All John Calipari does is load teams with winners.
Or at least, so it would seem. The Kentucky coach brought John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Eric Bledsoe and Daniel Orton to the Wildcats last season, and they delivered a dominant season and Elite Eight run. This season, Calipari imported Brandon Knight, Terrence Jones, Doron Lamb and Josh Harrelson to keep the Wildcats on top of the SEC and in the discussion for a national championship.
Although this year’s recruiting class is one of the best in the country, the Wildcats aren’t quite ready to repeat a deep tournament run. That’s largely because Brandon Knight is no John Wall. Knight is a supremely talented guard who can score in many different ways. But he’s not disciplined as a point guard in Calipari’s attacking offense — at least not yet. He’s averaging 4.0 turnovers to 3.7 assists per game. Despite scoring 17.4 points per game, Knight’s Total Impact Quotient is 3.5, which is about 50 percent worse than the average SEC guard.
Wall also struggled in the early stages of last season, culminating in a tense moment in January between superstar and coach after Kentucky dropped a game to South Carolina. There’s no indication that Knight is following that path, but he could do worse than mirror Wall’s midseason development. Wall ended last season with a 9.8 TIQ as he cut down on the turnovers and showed smarter shot selection. Considering that Knight has taken nearly 50 more shots than any Wildcat not named Terrence Jones this season, he would be wise to embrace more of the table-setting duties than scoring workload.
Check out a complete introduction to the Total Impact Quotient.
SEC TIQ position averages:
Centers: 13.0
Forwards: 9.9
Guards: 6.4
TIQ = Total Impact Quotient
PD% = Position differential in % difference from average
| Top 2 centers | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Festus Ezeli | Vanderbilt | 20.2 | 55.4 | 203 |
| Josh Harrelson | Kentucky | 15.9 | 22.3 | 211 |
| Top 5 forwards | ||||
| Eloy Vargas | Kentucky | 21.7 | 119.2 | 113 |
| Delvon Johnson | Arkansas | 19.1 | 92.9 | 213 |
| Garrett Green | LSU | 17.7 | 78.8 | 75 |
| Will Yeguete | Florida | 16.4 | 65.7 | 88 |
| R.J. Slawson | South Carolina | 16.0 | 61.6 | 58 |
| Top 5 guards | ||||
| Brian Bryant | Mississippi State | 14.8 | 131.3 | 133 |
| Travis Leslie | Georgia | 13.0 | 103.1 | 253 |
| Melvin Goins | Tennessee | 13.0 | 103.1 | 135 |
| Nick Williams | Mississippi | 10.8 | 68.8 | 190 |
| Josh Wallace | Auburn | 10.5 | 64.1 | 161 |
Player Rankings
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| ALABAMA 2010-11 | |||||
| F | Tony Mitchell | 14.6 | 245 | 47.5 | 8 |
| G | Trevor Releford | 8.7 | 236 | 35.9 | 15 |
| F | Chris Hines | 11.6 | 217 | 17.2 | 16 |
| G | Senario Hillman | 8.1 | 206 | 26.6 | 20 |
| G | Charvez Davis | 2.9 | 166 | -54.7 | 47 |
| F | JaMychal Green | 11.8 | 122 | 19.2 | 15 |
| G | Charles Hankerson Jr. | 4.1 | 107 | -35.9 | 39 |
| G | Ben Eblen | 3.1 | 94 | -51.6 | 46 |
| G | Kendall Durant | 2.5 | 74 | -60.9 | 50 |
| C | Carl Engstrom | 4.9 | 69 | -62.3 | 5 |
| F | Jason Carter | 2.9 | 60 | -70.7 | 49 |
| ARKANSAS 2010-11 | |||||
| F | Delvon Johnson | 19.1 | 213 | 92.9 | 2 |
| G | Rotnei Clarke | 8.4 | 211 | 31.3 | 17 |
| G | Julysses Nobles | 8.8 | 174 | 37.5 | 14 |
| G | Jeff Peterson | 6.7 | 149 | 4.7 | 27 |
| F | Glenn Bryant | 10.1 | 119 | 2.0 | 24 |
| G | Marcus Britt | 4.4 | 103 | -31.3 | 35 |
| G | Mardacus Wade | 5.9 | 102 | -7.8 | 33 |
| F | Marshawn Powell | 5.8 | 96 | -41.4 | 44 |
| G | Rickey Scott | 3.5 | 96 | -45.3 | 44 |
| F | Marvell Waithe | 12.3 | 95 | 24.2 | 13 |
| F | Jemal Farmer | 0.6 | 60 | -93.9 | 50 |
| AUBURN 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Earnest Ross | 9.7 | 211 | 51.6 | 6 |
| G | Andre Malone | 8.3 | 195 | 29.7 | 19 |
| F | Kenny Gabriel | 7.6 | 185 | -23.2 | 38 |
| F | Rob Chubb | 8.6 | 165 | -13.1 | 34 |
| G | Josh Wallace | 10.5 | 161 | 64.1 | 5 |
| F | Allen Payne | 10.6 | 141 | 7.1 | 23 |
| G | Tony Neysmith | 4.2 | 125 | -34.4 | 38 |
| F | Josh Langford | 4.5 | 108 | -54.5 | 46 |
| F | Adrian Forbes | 9.8 | 91 | -1.0 | 26 |
| FLORIDA 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Erving Walker | 9.3 | 280 | 45.3 | 7 |
| F | Chandler Parsons | 8.2 | 279 | -17.2 | 35 |
| G | Kenny Boynton | 1.3 | 269 | -79.7 | 52 |
| C | Vernon Macklin | 11.1 | 185 | -14.6 | 4 |
| F | Alex Tyus | 9.6 | 178 | -3.0 | 29 |
| G | Scottie Wilbekin | 9.0 | 147 | 40.6 | 11 |
| F | Erik Murphy | 12.2 | 144 | 23.2 | 14 |
| F | Patric Young | 9.7 | 135 | -2.0 | 28 |
| F | Will Yeguete | 16.4 | 88 | 65.7 | 4 |
| G | Casey Prather | 1.8 | 81 | -71.9 | 51 |
| GEORGIA 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Dustin Ware | 9.0 | 273 | 40.6 | 12 |
| G | Gerald Robinson | 6.0 | 264 | -6.3 | 32 |
| G | Travis Leslie | 13.0 | 253 | 103.1 | 2 |
| F | Jeremy Price | 11.4 | 188 | 15.2 | 17 |
| F | Trey Thompkins | 7.7 | 156 | -22.2 | 37 |
| F | Connor Nolte | 7.5 | 144 | -24.2 | 39 |
| F | Chris Barnes | 12.4 | 132 | 25.3 | 12 |
| G | Sherrard Brantley | 1.1 | 99 | -82.8 | 53 |
| F | Marcus Thornton | 3.4 | 67 | -65.7 | 48 |
| KENTUCKY 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Brandon Knight | 3.5 | 303 | -45.3 | 45 |
| G | DeAndre Liggins | 7.0 | 295 | 9.4 | 25 |
| F | Terrence Jones | 14.5 | 288 | 46.5 | 9 |
| G | Darius Miller | 9.3 | 255 | 45.3 | 8 |
| G | Doron Lamb | 6.4 | 244 | 0.0 | 30 |
| C | Josh Harrelson | 15.9 | 211 | 22.3 | 2 |
| F | Eloy Vargas | 21.7 | 113 | 119.2 | 1 |
| LSU 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Ralston Turner | 4.1 | 198 | -35.9 | 40 |
| G | Aaron Dotson | 6.7 | 194 | 4.7 | 28 |
| G | Andre Stinger | 8.4 | 192 | 31.3 | 18 |
| F | Malcolm White | 7.1 | 164 | -28.3 | 41 |
| F | Storm Warren | 11.4 | 160 | 15.2 | 18 |
| F | Eddie Ludwig | 11.0 | 139 | 11.1 | 22 |
| F | Matt Derenbecker | -0.6 | 109 | -106.1 | 52 |
| G | Chris Bass | 6.9 | 109 | 7.8 | 26 |
| F | Garrett Green | 17.7 | 75 | 78.8 | 3 |
| MISSISSIPPI 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Chris Warren | 6.3 | 200 | -1.6 | 31 |
| G | Nick Williams | 10.8 | 190 | 68.8 | 4 |
| G | Zach Graham | 7.6 | 173 | 18.8 | 24 |
| F | Terrance Henry | 9.3 | 159 | -6.1 | 32 |
| G | Trevor Gaskins | 8.0 | 154 | 25.0 | 21 |
| F | Reginald Buckner | 9.4 | 125 | -5.1 | 31 |
| F | Steadman Short | 8.2 | 103 | -17.2 | 36 |
| G | Dundrecous Nelson | -0.1 | 64 | -101.6 | 54 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Ravern Johnson | 9.1 | 223 | 42.2 | 9 |
| G | Riley Benock | 8.5 | 209 | 32.8 | 16 |
| F | Kodi Augustus | 12.6 | 197 | 27.3 | 11 |
| G | Brian Bryant | 14.8 | 133 | 131.3 | 1 |
| F | Elgin Bailey | 6.2 | 114 | -37.4 | 43 |
| G | Twany Beckham | 6.6 | 113 | 3.1 | 29 |
| F | Wendell Lewis | 10.1 | 107 | 2.0 | 25 |
| G | Jalen Steele | 2.7 | 92 | -57.8 | 49 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Bruce Ellington | 3.7 | 245 | -42.2 | 43 |
| F | Lakeem Jackson | 11.4 | 231 | 15.2 | 19 |
| F | Malik Cooke | 11.3 | 207 | 14.1 | 20 |
| F | Sam Muldrow | 9.5 | 199 | -4.0 | 30 |
| G | Brian Richardson | 9.1 | 191 | 42.2 | 10 |
| G | Ramon Galloway | 3.8 | 159 | -40.6 | 41 |
| G | Stephen Spinella | 5.5 | 118 | -14.1 | 34 |
| F | Damontre Harris | 11.3 | 95 | 14.1 | 21 |
| F | Johndre Jefferson | 14.9 | 94 | 50.5 | 7 |
| F | R.J. Slawson | 16.0 | 58 | 61.6 | 5 |
| G | Eric Smith | 4.3 | 53 | -32.8 | 37 |
| TENNESSEE 2010-11 | |||||
| G | Scotty Hopson | 2.8 | 189 | -56.3 | 48 |
| F | Tobias Harris | 7.2 | 186 | -27.3 | 40 |
| G | Cameron Tatum | 9.0 | 185 | 40.6 | 13 |
| C | Brian Williams | 12.9 | 143 | -0.8 | 3 |
| G | Melvin Goins | 13.0 | 135 | 103.1 | 3 |
| G | Skylar McBee | 4.4 | 114 | -31.3 | 36 |
| G | Trae Golden | 7.8 | 110 | 21.9 | 23 |
| F | Steven Pearl | 6.9 | 103 | -30.3 | 42 |
| F | John Fields | 15.9 | 99 | 60.6 | 6 |
| F | Renaldo Woolridge | -0.2 | 67 | -102.0 | 51 |
| VANDERBILT 2010-11 | |||||
| G | John Jenkins | 3.8 | 296 | -40.6 | 42 |
| G | Brad Tinsley | 7.9 | 273 | 23.4 | 22 |
| F | Jeffery Taylor | 3.5 | 249 | -64.6 | 47 |
| C | Festus Ezeli | 20.2 | 203 | 55.4 | 1 |
| F | Lance Goulbourne | 13.7 | 199 | 38.4 | 10 |
| F | Andre Walker | 9.8 | 162 | -1.0 | 27 |
| F | Steve Tchiengang | 9.1 | 151 | -8.1 | 33 |
| G | Kyle Fuller | -1.4 | 131 | -121.9 | 55 |
| F | Rod Odom | 5.5 | 129 | -44.4 | 45 |
Player Rankings 2009-10
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| ALABAMA 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Mikhail Torrance | 11.5 | 1,043 | 85.5 | 12 |
| F | JaMychal Green | 12.3 | 837 | 32.3 | 58 |
| G | Anthony Brock | 5.2 | 823 | -16.1 | 237 |
| G | Senario Hillman | 3.8 | 802 | -38.7 | 292 |
| F | Tony Mitchell | 11.7 | 698 | 25.8 | 72 |
| F | Justin Knox | 8.4 | 632 | -9.7 | 195 |
| F | Chris Hines | 8.6 | 629 | -7.5 | 189 |
| G | Charvez Davis | 2.1 | 574 | -66.1 | 342 |
| G | Ben Eblen | 4.2 | 204 | -32.3 | 275 |
| G | Andrew Steele | 7.9 | 107 | 27.4 | 94 |
| ARKANSAS 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Rotnei Clarke | 6.0 | 1,058 | -3.2 | 196 |
| F | Marshawn Powell | 9.0 | 992 | -3.2 | 180 |
| F | Michael Washington | 12.0 | 735 | 29.0 | 62 |
| G | Courtney Fortson | 7.1 | 599 | 14.5 | 136 |
| G | Stefan Welsh | 3.7 | 571 | -40.3 | 296 |
| F | Jemal Farmer | 7.6 | 570 | -18.3 | 221 |
| G | Marcus Britt | 8.5 | 524 | 37.1 | 67 |
| G | Julysses Nobles | 7.7 | 513 | 24.2 | 106 |
| F | Delvon Johnson | 7.8 | 425 | -16.1 | 215 |
| F | Glenn Bryant | 11.8 | 273 | 26.9 | 69 |
| G | Stephen Cox | 8.9 | 118 | 43.5 | 46 |
| AUBURN 2009-10 | |||||
| G | DeWayne Reed | 5.4 | 1,059 | -12.9 | 229 |
| F | Lucas Hargrove | 10.8 | 1,033 | 16.1 | 105 |
| G | Frankie Sullivan | 9.1 | 968 | 46.8 | 44 |
| G | Tay Waller | 8.2 | 804 | 32.3 | 80 |
| C | Brendon Knox | 11.4 | 679 | 0.0 | 28 |
| G | Earnest Ross | 7.6 | 428 | 22.6 | 111 |
| F | Johnnie Lett | 9.2 | 423 | -1.1 | 173 |
| G | Andre Malone | 3.9 | 331 | -37.1 | 289 |
| F | Ty Armstrong | 9.4 | 197 | 1.1 | 163 |
| G | Josh Wallace | 5.7 | 180 | -8.1 | 217 |
| F | Kenny Gabriel | 4.2 | 164 | -54.8 | 300 |
| FLORIDA 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Erving Walker | 7.8 | 1,119 | 25.8 | 102 |
| G | Kenny Boynton | 2.9 | 1,117 | -53.2 | 324 |
| F | Chandler Parsons | 13.7 | 1,054 | 47.3 | 33 |
| F | Alex Tyus | 9.0 | 966 | -3.2 | 181 |
| F | Dan Werner | 6.8 | 942 | -26.9 | 251 |
| C | Vernon Macklin | 10.9 | 859 | -4.4 | 32 |
| G | Ray Shipman | 5.8 | 397 | -6.5 | 210 |
| F | Erik Murphy | 12.6 | 299 | 35.5 | 52 |
| GEORGIA 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Ricky McPhee | 5.0 | 989 | -19.4 | 248 |
| G | Dustin Ware | 6.0 | 976 | -3.2 | 199 |
| F | Trey Thompkins | 11.0 | 962 | 18.3 | 98 |
| G | Travis Leslie | 12.1 | 913 | 95.2 | 8 |
| F | Jeremy Price | 9.6 | 558 | 3.2 | 158 |
| C | Albert Jackson | 8.4 | 501 | -26.3 | 46 |
| F | Chris Barnes | 11.3 | 418 | 21.5 | 89 |
| G | Ebuka Anyaorah | 6.4 | 294 | 3.2 | 170 |
| G | Vincent Williams | 1.0 | 294 | -83.9 | 359 |
| F | Drazen Zlovaric | -2.2 | 186 | -123.7 | 325 |
| G | DeMario Mayfield | 4.6 | 117 | -25.8 | 267 |
| KENTUCKY 2009-10 | |||||
| G | John Wall | 9.7 | 1,288 | 56.5 | 34 |
| F | Patrick Patterson | 10.8 | 1,255 | 16.1 | 109 |
| G | Eric Bledsoe | 4.6 | 1,122 | -25.8 | 268 |
| C | DeMarcus Cousins | 20.4 | 893 | 78.9 | 3 |
| G | Darius Miller | 4.8 | 804 | -22.6 | 259 |
| G | Darnell Dodson | 3.4 | 506 | -45.2 | 311 |
| C | Daniel Orton | 11.2 | 502 | -1.8 | 30 |
| G | DeAndre Liggins | 7.4 | 445 | 19.4 | 119 |
| F | Ramon Harris | 6.6 | 395 | -29.0 | 258 |
| F | Perry Stevenson | 8.8 | 259 | -5.4 | 186 |
| LSU 2009-10 | |||||
| F | Tasmin Mitchell | 12.0 | 1,157 | 29.0 | 65 |
| G | Bo Spencer | 2.8 | 1,086 | -54.8 | 327 |
| F | Storm Warren | 15.4 | 827 | 65.6 | 12 |
| G | Chris Bass | 7.3 | 744 | 17.7 | 126 |
| G | Aaron Dotson | 2.9 | 539 | -53.2 | 325 |
| G | Zach Kinsley | 3.8 | 496 | -38.7 | 293 |
| F | Dennis Harris | 10.5 | 415 | 12.9 | 118 |
| F | Eddie Ludwig | 9.3 | 383 | 0.0 | 170 |
| F | Garrett Green | 5.6 | 320 | -39.8 | 277 |
| G | Daron Populist | 1.7 | 156 | -72.6 | 351 |
| MISSISSIPPI 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Chris Warren | 6.6 | 1,153 | 6.5 | 162 |
| G | Terrico White | 5.8 | 1,101 | -6.5 | 212 |
| F | Murphy Holloway | 13.4 | 874 | 44.1 | 39 |
| G | Zach Graham | 7.4 | 849 | 19.4 | 120 |
| G | Eniel Polynice | 7.3 | 822 | 17.7 | 127 |
| F | Terrance Henry | 12.8 | 562 | 37.6 | 48 |
| F | DeAundre Cranston | 12.7 | 560 | 36.6 | 51 |
| F | Reginald Buckner | 13.6 | 536 | 46.2 | 37 |
| G | Trevor Gaskins | 5.8 | 498 | -6.5 | 213 |
| F | DeAngelo Riley | 14.8 | 104 | 59.1 | 17 |
| MISSISSIPPI STATE 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Dee Bost | 8.3 | 1,255 | 33.9 | 78 |
| G | Barry Stewart | 5.4 | 1,231 | -12.9 | 231 |
| F | Jarvis Varnado | 18.1 | 1,141 | 94.6 | 3 |
| G | Ravern Johnson | 4.1 | 1,010 | -33.9 | 283 |
| F | Kodi Augustus | 9.4 | 765 | 1.1 | 165 |
| G | Phil Turner | 9.0 | 751 | 45.2 | 45 |
| F | Romero Osby | 7.5 | 457 | -19.4 | 228 |
| G | Riley Benock | 3.6 | 419 | -41.9 | 302 |
| F | Wendell Lewis | 5.7 | 142 | -38.7 | 274 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Devan Downey | 8.2 | 1,055 | 32.3 | 84 |
| G | Brandis Raley-Ross | 6.3 | 974 | 1.6 | 180 |
| F | Sam Muldrow | 9.0 | 920 | -3.2 | 182 |
| F | Lakeem Jackson | 10.2 | 827 | 9.7 | 132 |
| G | Ramon Galloway | 5.7 | 667 | -8.1 | 220 |
| F | Johndre Jefferson | 10.9 | 440 | 17.2 | 103 |
| F | Austin Steed | 10.5 | 383 | 12.9 | 120 |
| F | Evaldas Baniulis | 3.2 | 318 | -65.6 | 312 |
| G | Stephen Spinella | 1.0 | 284 | -83.9 | 360 |
| F | Mike Holmes | 10.8 | 139 | 16.1 | 112 |
| F | Dominique Archie | 17.9 | 126 | 92.5 | 4 |
| TENNESSEE 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Scotty Hopson | 2.6 | 1,024 | -58.1 | 331 |
| F | Wayne Chism | 12.0 | 998 | 29.0 | 66 |
| G | J.P. Prince | 11.3 | 922 | 82.3 | 17 |
| G | Bobby Maze | 6.1 | 922 | -1.6 | 194 |
| C | Brian Williams | 12.2 | 515 | 7.0 | 23 |
| G | Melvin Goins | 6.5 | 496 | 4.8 | 166 |
| G | Cameron Tatum | 7.9 | 491 | 27.4 | 99 |
| F | Kenny Hall | 9.7 | 435 | 4.3 | 156 |
| G | Skylar McBee | 4.1 | 431 | -33.9 | 285 |
| F | Renaldo Woolridge | 6.5 | 365 | -30.1 | 263 |
| F | Steven Pearl | 5.0 | 339 | -46.2 | 288 |
| G | Tyler Smith | 16.4 | 321 | 164.5 | 1 |
| G | Josh Bone | 3.2 | 146 | -48.4 | 320 |
| VANDERBILT 2009-10 | |||||
| G | Jermaine Beal | 5.1 | 1,071 | -17.7 | 245 |
| F | Jeffery Taylor | 9.5 | 883 | 2.2 | 162 |
| G | Brad Tinsley | 4.1 | 858 | -33.9 | 286 |
| F | Andre Walker | 10.9 | 799 | 17.2 | 104 |
| C | A.J. Ogilvy | 14.7 | 764 | 28.9 | 9 |
| G | John Jenkins | 5.8 | 716 | -6.5 | 215 |
| C | Festus Ezeli | 8.6 | 406 | -24.6 | 44 |
| F | Lance Goulbourne | 6.2 | 398 | -33.3 | 270 |
| F | Steve Tchiengang | 6.9 | 382 | -25.8 | 250 |
| F | Darshawn McClellan | 4.6 | 220 | -50.5 | 296 |
