Stats
Posted on September 4, 2022
As we’re bringing aboard more college level programs, we often get asked about the advantages of Hoopsalytics over the Synergy stats they are usually required to acquire from their conference. This post will illustrate why you need Analytics – not just Stats – to improve your team’s chances of winning games. Plus Stats are the […]
Posted on June 7, 2022
How do you determine who is your best rebounder? It’s not just the total number of rebounds, or even the number of rebounds averaged over a full game. Other factors such as the shooting percentage of your team versus your opponents can overweight defensive or offensive rebounds. The best way to determine this is by […]
Posted on June 5, 2022
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 […]
Posted on May 23, 2022
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 […]
Posted on November 9, 2021
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 […]
Posted on August 12, 2021
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 […]
Posted on August 6, 2021
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 […]