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 […]
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Reasonable Defensive Expectations – because there are no shutouts in basketball
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 […]
Read moreUnderstanding Effective Field Goal Percentage and Utilizing It
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 […]
Read moreUsing Efficiency Ratings in Greater Detail
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. […]
Read moreAdvanced Field Goal Percentage Analysis for Basketball Players
How much detail each coach wants to know about his players” FG%’s varies tremendously from coach to coach. I would venture to say that at […]
Read moreCharting Defensive Accountability: Part 2
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: […]
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