Tag: metrics

  Most readers will be at least somewhat familiar with the name London Perrantes.  After all, for the past four seasons he has been a backcourt mainstay for

The stark reality of basketball is that most games are determined by the results of 5 or fewer possessions. If we were to go back over all of

Many players at all levels overrate their shooting ability.   For players who do, they really need to be aware of the 7 players in the history of the

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

Undoubtedly over the course of a season you will hear a coach or broadcaster refer to a player taking a shot just inside the three point line as

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