Thank you and thanks for asking. I really enjoy doing them. It usually takes about an hour, sometimes more if it's an opponent I haven't seen at all. This one didn't take as long because I've seen Kansas multiple times this year and have a fairly good feel for their players and team.
I start on espn's team page for the opponent because they list stats by game average, which is what I prefer and keeps me from having to do math. I then go to the team's website to get numbers, heights, and weights, then I try to find the simplest version of the team's schedule and results and their team stats, which is usually a .pdf version on the school's athletic site. I often use Wikipedia for the coach's lifetime record and then I make sure it's updated by checking the team page. I check stats to see who's been starting and if players have missed games and if there are injuries. ESPN has a really nice feature that lists game by game stats for each player. I missed one on this report.
At this point I've seen most of our opponents play, so I don't have to watch much video. Early in the year, with unknown opponents, that part was more difficult. I have also recently started looking at Kenpom for more statistical analysis, lIke efficiency numbers and categories most don't keep. But you can tell a lot from a stat sheet using deductive reasoning.
It's like a hobby for me, really. I started doing it just for myself, because I like to know what we're up against, but I decided to start sharing when some folks would ask questions on this message board.
