Let the RPI Continue to Plummet: Statistical Look at Zags-Lions

by Zach Bell on Jan 23, 2009 4:12 PM PST

LMU is in the 300s in the RPI as we stand. At that ranking, I believe they are behind some high school teams in Texas and California. Here is how the stats look for the Lions...close your eyes if you must.

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Vernon Teel	4	25.3	4.8	11.3	42.2	0.0	1.3	0.0	5.8	9.3	62.2	2.5	5.0	7.5	2.3	3.8	1.5	0.0	2.8	15.3
Jarred DuBois	18	35.4	3.8	11.4	33.7	1.4	3.8	36.8	4.0	4.7	84.7	0.7	2.1	2.8	3.1	3.1	0.8	0.0	2.8	13.1
LaRon Armstead	18	32.0	3.6	8.6	41.6	0.2	0.9	18.8	2.8	3.8	72.5	1.2	4.6	5.8	1.1	2.8	0.8	0.1	2.2	10.1
Corey Counts	18	31.0	2.7	7.1	38.6	2.0	5.3	37.9	1.1	1.2	86.4	0.2	1.9	2.1	1.8	1.7	0.7	0.1	1.6	8.5
Kevin Young	18	30.1	3.0	8.8	34.0	0.4	2.2	17.5	1.1	1.9	57.1	3.2	3.7	6.8	0.6	2.9	1.4	1.1	3.6	7.5
Ashley Hamilton	6	25.7	2.5	7.5	33.3	0.2	0.8	20.0	2.0	2.5	80.0	1.0	3.7	4.7	1.3	3.2	0.5	0.0	2.8	7.2
Marko Deric	18	21.5	1.5	5.7	26.2	0.3	1.4	19.2	0.6	0.8	66.7	1.2	2.1	3.3	0.6	1.2	0.2	0.0	2.2	3.8
Brad Sweezy	18	21.5	1.2	2.8	43.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.4	1.0	44.4	1.4	2.6	4.0	0.7	1.5	0.4	0.3	2.3	2.9
Tim Dietrichs	3	14.7	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.0	33.3	0.7	0.7	1.3	0.7	1.7	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.3
Chris Kanne	17	10.2	0.7	2.5	27.9	0.5	2.0	26.5	0.2	0.2	75.0	0.4	0.7	1.1	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	2.1
Griffin Reilly	7	5.7	0.1	0.7	20.0	0.0	0.6	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.6	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3
	18	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	1.6	3.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

And here are the stats for your Gonzaga Bulldogs...this is a prettier picture.

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Josh Heytvelt	17	28.3	5.5	10.2	53.8	0.8	2.1	40.0	2.9	4.2	69.4	2.0	4.8	6.8	0.5	1.2	0.5	0.9	2.4	14.7
Austin Daye	17	26.4	5.3	11.2	47.4	1.1	3.1	36.5	2.1	2.9	70.0	1.0	5.9	6.9	1.1	1.9	0.9	2.2	3.1	13.8
Matt Bouldin	17	30.5	4.7	9.4	50.3	1.4	3.5	40.0	1.9	2.7	71.7	0.8	3.0	3.8	3.4	1.6	1.6	0.1	1.6	12.8
Steven Gray	17	27.8	3.7	8.1	45.7	1.6	4.8	32.9	1.4	2.0	70.6	1.5	1.9	3.4	2.6	0.9	1.1	0.5	1.8	10.4
Jeremy Pargo	17	30.3	3.6	7.9	46.3	0.4	1.6	25.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	0.6	2.9	3.5	6.0	2.7	1.1	0.2	1.6	9.2
Micah Downs	17	25.3	2.9	7.5	38.6	1.5	3.9	38.8	1.5	1.9	78.8	1.3	3.3	4.6	1.2	0.8	0.8	0.5	1.9	8.8
Demetri Goodson	17	13.8	1.1	2.3	46.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.5	2.2	65.8	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.6	1.2	0.6	0.2	1.9	3.6
Robert Sacre	5	8.8	1.0	1.4	71.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.6	62.5	1.4	1.4	2.8	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.4	1.4	3.0
Ira Brown	17	10.5	1.1	1.9	57.6	0.1	0.4	33.3	0.5	0.8	57.1	0.8	1.8	2.6	0.1	0.7	0.5	0.5	1.6	2.8
Andrew Sorenson	11	3.2	0.5	1.0	54.5	0.5	0.9	60.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.1	1.6
Will Foster	12	7.0	0.5	1.3	40.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.2	50.0	0.8	1.4	2.2	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.5	0.8	1.1
Chris Pontarolo-Maag	4	1.8	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	17	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	1.9	3.5	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0