[Mizzou B-ball fan]

FYI in regards to the previous conversation about Mizzou's rebounding. The system that Mizzou runs almost guarantees that they won't have good rebounding numbers because Mizzou always puts up many more shots than their opponent, resulting in many more defensive rebounds for their opponent.

On the other side, Mizzou often forces many more turnovers than the other team. The coaching staff uses a different measurement of efficiency that uses both of those stats. They take the rebounding margin and add it to the turnover margin. Anything that ends up with a net of zero or better is considered very good. So if Mizzou is -6 on rebounding margin but is +8 on turnover margin, the staff is going to be very happy with that.

Another thing fans of other teams notice is that Mizzou gives up more inside shots than most teams. That's going to happen when your defense is pushed out further than most. On the flip side, most fans would be shocked at how many fast break points MU gets after a made basket. Mizzou always has guards releasing and when a guard drives inside and makes a basket, Mizzou is able to outlet quickly and beat them down the floor.

Most Mizzou fans are used to hearing these criticisms of the system by now. After a few years of watching it, you start to see just how well it can work. Conversely, some of the stats it produces appear so foreign to what most teams want. As a result, people assume that it's not working. It's just a whole different system and conventional statistics can't be judged the same way as other teams because it can be a winning system that produces some numbers that don't match the results.