The 2021 team was #286 in turnovers, #329 in defensive rebounding and #347 in free throw rate... Yet were still in about half of their games down to the under 4 TV timeout..
Otz's career average ranking for those 3 metrics (I'll even exclude his GREAT SDSU teams since some will just say DAUM) TO: 209, rebounding: 45 and free throw: 203.. Include SDSU time and it's #125, #56, #93
You probably win 6+ games more with last years roster just using Otz's career averages on those 3 moetrics alone
Metrics don't auto mean wins and losses. As by the close games you stated. They shouldn't have been even in those games, yet they were. So yeah......if you are an analytical nut you could make that argument with "metrics". Or, you can throw all those numbers out the window and make the same argument with just a healthy Foster and Hinson. From all accounts I see most everyone agreeing both will play a large roll in this years team. So to think they would have helped win 6+ games more last season isn't that far fetched. Especially with how close many games were.