The past four games haven’t been the prettiest for Hogs hoops. Ranging from underwhelming wins to a couple of uncharacteristic losses in Bud Walton arena. The games have dropped the Hogs about 10 spots in the KenPom rankings. When looking for reasons why, there are a couple of big reasons why the play has dropped off a bit, and they’re pretty obvious answers.
Turnovers
First, the Hogs are turning the ball over significantly more. The loss to Texas had a rough turnover percentage number of just over 22%. That combined with free throw shooting made the difference in the overtime game.