It seems to me that Wake routinely comes out flat in the 2nd half and that our opponents either extend their lead or reduce their deficit in the opening minutes of the half. I was curious to see if that is, in fact, true or just a figment of my Buzzout-addled brain.
Turns out - Wake really isn't very good at the start of the 2nd half. The following table shows the points scored by Wake vs by their opponent - up to the point of the first time out of the 2nd half. I did not look at the 5 bunnies at the start of the season - I've looked at the 19 games this season beginning with Kansas.
The results: Wake "lost" 13 out of 19 times. "Won" 5 times. Tied once (with Pitt). For their Away games, Wake's record is abysmal 0-6-1. When considering who took the first time out of the 2nd half, Bz was not quite as "machine-gun" as I thought. Wake took the first time out 6 times, our opponents 2, and the normal media timeout occurred 11 times.
What does this mean? First, it's a snow day and I'm stuck at home. Second, as a rule, WFU really underperforms at the start of the 2nd half. Which in my mind points to one person. The Coach.
Watching last night, I really felt like Wake actually has too much talent to get these same disappointing results game after game. It's time for a change.
The Table:
Turns out - Wake really isn't very good at the start of the 2nd half. The following table shows the points scored by Wake vs by their opponent - up to the point of the first time out of the 2nd half. I did not look at the 5 bunnies at the start of the season - I've looked at the 19 games this season beginning with Kansas.
The results: Wake "lost" 13 out of 19 times. "Won" 5 times. Tied once (with Pitt). For their Away games, Wake's record is abysmal 0-6-1. When considering who took the first time out of the 2nd half, Bz was not quite as "machine-gun" as I thought. Wake took the first time out 6 times, our opponents 2, and the normal media timeout occurred 11 times.
What does this mean? First, it's a snow day and I'm stuck at home. Second, as a rule, WFU really underperforms at the start of the 2nd half. Which in my mind points to one person. The Coach.
Watching last night, I really felt like Wake actually has too much talent to get these same disappointing results game after game. It's time for a change.
The Table:
Points Scored | ||||||
In 2nd Half as of First Time Out | ||||||
Wake Forest | ||||||
Delta | ||||||
At 1st TO | Who Took | Time of | ||||
Opponent | H/A | Wake | Opp | of 2nd Half | Timeout | Timeout |
Kansas | N | 8 | 4 | 4 | Opp | 16:29 |
USC | N | 6 | 2 | 4 | Media | |
Tenn | N | 2 | 10 | -8 | Media | |
Tulane | H | 6 | 13 | -7 | Media | |
Rich | H | 0 | 7 | -7 | WFU | 17:05 |
St Bon | H | 10 | 7 | 3 | Media | |
UNCG | H | 7 | 6 | 1 | Media | |
Xav | A | 10 | 12 | -2 | Media | |
UNC | H | 2 | 4 | -2 | WFU | 18:49 |
UVA | A | 2 | 10 | -8 | Media | |
Pitt | A | 11 | 11 | 0 | Media | |
NCSU | H | 8 | 5 | 3 | Media | |
Clem | A | 7 | 11 | -4 | WFU | 16:16 |
VT | A | 7 | 9 | -2 | Opp | 16:09 |
ND | H | 0 | 4 | -4 | WFU | 19:19 |
Syracuse | H | 7 | 10 | -3 | Media | |
GaTech | H | 0 | 6 | -6 | WFU | 18:14 |
Duke | A | 3 | 4 | -1 | WFU | 17:06 |
NC State | A | 4 | 8 | -4 | Media | |
AVG | -2.263157895 | |||||
To First TO | Record 5-13-1 | |||||
First TO Away | Record 0-6-1 | |||||
Game Result | Record 9-10 | |||||
Who Took First TO | Wake (6) | |||||
Opp (2) | ||||||
Media (11) |