If you take a bad shot, then it is a low percentage shot. There is less chance that you will make it. But if you have a turnover, then there is ZERO percent chance you will make a shot you never took. Turnovers are a killer. Right now our shooting percentages look pretty good, to the credit of coach and team. But what about all those empty possessions when we do not even get off a shot?
Right now we are tied for last in Turnover Margin in the SBC. Not only are we last in margin, we are also last in gross turnovers. In fact, no one is really close. According to the Belt official stats, we have averaged 16.6 turnovers per game. The next worst team (UTA) has averaged 15.5, and after that it drops to 14.4. So, we have the dubious distinction of being the sloppiest, most undisciplined team in the conference. We are pretty good at scoring, but it takes us a lot of possessions to do it.
That falls right on the coach. Beard did not tolerate turnovers. Play sloppy and he would jerk you right out of the game. Walker evidently does not mind quite so much. Nikola Maric leads the team in turnovers, but that is almost to be expected from a true freshman post player. The bad news is pretty much spread around after that: our turnovers are a team project.
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