Why Saint Louis is a top 10 team -- a thread:

Quit hitters:
- SLU ranked 8th at http://EvanMiya.com 
- Jordan Goodwin is 2nd in the nation in Bayesian Performance Rating
- French is 11th in BPR
- Wins look more impressive after filtering out garbage time

Let's start with Jordan Goodwin, who is an underrated star, averaging 15 pts, 10 boards, and 3 assists a game. He has risen to 2nd in the nation in Bayesian Performance Rating, which quantifies a player's overall impact while on the court.

Hasahn French checks in at 11th.

Saint Louis, who was rated 41st in the preseason ratings, has risen to 8th in part because of how impressive their game scores are after filtering out garbage time possessions:

51-19 vs SIUE
85-81 vs LSU
52-14 vs AR-Pine
70-50 vs C. Ark
70-50 vs Indiana State

When looking at effective teammate pairs for SLU, Jordan Goodwin and Marten Linssen have been elite, with the team outscoring opponents by 66 points per 100 possessions with them on the court together (Team Efficiency Margin). By contrast, the Perkins/Jacobs combo has a TEM of 32

Small sample size, but SLU's most efficient five-man lineup (over 10 possessions played) has consisted of Bell, Goodwin, Hargrove, Jacobs, and Thatch, mainly due to a ridiculously good Team Defensive Efficiency of 36 points per 100 possessions allowed.

Jordan Goodwin has made every Saint Louis teammate better when they are on the court with him, compared to their individual averages, as seen in the "Above/Below Average" metric.

Dive into the metrics yourself at http://EvanMiya.com .

@haslametrics let's ride the SLU hype train together shall we?