Reuniting the Drews?

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Sportswriter Tom Keegan of the Lawrence Journal-World  had the following humorous suggestion for a team in the Big 12 to come up with a way to stop Kansas' streak of conference titles. We know that the results of combining all of the Drews in one united effort yields great results.

Kenpom.com's ranking of adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency measures points per 100 possessions and adjusts the number based on the strength of the opponent and the site of the game. It's as good a barometer as any to gauge the offensive/defensive balance of teams and verifies that Kansas is elite at both ends. (The value in advanced statistics lies in them validating or questioning what your eyes told you, not the other way around).

Kansas, ranked seventh in adjusted offensive efficiency and eighth in adjusted defensive efficiency, is the only school that ranks in the top 10 in both categories. Four others rank in the top 25 in both areas (national ranking/offensive efficiency/defensive efficiency): 2. Michigan State (2/19), 3. Villanova (12/6), 4. Virginia (10/11), 6. Oklahoma (15/12).

Among top 25 schools, No. 17 Duke (3/97), No. 19 Baylor (6/131), No. 21 Iowa State (4/107) and No. 24 SMU (14/72) have the wildest offensive/defensive disparities.

Outside the top 25, San Diego State ranks 226th in offensive efficiency, second in defensive. Valparaiso University ranks 128th in offense, fourth in defense.

Maybe the next Big 12 school to have an opening should coax highly regarded Valpo associate AD Homer Drew out of coaching retirement and Homer could steal son Bryce from Valpo, make him his defensive coordinator, steal son Scott from Baylor, make him his offensive coordinator, and make a (futile) run at Kansas' stranglehold on the Big 12 throne.

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As much as we've said about Bryce winning 4 out of 5 HL regular season championships, and Homer winning several Mid-Con regular season championships, I think what Bill Self has done at Kansas the last twelve years is amazing.  The only comparison I can think of is Wooden getting first in the PAC-8 in 13 out of 14 years.

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Sportswriter Tom Keegan of the Lawrence Journal-World  had the following humorous suggestion for a team in the Big 12 to come up with a way to stop Kansas' streak of conference titles. We know that the results of combining all of the Drews in one united effort yields great results.

Kenpom.com's ranking of adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency measures points per 100 possessions and adjusts the number based on the strength of the opponent and the site of the game. It's as good a barometer as any to gauge the offensive/defensive balance of teams and verifies that Kansas is elite at both ends. (The value in advanced statistics lies in them validating or questioning what your eyes told you, not the other way around).

Kansas, ranked seventh in adjusted offensive efficiency and eighth in adjusted defensive efficiency, is the only school that ranks in the top 10 in both categories. Four others rank in the top 25 in both areas (national ranking/offensive efficiency/defensive efficiency): 2. Michigan State (2/19), 3. Villanova (12/6), 4. Virginia (10/11), 6. Oklahoma (15/12).

Among top 25 schools, No. 17 Duke (3/97), No. 19 Baylor (6/131), No. 21 Iowa State (4/107) and No. 24 SMU (14/72) have the wildest offensive/defensive disparities.

Outside the top 25, San Diego State ranks 226th in offensive efficiency, second in defensive. Valparaiso University ranks 128th in offense, fourth in defense.

Maybe the next Big 12 school to have an opening should coax highly regarded Valpo associate AD Homer Drew out of coaching retirement and Homer could steal son Bryce from Valpo, make him his defensive coordinator, steal son Scott from Baylor, make him his offensive coordinator, and make a (futile) run at Kansas' stranglehold on the Big 12 throne.

Kansas knows how to own a conference - and - live up to expections while doing it. We haven't quite mastered part 2 yet.