I recently moved from my longtime high school gig to a volunteer position working for my old college coach. While I certainly miss running my own program I am really […]
Best Analytic? A Vote for “True Game Value” and “True Season Value”
(This article continues the thinking described in the recent “Is the Whole Truly Better than the Sum of the Parts?” article.) This past season we spent considerable time and several […]
What Turnovers Can You Tolerate?
Whether we like it or not, we all inherently understand that turnovers are a part of the game. In general, most of us have a number or a percentage of […]
Is the Whole Truly Greater Than the Sum of the Parts?
The cute, little aphorism of the “whole being greater than the sum of the parts” as it applies to basketball teams is usually meant to describe over-achieving teams whose personnel […]
Non-Traditional Stats to Motivate your Players
On the heels of our last article, NBA Hustle Stats, we’d like to offer some additional stats to consider tracking for your program-if you already don’t use some or all. […]
NBA Hustle Stats
In case you missed it, the NBA has recently officially started tracking 5 hustle stats which “evaluates player performance that affects outcomes but can’t be found in traditional box-scores.” They […]