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Tracking one’s players’ points and rebounds is easily one of the most casual ways of entering the analytics fray as a beginner. Even for the metrics disciples among the coaching ranks, it’s worthwhile to examine this view, if one hasn’t already done so. I would guess that most coaches have Read More
Among the metrics in vogue 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 and Read More
Most of us have heard the noise; taking any shots besides layups or triples is inefficient. On that issue, we likely fall into four main distinct categories: True Disciple – Has listened to the stat guys and then tested/charted the premise for one’s self and steadfastly insists that his players Read More
Finishing up some current thinking on charting individual player defensive accountability, we’d like to share one more thought on how coaches can use postgame defensive charting to zero in fixable issues: In the sample defensive accountability spreadsheet we’ve used twice before, the team in question gave up 68 points and Read More
Back before the onset of the 3pt FG at all levels of play, there was obviously only one FG%. No matter where one took a shot, layup, 24 footer or anything in between, the reward was always 2 points. Then, the various arcs came into the game at various times Read More
In past posts we have discussed the concepts of OER (Offensive Efficiency Rating) and DER (Defensive Efficiency Rating) that have been around for at least 50 years. For the very few uninitiated, for OER one divides the number of points scored by the number of possessions for any time period- say a Read More