Editors’ note: The Total Impact Quotient is an elaborate ratings formula for players’ performance. It includes strong consideration of a player’s performance relative to the rest of the team. For more information, check out a complete introduction to the TIQ.
For coaches like Kansas’ Bill Self, it’s a challenge to get all the talented players on the roster enough playing time to keep them happy.
That’s an especially good problem to have when injuries arise.
The Jayhawks enter this week with Thomas Robinson recovering from a slight tear in his right meniscus and Josh Selby trying to shake the effects of a stress reaction in his right foot. Since Selby went out, Kansas’ offense has remained on schedule, putting up 103 points against Missouri and 89 points against Iowa State.
However, Selby has little impact on Kansas compared to Robinson. The freshman is undoubtedly talented. But his Total Impact Quotient of 2.0 points per 40 minutes ranks No. 55 among 60 Big 12 guards. He’s a poor shooter, at 41.9 percent from the field, on a team filled with quality shooters. On the other hand, Robinson is an essential reserve for Self’s squad, with a TIQ of 17.6 points per 40 minutes, tops among Big 12 forwards. He takes nothing but good shots, at 62.6 percent from the field, and he works hard to collect rebounds. Robinson averages 8.9 points and 6.4 rebounds in only 15.4 minutes per game.
Without Robinson, Self will rely more heavily on his super talented twins: Markieff and Marcus Morris. The duo stepped up against the Cyclones for 30 points, 22 rebounds, eight assists and four blocks. They’ll likely need to continue to produce at that high level for longer stretches until Robinson returns to health. And they have a good shot at making that happen. Markieff Morris is the No. 3 forward in the Big 12 with a TIQ of 16.0 points per 40 minutes, and his twin is right behind him at 14.0 points per 40 minutes.
In the next couple of weeks, Kansas faces a desperate but horribly inconsistent Kansas States team, then returns home to face Colorado and Oklahoma State. A road game at Oklahoma shouldn’t be too challenging, though the Sooners are improving. The Morris twins and the rest of the Jayhawks should be able to hold down the fort until Robinson and Selby can return to the court at 100 percent health.
Here are the latest ratings for the Big 12, through games of Saturday Feb. 12. Players average at least about 10 minutes per game.
TIQ position averages and total number of Big 12 players at the position:
Centers: 9.8, 7 players
Forwards: 10.2, 45 players
Guards: 6.2, 60 players
TIQ = Total Impact Quotient
PD% = Position differential in % difference from average
| Top 2 centers | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Jordan Henriquez-Roberts | Kansas State | 14.5 | 48.0 | 298 |
| Steve Moore | Missouri | 12.1 | 23.5 | 301 |
| Top 5 forwards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Thomas Robinson | Kansas | 17.6 | 72.5 | 339 |
| Andre Roberson | Colorado | 17.1 | 167.2 | 540 |
| Markieff Morris | Kansas | 16.0 | 56.9 | 602 |
| Kourtney Roberson | Texas A&M | 14.5 | 42.2 | 305 |
| Darrell Williams | Oklahoma State | 14.1 | 38.2 | 483 |
| Top 5 guards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Michael Dixon | Missouri | 12.0 | 93.5 | 520 |
| Dogus Balbay | Texas | 11.8 | 90.3 | 481 |
| Lance Jeter | Nebraska | 11.5 | 85.5 | 708 |
| Caleb Walker | Nebraska | 11.1 | 79.0 | 492 |
| Mike Davis | Texas Tech | 10.6 | 71.0 | 206 |
Player Rankings
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| BAYLOR 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Perry Jones | 8.5 | -0.2 | 806 | -16.7 | 33 |
| F | Quincy Acy | 11.0 | 1.2 | 762 | 7.8 | 19 |
| G | A.J. Walton | 7.6 | -0.9 | 754 | 22.6 | 17 |
| G | LaceDarius Dunn | 6.1 | -1.7 | 736 | -1.6 | 29 |
| F | Anthony Jones | 8.9 | -1.1 | 705 | -12.7 | 29 |
| F | Fred Ellis | 4.8 | 0.1 | 402 | -52.9 | 45 |
| C | J’Mison Morgan | 6.4 | -0.1 | 281 | -34.7 | 6 |
| G | Stargell Love | 3.0 | -1.5 | 213 | -51.6 | 52 |
| COLORADO 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Cory Higgins | 6.4 | -0.9 | 826 | 3.2 | 27 |
| G | Alec Burks | 10.2 | 0.5 | 794 | 64.5 | 8 |
| F | Marcus Relphorde | 6.5 | 0.0 | 734 | -36.3 | 41 |
| G | Levi Knutson | 7.5 | -1.0 | 671 | 21.0 | 18 |
| F | Austin Dufault | 9.5 | -1.0 | 608 | -6.9 | 26 |
| F | Andre Roberson | 17.1 | -1.2 | 540 | 175.8 | 2 |
| G | Nate Tomlinson | 7.1 | 0.0 | 476 | 14.5 | 20 |
| G | Shannon Sharpe | 5.8 | -0.1 | 403 | -6.5 | 33 |
| IOWA STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Diante Garrett | 4.8 | 0.4 | 897 | -22.6 | 45 |
| G | Scott Christopherson | 5.2 | 0.9 | 845 | -16.1 | 41 |
| G | Darion “Jake” Anderson | 10.5 | -0.4 | 823 | 69.4 | 6 |
| F | Melvin Ejim | 12.7 | 0.4 | 712 | 24.5 | 12 |
| C | Jamie Vanderbeken | 10.3 | -0.9 | 701 | 5.1 | 3 |
| F | Calvin Godfrey | 13.8 | 1.1 | 389 | 35.3 | 7 |
| G | Bubu Palo | 9.4 | 0.4 | 375 | 51.6 | 13 |
| F | Jordan Railey | 7.7 | -0.2 | 171 | -24.5 | 35 |
| KANSAS 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Tyshawn Taylor | 5.8 | -0.5 | 697 | -6.5 | 34 |
| G | Tyrel Reed | 6.4 | -0.5 | 680 | 3.2 | 28 |
| F | Marcus Morris | 14.0 | 0.4 | 669 | 37.3 | 6 |
| G | Brady Morningstar | 7.5 | 1.6 | 612 | 21.0 | 19 |
| F | Markieff Morris | 16.0 | 0.6 | 602 | 56.9 | 3 |
| G | Josh Selby | 2.0 | 1.0 | 346 | -67.7 | 55 |
| F | Thomas Robinson | 17.6 | 2.3 | 339 | 72.5 | 1 |
| G | Elijah Johnson | 6.6 | -0.1 | 311 | 6.5 | 25 |
| G | Mario Little | 9.6 | 1.7 | 287 | 54.8 | 10 |
| G | Travis Releford | 8.3 | -0.5 | 259 | 33.9 | 14 |
| KANSAS STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Rodney McGruder | 9.5 | -0.4 | 741 | 53.2 | 12 |
| G | Jacob Pullen | 7.9 | -1.5 | 702 | 27.4 | 16 |
| F | Jamar Samuels | 10.1 | 0.1 | 600 | -1.0 | 21 |
| G | Will Spradling | 7.0 | 0.5 | 501 | 12.9 | 21 |
| G | Martavious Irving | 2.7 | 0.6 | 422 | -56.5 | 54 |
| F | Curtis Kelly | 9.2 | -0.4 | 361 | -9.8 | 27 |
| C | Jordan Henriquez-Roberts | 14.5 | -0.1 | 298 | 48.0 | 1 |
| G | Nick Russell | 5.3 | 0.4 | 270 | -14.5 | 38 |
| F | Freddy Asprilla | 11.3 | 0.2 | 260 | 10.8 | 17 |
| F | Wally Judge | 7.6 | -0.9 | 259 | -25.5 | 36 |
| G | Shane Southwell | 4.4 | N/A | 217 | -29.0 | 46 |
| MISSOURI 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Marcus Denmon | 10.5 | -1.1 | 738 | 69.4 | 7 |
| G | Kim English | 5.2 | -0.5 | 643 | -16.1 | 42 |
| F | Ricardo Ratliffe | 12.6 | 0.0 | 634 | 23.5 | 13 |
| F | Laurence Bowers | 12.8 | -0.2 | 605 | 25.5 | 10 |
| G | Michael Dixon | 12.0 | -1.5 | 520 | 93.5 | 1 |
| G | Phil Pressey | 9.6 | 1.2 | 456 | 54.8 | 11 |
| G | Matt Pressey | 6.0 | 0.8 | 451 | -3.2 | 30 |
| F | Justin Safford | 7.0 | -0.4 | 439 | -31.4 | 39 |
| C | Steve Moore | 12.1 | 0.3 | 301 | 23.5 | 2 |
| G | Ricky Kreklow | 5.1 | -1.0 | 249 | -17.7 | 43 |
| NEBRASKA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Lance Jeter | 11.5 | -0.7 | 708 | 85.5 | 3 |
| C | Brian Diaz | 5.6 | -0.9 | 591 | -42.9 | 7 |
| G | Brandon Richardson | 6.6 | -0.3 | 523 | 6.5 | 26 |
| G | Caleb Walker | 11.1 | 0.6 | 492 | 79.0 | 4 |
| G | Tony McCray | 7.0 | -0.8 | 485 | 12.9 | 22 |
| F | Brandon Ubel | 8.9 | -0.1 | 444 | -12.7 | 30 |
| G | Drake Beranek | 6.8 | 0.0 | 437 | 9.7 | 23 |
| C | Andre Almeida | 9.6 | -0.3 | 356 | -2.0 | 5 |
| G | Eshaunte Jones | 2.8 | 0.7 | 280 | -54.8 | 53 |
| G | Ray Gallegos | -2.5 | 0.3 | 273 | -140.3 | 60 |
| F | Christian Standhardinger | 13.3 | 0.2 | 106 | 30.4 | 9 |
| OKLAHOMA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Cameron Clark | 6.0 | 0.1 | 807 | -3.2 | 31 |
| G | Cade Davis | 6.7 | -0.9 | 805 | 8.1 | 24 |
| G | Steven Pledger | 3.7 | 0.0 | 754 | -40.3 | 50 |
| F | Andrew Fitzgerald | 6.9 | -0.2 | 753 | -32.4 | 40 |
| G | Carl Blair | 8.3 | -0.3 | 598 | 33.9 | 15 |
| G | Calvin Newell | 5.6 | -0.5 | 290 | -9.7 | 36 |
| F | Nick Thompson | 7.5 | 0.2 | 289 | -26.5 | 37 |
| F | C.J. Washington | 13.4 | 0.4 | 255 | 31.4 | 8 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Keiton Page | 5.3 | 0.5 | 805 | -14.5 | 39 |
| F | Marshall Moses | 11.4 | 0.0 | 746 | 11.8 | 16 |
| F | J.P. Olukemi | 12.2 | -2.0 | 581 | 19.6 | 15 |
| G | Ray Penn | 1.9 | 0.3 | 576 | -69.4 | 58 |
| F | Darrell Williams | 14.1 | 2.1 | 483 | 38.2 | 5 |
| G | Markel Brown | 3.8 | 0.2 | 468 | -38.7 | 48 |
| F | Matt Pilgrim | 10.1 | -0.4 | 428 | -1.0 | 22 |
| G | Nick Sidorakis | 2.0 | 0.7 | 352 | -67.7 | 56 |
| F | Roger Franklin | 5.0 | N/A | 158 | -51.0 | 44 |
| G | Fred Gulley | 3.8 | 0.4 | 116 | -38.7 | 49 |
| TEXAS 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Cory Joseph | 6.0 | -0.9 | 807 | -3.2 | 32 |
| F | Jordan Hamilton | 8.9 | -1.0 | 799 | -12.7 | 31 |
| F | Gary Johnson | 7.9 | -0.4 | 766 | -22.5 | 34 |
| F | Tristan Thompson | 12.8 | -1.0 | 751 | 25.5 | 11 |
| G | J’Covan Brown | 5.1 | -0.8 | 530 | -17.7 | 44 |
| G | Dogus Balbay | 11.8 | -0.1 | 481 | 90.3 | 2 |
| C | Matt Hill | 10.3 | 0.5 | 353 | 5.1 | 4 |
| G | Jai Lucas | -0.7 | -0.5 | 299 | -111.3 | 59 |
| F | Alexis Wangmene | 8.7 | 0.5 | 239 | -14.7 | 32 |
| TEXAS A&M 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | B.J. Holmes | 9.9 | 1.5 | 703 | 59.7 | 9 |
| F | Khris Middleton | 9.7 | -1.7 | 702 | -4.9 | 25 |
| G | Dash Harris | 3.9 | -0.4 | 665 | -37.1 | 47 |
| F | David Loubeau | 6.1 | -0.7 | 623 | -40.2 | 43 |
| F | Nathan Walkup | 12.5 | -0.3 | 587 | 22.5 | 14 |
| G | Naji Hibbert | 5.3 | -1.0 | 492 | -14.5 | 40 |
| F | Ray Turner | 9.1 | -1.1 | 311 | -10.8 | 28 |
| F | Kourtney Roberson | 14.5 | 0.4 | 305 | 42.2 | 4 |
| G | Andrew Darko | 3.2 | 1.6 | 242 | -48.4 | 51 |
| TEXAS TECH 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | John Roberson | 5.5 | 0.5 | 796 | -11.3 | 37 |
| F | Mike Singletary | 10.2 | 0.8 | 769 | 0.0 | 20 |
| F | Brad Reese | 7.3 | -0.6 | 712 | -28.4 | 38 |
| G | David Tairu | 5.8 | -0.1 | 609 | -6.5 | 35 |
| F | Robert Lewandowski | 9.9 | -0.8 | 588 | -2.9 | 24 |
| F | D’walyn Roberts | 10.1 | 1.0 | 450 | -1.0 | 23 |
| F | Jaye Crockett | 11.2 | -0.6 | 329 | 9.8 | 18 |
| G | Javarez Willis | 2.0 | -0.3 | 286 | -67.7 | 57 |
| G | Mike Davis | 10.6 | -1.6 | 206 | 71.0 | 5 |
| F | Paul Cooper | 6.5 | -0.5 | 175 | -36.3 | 42 |
