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.
Texas took out Kansas in Lawrence Saturday by stifling the Jayhawks’ offense, which has been inconsistent during the past month — which happens to coincide with the arrival of superstar recruit Josh Selby.
In Selby’s first game as a Jayhawk, the top recruit entering this season bailed out Kansas against USC with a game-winning three-pointer in the closing seconds. It looked like Selby would fit seamlessly with the rest of the Kansas squad, perhaps making one of the best offenses even better.
But in subsequent weeks, Kansas has struggled, and Selby’s Total Impact Quotient indicates that he isn’t contributing enough on a team with plenty of talent. Of 61 Big 12 guards, Selby ranks No. 59 with a TIQ of 1.0 points per 40 minutes.
How does a player averaging 11.3 points per game, good for third on his team, make an impact of only one point per game? In short, the quantity of shots that Selby needs to score 11.3 points is taking away opportunities from better shooters, and Selby isn’t making enough of an impact in other areas, such as rebounds or assist/turnover ratio.
Selby is the worst shooter of the Jayhawks’ major contributors, shooting 38.1 percent from the field on a team that shoots 51.4 percent collectively. Likewise, Selby is hurting the offense with a team-high 3.1 turnovers per game.
So perhaps it’s not a surprise that Kansas’ offensive efficiency, as measured by Ken Pomeroy, has dipped during the past 10 games. The Jayhawks’ offense exceeded a 110 rating in seven of the team’s first nine games but has done so only four times in Selby’s 10 games.
With options like the Morris brothers, Thomas Robinson and Tyrel Reed, the Jayhawks might be hurting themselves by feeding their highly touted recruit — who hasn’t yet meshed with the rest of the offense.
Here are the latest ratings for the Big 12, through games of Saturday Jan. 22. Players average at least about 10 minutes per game.
TIQ position averages and total number of Big 12 players at the position:
Centers: 10.0, 7 players
Forwards: 10.4, 44 players
Guards: 6.5, 61 players
TIQ = Total Impact Quotient
PD% = Position differential in % difference from average
| Top 2 centers | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Jordan Henriquez-Roberts | Kansas State | 14.6 | 46.0 | 229 |
| Steve Moore | Missouri | 11.8 | 18.0 | 233 |
| Top 5 forwards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Markieff Morris | Kansas | 15.4 | 48.1 | 446 |
| Thomas Robinson | Kansas | 15.3 | 47.1 | 267 |
| J.P. Olukemi | Oklahoma State | 14.2 | 36.5 | 414 |
| Kourtney Roberson | Texas A&M | 14.1 | 35.6 | 214 |
| Tristan Thompson | Texas | 13.8 | 32.7 | 577 |
| Top 5 guards | Team | TIQ | PD% | Minutes |
| Andre Roberson | Colorado | 18.3 | 181.5 | 412 |
| Michael Dixon | Missouri | 13.5 | 107.7 | 429 |
| Lance Jeter | Nebraska | 12.2 | 87.7 | 540 |
| Mike Davis | Texas Tech | 12.2 | 87.7 | 177 |
| Dogus Balbay | Texas | 11.9 | 83.1 | 319 |
Player Rankings
| Position | Team/Player | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank |
| BAYLOR 2010-11 | ||||||
| F | Perry Jones | 8.7 | 0.3 | 582 | -16.3 | 31 |
| F | Quincy Acy | 9.8 | -1.8 | 573 | -5.8 | 26 |
| G | A.J. Walton | 8.5 | 0.7 | 569 | 30.8 | 15 |
| G | LaceDarius Dunn | 7.8 | -3.6 | 512 | 20.0 | 20 |
| F | Anthony Jones | 10.0 | 1.8 | 506 | -3.8 | 23 |
| F | Fred Ellis | 4.7 | -1.0 | 318 | -54.8 | 44 |
| C | J’Mison Morgan | 6.5 | 0.1 | 230 | -35.0 | 6 |
| G | Stargell Love | 4.5 | -0.7 | 144 | -30.8 | 45 |
| G | Nolan Dennis | 2.7 | -0.9 | 125 | -58.5 | 52 |
| COLORADO 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Cory Higgins | 7.3 | 0.8 | 621 | 12.3 | 23 |
| G | Alec Burks | 9.7 | 0.0 | 596 | 49.2 | 10 |
| F | Marcus Relphorde | 6.5 | -0.8 | 573 | -37.5 | 43 |
| G | Levi Knutson | 8.5 | -0.8 | 491 | 30.8 | 16 |
| F | Austin Dufault | 10.5 | -1.9 | 455 | 1.0 | 20 |
| G | Andre Roberson | 18.3 | 0.3 | 412 | 181.5 | 1 |
| G | Nate Tomlinson | 7.1 | -0.7 | 399 | 9.2 | 24 |
| G | Shannon Sharpe | 5.9 | -0.9 | 317 | -9.2 | 35 |
| IOWA STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Diante Garrett | 4.4 | -2.1 | 707 | -32.3 | 46 |
| G | Scott Christopherson | 4.3 | 0.0 | 658 | -33.8 | 47 |
| G | Darion “Jake” Anderson | 10.9 | -1.9 | 649 | 67.7 | 7 |
| F | Melvin Ejim | 12.3 | -0.4 | 576 | 18.3 | 13 |
| C | Jamie Vanderbeken | 11.2 | -0.9 | 563 | 12.0 | 3 |
| F | Calvin Godfrey | 12.7 | -0.2 | 361 | 22.1 | 11 |
| G | Bubu Palo | 9.0 | -1.0 | 263 | 38.5 | 12 |
| F | Jordan Railey | 7.9 | -1.8 | 179 | -24.0 | 35 |
| KANSAS 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Tyrel Reed | 6.9 | 2.4 | 533 | 6.2 | 25 |
| G | Tyshawn Taylor | 6.3 | 0.3 | 524 | -3.1 | 31 |
| F | Marcus Morris | 13.6 | 0.7 | 504 | 30.8 | 6 |
| F | Markieff Morris | 15.4 | -0.6 | 446 | 48.1 | 1 |
| G | Brady Morningstar | 5.9 | -0.4 | 436 | -9.2 | 36 |
| G | Josh Selby | 1.0 | 0.4 | 268 | -84.6 | 59 |
| F | Thomas Robinson | 15.3 | -1.9 | 267 | 47.1 | 2 |
| G | Elijah Johnson | 6.7 | -3.6 | 239 | 3.1 | 29 |
| G | Travis Releford | 8.8 | 1.0 | 218 | 35.4 | 13 |
| G | Mario Little | 7.9 | -2.1 | 204 | 21.5 | 19 |
| KANSAS STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Rodney McGruder | 9.9 | -0.9 | 574 | 52.3 | 9 |
| G | Jacob Pullen | 9.4 | 0.7 | 524 | 44.6 | 11 |
| F | Jamar Samuels | 10.0 | -2.1 | 463 | -3.8 | 24 |
| G | Will Spradling | 6.5 | -0.1 | 406 | 0.0 | 30 |
| G | Martavious Irving | 2.1 | -1.8 | 356 | -67.7 | 54 |
| F | Freddy Asprilla | 11.1 | -0.4 | 260 | 6.7 | 18 |
| F | Curtis Kelly | 9.6 | 1.1 | 254 | -7.7 | 27 |
| G | Nick Russell | 4.9 | -0.3 | 244 | -24.6 | 43 |
| F | Wally Judge | 8.5 | 0.9 | 241 | -18.3 | 32 |
| C | Jordan Henriquez-Roberts | 14.6 | -1.8 | 229 | 46.0 | 1 |
| F | Victor Ojeleye | 7.2 | 0.8 | 175 | -30.8 | 39 |
| MISSOURI 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Marcus Denmon | 11.6 | -0.2 | 598 | 78.5 | 6 |
| G | Kim English | 5.7 | 1.4 | 522 | -12.3 | 40 |
| F | Laurence Bowers | 13.0 | -0.1 | 512 | 25.0 | 8 |
| F | Ricardo Ratliffe | 12.6 | 1.5 | 511 | 21.2 | 12 |
| G | Michael Dixon | 13.5 | -1.0 | 429 | 107.7 | 2 |
| F | Justin Safford | 7.4 | 1.7 | 357 | -28.8 | 37 |
| G | Matt Pressey | 5.2 | -1.4 | 347 | -20.0 | 41 |
| G | Phil Pressey | 8.4 | 0.1 | 323 | 29.2 | 17 |
| C | Steve Moore | 11.8 | 1.7 | 233 | 18.0 | 2 |
| G | Ricky Kreklow | 6.1 | 0.6 | 205 | -6.2 | 33 |
| NEBRASKA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Lance Jeter | 12.2 | 0.0 | 540 | 87.7 | 3 |
| C | Brian Diaz | 6.5 | -1.3 | 450 | -35.0 | 7 |
| G | Brandon Richardson | 6.9 | 1.2 | 394 | 6.2 | 26 |
| G | Caleb Walker | 10.5 | -1.2 | 389 | 61.5 | 8 |
| G | Tony McCray | 7.8 | 0.5 | 383 | 20.0 | 21 |
| F | Brandon Ubel | 9.0 | -0.4 | 342 | -13.5 | 30 |
| G | Drake Beranek | 6.8 | 0.4 | 332 | 4.6 | 28 |
| C | Andre Almeida | 9.9 | -0.6 | 308 | -1.0 | 4 |
| G | Ray Gallegos | -2.8 | -1.4 | 240 | -143.1 | 61 |
| G | Eshaunte Jones | 2.1 | 0.9 | 217 | -67.7 | 55 |
| F | Christian Standhardinger | 13.1 | 0.3 | 106 | 26.0 | 7 |
| OKLAHOMA 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Cade Davis | 7.6 | 0.8 | 645 | 16.9 | 22 |
| G | Cameron Clark | 5.9 | -0.3 | 629 | -9.2 | 37 |
| F | Andrew Fitzgerald | 7.1 | -0.4 | 591 | -31.7 | 40 |
| G | Steven Pledger | 3.7 | -0.9 | 583 | -43.1 | 49 |
| G | Carl Blair | 8.6 | 0.5 | 436 | 32.3 | 14 |
| F | Nick Thompson | 7.3 | -1.3 | 289 | -29.8 | 38 |
| G | Calvin Newell | 6.1 | -1.7 | 244 | -6.2 | 34 |
| F | C.J. Washington | 13.0 | 0.6 | 193 | 25.0 | 9 |
| OKLAHOMA STATE 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Keiton Page | 4.8 | -0.8 | 629 | -26.2 | 44 |
| F | Marshall Moses | 11.4 | -1.1 | 601 | 9.6 | 16 |
| G | Ray Penn | 1.6 | -1.7 | 497 | -75.4 | 56 |
| F | J.P. Olukemi | 14.2 | -0.8 | 414 | 36.5 | 3 |
| F | Darrell Williams | 12.0 | 0.2 | 390 | 15.4 | 14 |
| F | Matt Pilgrim | 10.5 | 0.4 | 351 | 1.0 | 21 |
| G | Nick Sidorakis | 1.3 | 0.3 | 323 | -80.0 | 58 |
| G | Markel Brown | 3.6 | 2.5 | 314 | -44.6 | 50 |
| G | Fred Gulley | 3.4 | 0.1 | 116 | -47.7 | 51 |
| TEXAS 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | Cory Joseph | 6.9 | 0.2 | 610 | 6.2 | 27 |
| F | Jordan Hamilton | 9.9 | -1.1 | 585 | -4.8 | 25 |
| F | Tristan Thompson | 13.8 | -0.3 | 577 | 32.7 | 5 |
| F | Gary Johnson | 8.3 | -1.8 | 572 | -20.2 | 33 |
| G | J’Covan Brown | 5.9 | 1.5 | 410 | -9.2 | 38 |
| G | Dogus Balbay | 11.9 | 0.4 | 319 | 83.1 | 5 |
| C | Matt Hill | 9.8 | -0.9 | 289 | -2.0 | 5 |
| G | Jai Lucas | -0.2 | 0.5 | 274 | -103.1 | 60 |
| F | Alexis Wangmene | 8.2 | -0.7 | 190 | -21.2 | 34 |
| TEXAS A&M 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| G | B.J. Holmes | 8.4 | -1.0 | 515 | 29.2 | 18 |
| F | Khris Middleton | 11.4 | 1.4 | 503 | 9.6 | 17 |
| G | Dash Harris | 4.3 | 0.9 | 489 | -33.8 | 48 |
| F | David Loubeau | 6.8 | 0.6 | 447 | -34.6 | 42 |
| F | Nathan Walkup | 12.8 | -2.9 | 430 | 23.1 | 10 |
| G | Naji Hibbert | 6.3 | -1.3 | 363 | -3.1 | 32 |
| F | Ray Turner | 10.2 | 1.3 | 267 | -1.9 | 22 |
| F | Kourtney Roberson | 14.1 | -0.6 | 214 | 35.6 | 4 |
| G | Andrew Darko | 1.6 | 0.5 | 184 | -75.4 | 57 |
| TEXAS TECH 2010-11 | TIQ | +/- Last TIQ | Minutes | PD% | Position rank | |
| F | Mike Singletary | 9.4 | -1.6 | 634 | -9.6 | 28 |
| G | John Roberson | 5.0 | 1.0 | 602 | -23.1 | 42 |
| F | Brad Reese | 7.9 | -0.8 | 565 | -24.0 | 36 |
| F | Robert Lewandowski | 10.7 | -1.3 | 492 | 2.9 | 19 |
| G | David Tairu | 5.9 | -0.8 | 478 | -9.2 | 39 |
| F | D’walyn Roberts | 9.1 | 1.9 | 286 | -12.5 | 29 |
| F | Jaye Crockett | 11.8 | 0.2 | 271 | 13.5 | 15 |
| G | Javarez Willis | 2.3 | 1.6 | 237 | -64.6 | 53 |
| G | Mike Davis | 12.2 | -0.8 | 177 | 87.7 | 4 |
| F | Paul Cooper | 7.0 | -0.3 | 153 | -32.7 | 41 |
