Category: Stats
After interviewing a lot of basketball coaches, we’ve discovered quite a few who are using Excel or Google Sheets to track stats for their teams. Some of these are quite impressive in their scope and detail. However, given that the primary audience for these stats are youth players who have grown up in the age […]
While watching the Warriors @ Mavericks Game 3 of the WCF last night, two statistics jumped out at me. First, the Dallas Mavericks did not attempt a 2-point shot outside of the lane until the third quarter, and finished the game with only two mid-range attempts (0-2). This seems like a foolish strategy to me especially […]
Our Head Coach and Assistant Coach team at Hoopsalytics have been talking and Zoom’ing with coaches from all over the country and indeed, continent (shout-out to our Canadian friends and coaches), and we’ve been getting some excellent feedback and response. Here’s a sample of comments from our coaching community: “We want to track stats and […]
VPS is an acronym for the Value Point System, a statistic created to look at the efficiency of a player and to give a more well-rounded indication of overall player performance. A VPS of 1 is considered average, while a VPS of 2+ is excellent. The formula for VPS is as follows: Points+Rebounds+2x Assists+2x *Recoveries […]
In Hoopsalytics, as well as most any other box score stats, you’ll see a column labelled EFG% – Effective Field Goal percentage. This article explains that statistic in more detail. Here’s how EFG% is presented in Hoopsalytics: You can also see two-point makes and misses, three-point makes and misses, and percentages for two-point and three-point […]