve his assist totals, but displayed a solid percentage from the field and a much improved FT stroke from where it was earlier in the season. Penney, with normal improvement, should be one of the top 8-10 offensive guards in the conference next year.
Travon Davis (.041): .037
Davis was holding his own for a while, but his play just fell off greatly the final two weeks, actually putting his numbers below even last year's totals. Right now, he is the worst offensive guard in the Big Ten other than Leon Jones and really should not be getting significant minutes for a good team.
Andy Kowske (.147): .092
Considering how poorly Kowske was playing earlier this year, these numbers aren't that bad. Kowske rebounded to bring his shooting percentage back up, though his overall production was still down. I have to believe the foul trouble really kept him out of the offensive flow this year.
Here are the final Total Offensive Efficiency numbers for all the Big Ten players who played more than 10 minutes per game:
Guards
- J. Richardson, MSU .257
- T. Ivory, PSU .229
- C. Bell, MSU .213
- L. Recker, IA .194
- B. Savovic, OSU .174
- D. Oliver, IA .174
- K. Lowe, PUR .173
- B. Brown, OSU .166
- Joe Crispin, PSU .163
- C. Cunningham, PUR .161
- F. Williams, ILL .160
- T. Coverdale, IND .160
- M. Taylor, MSU .158
- A. Parkinson, PUR .154
- S. Connoly, OSU .151
- T. Simmons, MIN .144
- K. Penney, WIS .143
- R. Boone, WIS .132
- W. Deane, PUR .131
- M. Kelley, WIS .129
- S. Harrington, ILL .127
- B. Darby, OSU .120
- K. Burleson, MIN .118
- K. Hornsby, IND .116
- M. Chappell, MSU .114
- B. Johnson, NW .114
- R. Bower, WIS .110
- R. Hogan, IA .108
- A. Owens, IND .101
- M. Lewis, PUR .099
- A. Queen, MICH .093
- J. Young, NW .092
- C. Bradford, ILL .087
- J. Burke, NW .086
- J. Marshall, PUR .083
- Jon Crispin, PSU .082
- M. Searight, MICH .078
- D. Fife, IND .066
- G. Groninger, MICH .065
- S. Schilling, MIN .062
- C. Drayton, NW .062
- B. Watkins, PSU .061
- K. Fleming, MIN .059
- T. Davis, WIS .037
- L. Jones, MICH .001
- Z. Randolph, MSU .235
- A. Hutson, MSU .200
- W. Dudley, OSU .180
- B. Cook, ILL .179
- D. Rychart, MIN .179
- J. Bickerstaff, MIN .171
- L. Blanchard, MICH .164
- R. Archibald, ILL .158
- Ro. Smith, PUR .155
- D. Thomas, MSU .152
- G. Cline-Heard, PSU .149
- L. Johnson, ILL .147
- K. Haston, IND .147
- A. Anagonye, MSU .147
- M. Griffin, ILL .145
- M. Bauer, MIN .143
- J. Asselin, MICH .141
- K. Johnson, OSU .140
- T. Hardy, NW .138
- J. Allison, PUR .137
- B. Robinson, MICH .136
- M. Linton, WIS .129
- T. Martin, OSU .124
- C. Young, MICH .120
- T. Bennett, MIN .116
- A. Jennings, NW .116
- T. Smith, PSU .114
- M. Vershaw, WIS .112
- W. Blake, NW .110
- J. Jeffries, IND .094
- A. Kowske, WIS .092
- D. Henderson, IA .091
- S. McClain, ILL .090
- J. Odle, IND .089
- R. Evans, IA .076
- C. Wills, WIS .073
- Z. Williams, OSU .071
- E. McCants, NW .063
- G. Worley, IA .053
- B. Buscher, PUR .048
- J. Reiner, IA .034
- J. Newton, IND .023
- A. Wetzel, PUR .016
- J. Moore, MICH .003
- R. Wildenborg, MIN -0.010