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 […]
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Tracking Players Stats per Minute of Playing Time
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 […]
Read moreDo You Know Your Players’ Usage Rates?
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 […]
Read moreMid-Range Shots: Your Thoughts and Standards
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 […]
Read moreReasonable 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 […]
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