hoops-stats Stories - Backing The Pack
Yawnball Sweeps Through The ACC
Austin pointed out this morning that the ACC has slowly been, well, slowing down: Average pace for ACC teams 2003-2011: 69.9, 69.4, 69.2, 68.0, 67.9, 69.1, 68.3, 67.7, 67.4. Slowly morphing into the Big 10! Morphing into the Big Ten--there go all my Big Ten Super Happy Fun Yawn Time jokes. The...
Farewell, Lowe Years
While I still have some time before BILLY DONOVANAGGEDON (trademark pending) turns everything crazypants, I'm going to close the book on the Sidney Lowe era with one final look at what worked (not much) and what didn't (nearly...
You're Dead To Me, Mooney
The New York Times' Pete Thamel wrote about Ken Pomeroy and the mini-revolution within college basketball caused by his website; it's fascinating to me primarily to see who does and does not use the site. As a huge tempo-free stats fan boy with a blog what for opinionating, I'm always on the...
The Price Of A Turnover
I like to look at scoring rates on "effective possessions," which are possessions that do not end in a turnover, to get an idea of which teams help or hurt themselves with ball security or the lack thereof. In-Conf Pts/ePoss TO% Pts/Poss Duke 1.34 (1) 17.2 (3) 1.11 (1) VT 1.32 (2) 17.6 (6) ...
Plus/Minus
Longtime readers might remember that I took up the +/- project back in 2008. There are a lot of caveats that come with this form of evaluation, but I think when it's done right--that is when done with a with-or-without-you approach, adjusted for tempo, with player pairs and full five-man lineup...
Super Early Basketball Stats Check
%Min ORtg %Poss %Shots eFG% OR% DR% Ast% TO% Blk% Stl% Brown 78.3 105.2 21.3 21.0 52.5 3.5 12.9 22.0 22.9 2.1 3.1 Wood 75.1 121.5 14.8 20.2 52.7 1.8 6.3 4.3 6.2 1.4 1.8 Harrow 63.9 101.4 26.7 29.1 42.0 1.0 0.9 34.0 16.3 0 1.6 Leslie 55.1 85.0 29.7 25.3 45.4 3.7 18.4 8.6 23.4 7.9 1.8 Go...
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. Nobody was watching the opening moments of the Kansas/Alcorn State game with any notion that the...
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 their ranking alongside their freshman-year statistics in a number of categories, the most telling ...
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. ...
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 late, State obviously has needed strong defensive efforts in order to win games. To get an idea of how...
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