Indiana’s three road victories have moved them to the top of the Plus/Minus Rankings. Penn State’s two road wins to start the season were quickly countered with two home losses to leave them smack dab in the middle of the pack.
Plus/Minus Standings
1.
Indiana
+3
2.
Wisconsin
+2
3T.
Ohio State
[...]
This is my first report using the new Player Plus Minus System. The results seem to be more consistent with most people’s opinions of the play of the players involved, so I think this passes the sniff test.
Player Plus Minus System Ranking
Player
PM Rating
PM/Game
G+
G-
G%
Cornley
35.0
2.92
10.0
-2.0
83.3%
Battle
51.0
3.40
12.0
-3.0
80.0%
Claxton
21.0
1.40
10.0
-5.0
66.7%
Morrissey
-3.0
-0.20
9.0
-6.0
60.0%
Walker
55.0
3.67
9.0
-6.0
60.0%
Jackson
-9.0
-0.60
8.5
-6.5
56.7%
Hassell
-13.0
-0.93
7.5
-6.5
53.6%
Brooks
13.0
0.87
7.0
-8.0
46.7%
Pringle
-47.0
-3.13
5.0
-10.0
33.3%
Jones
-99.0
-6.60
4.0
-11.0
26.7%
Cornley now moves to the top of the plus/minus list with [...]
I’ve never been completely satisfied with the plus/minus system that I have been using, so I decided to do some additional research into the area. I think I’ve found some adjustments that I can make to my methodology that will make the system more meaningful.
One of the issues with the simple plus/minus raw number [...]
With two road scalps in hand, Indiana claims sole position of first place in the plus/minus standings. Penn State gave back one of their scalps by blowing a 16 point second half lead over Minnesota at home.
The Big Ten +/- Standings
The concept is simple. It’s based on the theory that you should protect your home court. Failure to do so, costs you a point. Winning a game on the road, on the other hand, earns you a point.
During the course of a a season the +/- standings will [...]
Individual Plus/Minus numbers
Player
+/-
Cornley
7
Walker
1
Morrissey
15
Jackson
7
Pringle
1
Claxton
12
Brooks
6
Hassell
1
Battle
12
Jones
3
Solid effort by Morrissey in this game. He’s the one that got the team going in the second half with a couple of nice defensive plays (taking the charge under the basket and then diving on [...]
Here’s the numbers for the players who were on the floor together for Colgate.
PSU/Colgate Plus Minus Pairs Table I
The upper right half of the matrix equals the +/- for the respective pair.
The lower left half of the matrix equals the minutes the pair were on the floor together.
Walker
Morrissey
Claxton
Brooks
Hassell
Battle
Pringle
Jones
Jackson
Cornley
Walker
13
-3
13
2
3
0
13
-2
13
12
Morrissey
0.3
2
5
0
-2
7
-5
1
0
5
Claxton
11.1
20.5
18
5
0
12
6
4
11
16
Brooks
10.8
2.2
4.3
5
1
1
4
-2
4
4
Hassell
5.6
11.4
13.8
3.2
1
2
-1
0
1
0
Battle
3.5
17.2
18.2
4.2
11.3
10
0
5
0
12
Pringle
16.0
3.5
13.3
8.5
5.7
0.0
8
-3
13
5
Jones
2.3
7.4
7.1
2.3
0.0
7.2
2.2
2
0
4
Jackson
16.0
0.0
9.8
8.5
4.4
0.0
16.0
0.0
13
10
Cornley
10.6
20.5
28.0
5.0
12.6
18.2
12.9
7.1
9.4
17
PSU/Colgate Plus Minus Pairs Table II
The diagonal (where [...]
Here’s the plus minus number for Penn State for the Colgate game:
Player
Plus/Minus
Claxton
+18
Cornley
+17
Walker
+13
Jackson
+13
Battle
+10
Pringle
+8
Brooks
+5
Morrissey
+2
Jones
+2
Hassell
+1
The cream of the crop, Claxton and Cornley, led the charge in this game. Mike Walker once again comes up with very solid plus minus numbers.
Plus/Minus Win Percent
A P in the game column represents a positive +/- for that game. M = a [...]
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