Valley vs MCAA, Week Ahead

#5 posting 2.19.2006

Week Ahead
MN starts it's post season play this week as does SD. ND will have regions for Bs starting Monday, Tuesday, Thursday. IA & WI are in the heart of the postseason.
Monday F20
Winona Cotter @ Cannon Falls (Hiawatha Valley Championship)

Tuesday F21
Mpls Roosevelt @ Litchfield
Detroit Lakes @ Bemidji
Minnewaska @ Osakis
Minnetonka @ Hopkins
Rosemount @ Lakeville North
Edina @ Cretin-Derham Hall
Benilde-St. Margaret's @ Waconia
Hill-Murray @ Apple Valley
Centennial @ Champlin Park
Iowa Regional semis 1A, 2A
WI Regional quarters D1, D2, D3, D4

Thursday F23
Rogers @ St. Michael-Albertville
Holy Angels @ Orono
Cannon Falls @ Jordan
Breck @ DeLaSalle
Mpls North @ Mpls South
WI Regional Semis D2, D3, D4
NEB regional semis A, B

Friday F24
Hopkins @ Edina
St. P Johnson @ St. P Central
Woodbury @ Roseville
Bloomington Kennedy @ Eastview
MN JUCO Quarters @ Ridgewater (Willmar)
Iowa Regional finals 1A, 2A, 3A
IL State A Quarters @ Illinois State, Normal
Neb regional Finals A, B

Saturday F25
Twin City Championship
Mpls South @ St. P Central
Albany @ St. Cloud Tech
RTR vs Minneota 3A North Quarters @ SW MN State Marshall 2:30
MN JUCO Semis @ Ridgewater (Willmar)
Iowa Regional finals 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A
WI Region Semis D1
WI Region Finals D2, D3, D4
IL State A Semis & Finals @ Illinois State, Normal

Valley vs. MCAA
I took the top eight teams from each tournament since the MCAA held their 9-13 tournament elsewhere and I did not see them.
Conference, Points, Possessions, PP100, floor %
Valley 58.25, 70.4, 82.77, .414
MCAA 46.78, 63.4, 73.73, .355

The analysis: the Valley has better offensive players and teams. They play at a faster pace and are more effective. St. Clair led the way in effective offense with .487. Three other Valley schools were above .430, only one MCAA school cracked .430. St. Clair also ruled the pp100 with 97.4. Truman was the only other school to crack 90 at 91.7. Both are in the Valley. You might be inclined to think that MCAA defense is better. I disagree. I am not a proponent that the defense is that much better. I think offense (shooting, ball handling) will find away to score given that there is no shot clock.

Let's look at the Classes in MN
Class, # of teams watched, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
A 18, 51.2, 68.3, 74.88, .367
AA 15, 55.2, 68.2, 80.94, .385
AAA 17, 53.2, 66.8, 79.7, .383
AAAA 69, 55.3, 66.8, 82.79, .405

As you can see AAAA dominates except for A in possessions. This, I feel, is due to the turnovers.

Next up Tomorrow AM