hoops-stats Stories - Backing The Pack
Fun With Hoops Win Probability
Ken Pomeroy explains: Since these are adjusted win probabilities, games involving non D-I teams are not included. While you might be looking for raw win probability, adjusted is the only way to go....
Sketching Freshman Expectations
Luke Winn: Using the RSCI (the Recruiting Services Consensus Index, an aggregator of class rankings), I built a database of the top 100 recruits from the classes of 2006, 2007 and 2008, recording t...
Evaluating The Freshmen
Now that the basketball season is over, it's time to start taking stock. First up: the freshmen. I assault you eyes with numbers after the jump. Wood %Min ORtg %Poss %Shots eFG% 2FG% 3FG% O...
How Much Has NC State's Defense Improved?
With their win over South Florida last night, the Wolfpack improved to 6-2 over their last eight games, this after a 2-10 start to conference play. With the offense unable to escape the 50s of l...
Final Adjusted Conference Standings
Expanding on this a bit... In-Conf OFF_EFF (rk) DEF_EFF (rk) Eff_Margin ExpW ActualW Duke 111.6 (1) 94.0 (1) 17.6 14 13 Maryland 111.3 (2) 100.6 (6) 10.7 12 13 Clemson 99.1 (7) 95.9 (3) 3.2 9...
Tracy Smith Will Return For His Senior Season
Not to worry--the Macrowave be here next year in all of his face-melting glory: Tracy Smith wants to play in the NBA when his college career is over but professional basketball will have to wait.
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It's Brick Year
I've touched on this a few times but haven't really gotten a grip on just how down the ACC's offenses are this season. In the four years prior to 2010, the average ACC offense scored pretty cons...
Vasquez, One Last Time
The ACC's middle tier, three through eight, remains tough to sort, but one thing is clear: Duke and Maryland are the class of this league both offensively and in general. Duke is Duke, separatin...
Sure, It's Bad. But In A Whole New Way!
While I was wrapping up last season, I highlighted a couple of things I thought were going to be important this season. Let's see how State's doing. 1.) Get the TO% under 20.0. There is going t...
Turnovers And Effective Possessions
One of the things I like to examine every year is the effect of turnovers on offensive efficiency. Every season there are a few teams living and dying in these margins. To figure out what ...
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