One third of the regular season is in the books for St. Bonaventure. The record stands at 8-2 and now is an opportune time to look at the Bonnies’ efficiency margin.
To arrive at this figure we subtract defensive efficiency from the offensive. Efficiency is points per possession multiplied by 100. Naturally you want to have a positive margin. ‘Winning’ the efficiency margin does not guarantee a victory on the scoreboard but it’s close. In approximately 97% of the cases, the team that ‘wins’ efficiency gets the ‘W’ in the won-lost column.
The following table gives a rundown of Bona’s first ten games. The efficiency margin of each contest is on the right.
Once again, you want to produce at least a 100 efficiency on the offensive end while keeping opposition out of triple figures.
Opponent
Efficiency Margin
Siena
+45
Canisius
+13
Boise St.
+10
Clemson
+5
Marquette
+22
Northern Iowa
-13
Coppin St.
+17
Buffalo
+5
Loyola MD
+20
UConn
-15
Thus far the Bona...
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