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This week’s Big 12 Power Rankings are here. Regarding Kansas, I took a look at Bill Self’s love of lobs from a statistical perspective and with some game clips.

Also included:

• I go deep on the Trae Young problem at Oklahoma
• Texas Tech’s motion offense
• West Virginia’s defensive issues
• The emerging play of Cameron Lard at Iowa State
• Baylor’s NCAA Tournament chances
• An established trend for Bruce Weber teams at Kansas State
• The continued efficiency of Vladimir Brodziansky
• The importance of Kendall Smith to Oklahoma State
• I finally talk about Dylan Osetkowski’s hair

https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/16/big-12-power-rankings-february-16-2018/

I posted a topic with a link to the blog over at https://scout.com/college/kansas/Board/Hoops-Talk-103719 and it looks like it’d been held up by the mods.

If anyone knows any of the mods over there or has enough standing to get it posted, it would be greatly appreciated!

Here is this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings. Regarding Kansas, I made a fun Devonte’ Graham pie chart and examined who he assists most often. Also included:

• Some interesting team comps for Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and TCU
• I question Shaka Smart’s coaching ability.
• West Virginia might be in okay shape in the conference title race.
• Baylor’s bad luck
• Hilton Magic is now backed by data.
• Jeffrey Carroll’s odd senior season
• Kansas State is surprisingly bad at rebounding.

https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2018/02/09/big-12-power-rankings-february-9-2018/

@Crimsonorblue22 Not that this site isn’t good enough, but is there another Kansas forum I should be posting this at? Want it to reach as many eyeballs as possible.

Here is this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings. Regarding Kansas, I took a look at some of their offensive sets and how Bill Self is an offensive coaching genius.

Also included:

• The good and bad of West Virginia’s triangle offense set
• I state my opinion on the Trae Young debate
• I speculate wildly about Scott Drew’s future at Baylor
• Iowa State’s issues with spacing on offense
• Alex Robinson controlling the court in the pick and roll for TCU
• Texas Tech’s recent offensive struggles
• Mo Bamba should be in the NBA
• How have Dean Wade and Barry Brown played since the injury to Kamau Stokes?
• Oklahoma State’s improved 2-point defense

https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2018/01/26/big-12-power-rankings-january-26th-2018-edition/

@Crimsonorblue22 The only thing I’ve read with any sort of clarity about his injury was in this article (http://lubbockonline.com/sports-red-raiders-mens-basketball/sports-red-raiders/sports/2018-01-15/tech-hoops-notebook-red) which didn’t look too promising. Chris Beard didn’t confirm he’s out for the season, but it certainly sounds that way considering what he says about Smith’s future.

Here is this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings post, my 10th edition of the season. Regarding Kansas, I examined what a former Big 12 coach could tell you about the current Big 12 title race and what the Jayhawks’ continued road success means for them.

Also included this week:

• How Texas Tech could still win the Big 12 regular season title
• The play of Oklahoma’s other freshman, Brady Manek
• Sagaba Konate destroying the hopes and spirits of his Big 12 foes
• Kansas State’s most interestingly different team during Bruce Weber’s tenure in Manhattan
• The Anatomy of a Comeback featuring Oklahoma State
• TCU’s 2-point defense concerns and their poor defense vs. dribble penetration
• Iowa State’s continued poor play on defense and allowing players to have their get-right game
• Texas’ sudden turnaround in 3-point shooting
• Baylor’s switch to Mark Vital and what it means for the Bears

https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2018/01/19/big-12-power-rankings-january-19th-2018-edition/

Here is this week’s Big 12 Power Rankings post, my 9th edition this season. Regarding Kansas, I took a look at the absurdity of Kansas’ 3-point shooting performance vs. Iowa State on Tuesday and their 3-point shooting compared to Bill Self’s teams of the past.

Some other things included this week:

• Further examination of Trae Young’s defense
• An update on the statistic that makes West Virginia tick – shot margin
• TCU’s only offensive weakness

https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2018/01/12/big-12-power-rankings-january-12th-2018-edition/

Earlier today, I posted my newest edition of my Big 12 Power Rankings. Included this week:

• Texas Tech’s stifling defense
• TCU’s extremely balanced offense
• The improved play of Mo Bamba, Kameron McGusty, and Teddy Allen
• Kansas State shooting more 3’s than ever before under Bruce Weber
• Iowa State’s porous pick and roll defense

Regarding Kansas, I took a look at the continued trend of opponents going to the “Find Svi, Attack Svi” offense in late-game situations.

https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2018/01/04/big-12-power-rankings-january-4th-2018-edition/

I posted by weekly Big 12 Power Rankings one day late, but here they are. This is a little different this week, but I examined one reason to be optimistic and pessimistic about each Big 12 team headed into conference play. It’s a nice reset as we head into conference play tonight. Enjoy.

https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/big-12-power-rankings-december-29th-2017-edition-conference-reset/

I took a look at my preseason predictions for the major Big 12 awards and how I would pick them now headed into conference play.

https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/28/big-12-reset-midseason-picks-for-player-of-the-year-1st-team-2nd-team-and-all-freshman-team/

Posted this week’s edition of the Big 12 Power Rankings earlier today. https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/14/big-12-power-rankings-december-14th-2017-edition/

For Kansas, I looked at their current odd statistical profile and then examined their 3-point defense in the loss to Arizona State.

I posted a new Big 12 Power Rankings post today. Enjoy. https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2017/12/07/big-12-power-rankings-december-7th-2017-edition/

Regarding Kansas, I took a look at their defensive performance thus far and how well they’ve played on that end.

@JayHawkFanToo I check out Massey’s rankings a couple times per week. Whether it’s Kenpom, Massey, Sagarin, T-Rank, etc., pretty much all of these advanced rankings sites have value, as long as they explain the logic behind their rankings and you know how they function (I’m looking at you ESPN BPI).

But I enjoy Kenpom and barttorvik.com the most. This is a weird thing to say, but the actual rankings at these sites aren’t what’s most important to me. Obviously they’re important, but I care more about all the stats and efficiency numbers, and I think Kenpom and barttorvik do it best. Their sites have loads of data and the site functionality is great. I just discovered barttorvik last season; it’s worth checking out.

Someone posted a link to my blog here a couple weeks ago. I wanted to drop in here and say thanks for the shoutout to whomever did that.

I also wanted to let everyone know I’m doing a weekly Big 12 Power Rankings article, typically released on Thursdays. I rank the Big 12 teams 1-10, but more importantly, I’ll provide some key statistics, trends, game clips, player breakdowns, etc. that I’ve noticed on each team.

Here is this week’s article. I’ll come back every week and drop a new link in this thread if people dig the article.

Enjoy. https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/2017/11/30/big-12-power-rankings-november-30th-2017-edition/

(If you want to check out any of my previous Power Rankings blog posts or my preseason previews, check out this link. All of them are archived on that page. https://big12basketblog.wordpress.com/category/power-rankings/)