Remarkable stat or random fact?

[WSUwatcher]

I noticed in WSU's latest season box score that the Shocks finished their regular schedule with 374 blocks+steals vs. 328 turnovers, a positive ratio of over 1.1. Offhand, that struck me as impressive, but I haven't taken the time to compare other elite teams to WSU in this regard.

So for our stat wizards: (a) is this noteworthy, and (b) is it really telling in some way, or just a random if possibly interesting statistical quirk? Also, for RDR's benefit on the statistical front, I note that WSU finished with an average of just under 28 fouls plus turnovers per game, which I'm sure should please him.

[wsushox1]

That is a very, very good statistic.

[JoseMedina]

yes, its very good, and a huge part of why the Scoring D was so good this year. its how the guys could score 55 pts and still win by 10.

[im4wsu]

Here's the top 25 - WSU 17

Rank		Steals	Blocks	Turnovers	Ratio
1	Georgia State	231	144	242	1.55
2	Syracuse	236	141	260	1.45
3	Louisville	280	142	299	1.41
4	VMI	221	194	310	1.34
5	St. John's	198	233	325	1.33
6	San Diego State	210	157	285	1.29
7	Louisiana Tech	285	160	349	1.28
8	Virginia Commonwealth	333	124	357	1.28
9	Connecticut	214	179	321	1.22
10	UCLA	282	88	305	1.21
11	Arkansas	252	162	344	1.2
12	Cincinnati	235	161	329	1.2
13	Eastern Michigan	253	177	361	1.19
14	Green Bay	212	215	360	1.19
15	Ole Miss	217	167	328	1.17
16	Oklahoma State	217	144	310	1.16
17	Wichita State	215	159	329	1.14
18	Harvard	226	139	324	1.13
19	North Dakota State	192	132	293	1.11
20	Fresno State	194	128	293	1.1
21	Duke	206	94	276	1.09
22	Ohio State	225	132	331	1.08
23	Denver	209	101	289	1.07
24	Iowa	208	150	334	1.07
25	UNLV	146	192	319	1.06