Category: Analytics
When the best shots are taken, and the number of team shot attempts outnumbers the opponents, and those shots are going in at a winning rate (better than your opponent’s EFG%), a team’s chances of winning the game rise 40%. Turnover percentage, defensive rebounding and free throw factor are also considered part of the four […]
Controlling the pace of play can be key to winning more games. Some teams like to play fast, others like to play slow. And some games the desired pace of play depends upon your opponent. Hoopsalytics has a few handy metrics that can help you determine which players have the most control over the speed […]
If you are one of those diligent coaches who scouts opponents before big games, we have a few Hoopsalytics tools you can use to better prepare. First of all, teams using Hoopsalytics have a “Scouting” View in the Player Stats. We’ve collected the stats we find are the most useful for understanding your opponent. The […]
Do you hate giving up unnecessary free throws? I especially hate fouls in-the-bonus and fouled three-point attempts. Only Hoopsalytics can track these and other different kinds of fouls for you, which can help make your team play smarter defensively. Tracking Foul Types Every game scored with Hoopsalytics has a complete breakdown of all fouls committed, including: Non-Shooting Fouls […]
Every season there are games that result in blowouts, where the coaches empty their benches to finish out the game. These garbage time minutes are always present in traditional box scores, but with Hoopsalytics you can eliminate these garbage minutes and get a true indicator of how your players perform when the game is still […]
Want to get better insights into who your shot creators are? Like the high level teams doing sophisticated game analysis using Hoopsalytics, you can track advanced assists for three different types: Traditional Assists (passes to a scoring player) Potential Assists (events which could have led to a score, but didn’t.) Other Assists (which lead to a score) Assists (or […]
Defense wins championships, and being better able to measure how effective each of your players are can help you reach that next level. Unlike other systems, Hoopsalytics differentiates between shooting fouls and non-shooting fouls, which allows us to create more advanced analytics. So with this capability, you can use two metrics that will give you […]
At this point of the season most teams are in their conference play. It’s been 10-12-14 weeks of basketball, and players are feeling the grind and attrition is always a concern. Maintaining routines like stretching and drill work help keep a rhythm and health benefit but there’s another way, perhaps under-rated, that can improve your […]
One of the complexities of being a basketball coach is measuring shot quality – getting my team to take “good” shots, and making the case against “bad” shots. Although “good” and “bad” are somewhat subjective, there are some shots that are obviously preferred over other shots. For example, layups are always preferred over contested three […]
If you’re not looking at how an individual player affects TEAM stats, you’re missing out on some valuable information to make the best informed coaching decisions. Hoopsalytics’ Player Impact reporting now offers more data related to how each player affects overall team defense. New are Defensive Turnover %, Defensive 2 Pt %, and Defensive 3 […]