Breaking News!!! Jon Leuer Wearing Boot!

Sorry if this story broke already and I just haven't been online to find out about it, but I just saw Jon Leuer wearing a boot on his right leg in a restaurant on State Street. Given the willingness of the program having players wearing them as a precaution between games in past, I'm not sure this is anything to be concerned about. From what I could see, there wasn't any swelling or other indication of substantial injury, although I didn't want to just stand there at staring at his leg so I didn't get a great look over. Overall, he seemed to walk as normal as you can with a boot on. I'll post further details if they arise. Otherwise, this will be my only post of the night since I've got quite a bit of reading to do.

After Four Games Sans Leuer...

With Leuer
Possessions per 40 Minutes: 63
Offensive PPP: 1.125
Offensive Turnover Rate: 15.9%
Offensive 2-Point Shooting: 51.9% (280/540)
Offensive 3-Point Shooting: 35.6% (108/303)
Offensive Free Throw Rate: 39.5
Offensive 3FGA/FGA: 35.9%
Off Reb Rate: 30.6%

Defensive PPP: 0.906
Defensive Turnover Rate: 19.2%
Defensive 2-Point Shooting: 42.3% (249/588)
Defensive 3-Point Shooting: 31.8% (69/217)
Defensive Free Throw Rate: 37.3
Defensive 3FGA/FGA: 27%
Def Reb Rate: 75.9%



Without Leuer
Possessions per 40 Minutes: 56
Offensive PPP: 1.089
Offensive Turnover Rate: 13.4%
Offensive 2-Point Shooting: 51.4% (53/103)
Offensive 3-Point Shooting: 27.5% (30/109)
Offensive Free Throw Rate: 27.4
Offensive 3FGA/FGA: 51.4%
Off Reb Rate: 25%

Defensive PPP: 1.022
Defensive Turnover Rate: 20.5%
Defensive 2-Point Shooting: 47.2% (67/142)
Defensive 3-Point Shooting: 40.4% (21/52)
Defensive Free Throw Rate: 24.2
Defensive 3FGA/FGA: 26.8%
Def Reb Rate: 74.6%


The PPPs changed quite a bit, but I think we can chalk that up to better competition. But there have been some drastic changes. Three point shooting and the free throws to shot attempts ratio has fallen greatly. Their tempo has slowed to a crawl. And even though Jon was the opposite of turnover prone, they have really cut back on turnovers... maybe due to Taylor's increased time at the point, as he isn't as aggressive in risk-taking as Pop.

Oddly, the opponents have shot less free throws, haven't been able to grab more offensive rebounds, and shoot about the same amount of threes. Their shooting ability has increased quite a bit too.