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In Charting Defensive Accountability: Part I earlier we promised further thoughts on charting defensive accountability. If you open the Sample Game file we can begin: The team in question gave up 68 points in this specific game and to the far right are listed the defensive categories those points fell under. In that particular game,…
In a previous post (Overlooked Old School Advanced Stat-Matchup+/-) we discussed the simplicity and timeliness of the old school thinking of the goal of having each player outscore the opponent he is guarding or the goal of having each position outscore the corresponding position of the opponent (point-guard/point-guard etc.). As a quick measuring stick, it…
Coaches, How in the world do you guard Stephen Curry when he is hitting closely guarded, step back 3 pointers like in Game 5? What could you possibly tell a player to prevent him from getting this shot off? I’m pretty sure my scouting report would read something to the effect of: “Try to make it as hard as…
Coaching is a demanding profession, or for many coaches a demanding vocation. So the suggestion to add one more thing to an already full plate, may seem counterintuitive. However, more and more athletic teams are using the idea of book clubs, or book/leadership talks to enrich the athletic journey for their athletes. Many professional and…
Any time two teams clash, there are many “games within the game” but none are more important than the battle of tempo. Whether a coach intentionally creates tempos at both ends of the floor or not, system choices create an identifiable tempo. Whether one starts with a certain tempo in mind or not, everyone ends…
Among the popular basketball analytics these days is one called usage rate. The concept is really quite simple as it merely means the number of possessions in a game that a player utilizes. The formula is easy to compute and only needs 4 standard hoop stats, FTA’s Assists FG’s Turnovers. To calculate a player’s…