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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. Of course, not all coaches are stat oriented but for those who are, any stats have value that can be used as teaching tools, motivators…
In case you missed it, the NBA has recently officially started tracking 5 player hustle stats which “evaluates player performance that affects outcomes but can’t be found in traditional box-scores.” They are: Contested Shots Charges Drawn Deflections Loose Balls Recovered Screen Assists- (the only offensive category- “a screen that directly leads to a basket by…
Previous posts have dealt with grading one’s players’ intangible qualities as an add-on to any advanced stats evaluations one does. Certainly, putting a number on a character or personality trait is a fairly subjective exercise. It is definitely not founded in science or math. However, it might be surprising to many that “team chemistry”, which…
It’s a bit ironic that even in a “position-less” era, we still cling to the terms “guards”, “forwards” and “centers”. Even the more modern terms of “points”, “wings” and “posts” now seem inadequate. Historically, coaches would put two guards, two forwards and a center (or a point, two wings and two posts) on the floor…
In past articles, we discussed using advanced metrics or analytics as another means to evaluate our players. We can use any of the many criteria already out there or we can devise our own systems to measure what is really important to us. We all know that when we arrive at a number (or letter)…
Substitution patterns can and do vary immensely from coach to coach and not only can they vary from season to season, but they can also vary from game to game. Up until recently, almost all coaches subbed by “feel”. However, in the recent trend toward metrics, there is a growing contingency of coaches who are…