Krystal Thomas to Duke

As reported at the Devils' Den and at DBR, Florida junior Krystal Thomas has committed to Duke. She's 6'4, has a 3.9 GPA, and can dunk. She also sounds like a really neat kid with an intense story. 

Her AAU team is the Orlando Comets and she attends The First Academy in Orlando.

Individual stats

Here are selected stats for the twelve Wade Award final candidates, prior to any NCAA tournament games:

Name	ORtg	DRtg	%Tm Poss	TS%	Reb%
Seimone Augustus	137	79	21%	.621	8%
Jessica Davenport	129	72	19%	.657	16%
Sophia Young	129	77	22%	.585	16%
Tasha Humphrey	128	86	20%	.609	16%
Monique Currie	128	78	16%	.581	11%
Khara Smith	127	74	18%	.616	20%
Candice Wiggins	126	84	22%	.617	8%
Cappie Pondexter	126	82	25%	.588	7%
Ivory Latta	124	80	19%	.615	4%
Sherill Baker	120	82	21%	.563	7%
Sylvia Fowles	119	65	19%	.618	23%
Candice Dupree	112	76	22%	.545	14%

And here are the same numbers for the two players that I thought should have made the list, whether or not they're freshmen:

Name	ORtg	DRtg	%Tm Poss	TS%	Reb%
Candace Parker	128	79	19%	.598	16%
Courtney Paris	122	73	23%	.588	27%

Just from a quick eyeball, I can't really see the committee giving the award to anyone but Seimone Augustus, despite my love and respect for Mo Currie. Seimone's offensive production make up for her weaker rebounding numbers and average ranking on defense. (By average, I mean compared to the other twelve candidates, of course.) I do think that the two freshmen should have made the final list, though, at the expense of Sherill Baker and Candice Dupree.

About these numbers:

ORtg, or Offensive Rating, measures the number of points an individual produces over 100 possessions, similar to the Team O-Rating.

DRtg (guess what) stands for Defensive Rating, or the number of points an individual allows over the same 100 possessions. (D-Rating is much harder to quantify, due to the types of statistics kept - not as much info on the defensive end.)

Percent of Team Possession (%TM Poss) refers to how many possessions a player "uses up", through baskets, missed shots, assists, turnovers, etc. Lower numbers indicate a more balanced team, and 20% is about average.

TS% refers to total scoring efficiency, and is more accurate than just field goal percentage, as it includes free throws and is weighted to account for threes.

Reb% is the percentage of available rebounds grabbed by that player.

Updated EM ratings

Here are updated adjusted efficiency numbers, just in time for the tournament:

Team	ORtg	DRtg	EM	SOS-EM
Duke	113	76	37	23.0
UNC	108	76	32	19.8
LSU	106	74	32	19.4
Tennessee	112	85	26	17.1
Ohio St	106	78	29	16.9
UConn	105	79	26	15.9
Maryland	109	84	22	14.6
Georgia	111	88	23	14.0
Stanford	108	86	21	12.4
Baylor	104	83	21	12.4
Utah	105	83	21	12.1
Rutgers	100	80	19	11.3
DePaul	104	85	19	10.9
Oklahoma	105	90	15	10.2
Texas A&M	99	81	18	10.0
Bowling Green	101	81	20	9.8
Purdue	99	82	17	9.6
Arizona St	100	85	15	8.8
Vanderbilt	102	88	14	8.2
Boston College	97	83	14	8.1
La. Tech	94	78	16	8.0
BYU	95	80	14	7.7
Temple	96	82	14	7.6
New Mexico	100	87	13	7.6
Xavier	101	88	13	7.1
Michigan St	99	88	11	6.6
S. Florida	99	88	11	6.5
Minnesota	100	94	6	3.1