Basketball Analytics, Coaching Tips and Innovative Hacks
As the season approaches, if you’re planning on using Hoopsalytics for a second season, we have a few new tools that will make the experience for you and your players even more awesome than before. A new Copy Team option. And a new Career Stats view. Copying a Team If you have a significant amount of returning players from […] →Read more
You’ve probably told your team that “defense wins championships”. But do you have the data to see which players are really helping your defense? Here are six types of stats you can use to help make the best possible play-time decisions when it comes to defense. And they are only available in Hoopsalytics. Def. PPP […] →Read more
In preparation for the season, video recording is on every coach’s things-to-do list. Here’s a few helpful reminders, ideas and tips to get the most out of your effort with the least amount of friction: We recommend using an iPad to record. Uploading video from either device to Hoopsalytics is quick and easy. Once you […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
Do you have the best tools to make informed lineup decisions? Picking optimal lineups is critical to winning games, and being able to see how each lineup performed at different parts of the game can help you make the best possible substitution decisions. The Lineup Timelines in Hoopsalytics’ Game Summaries let you visualize shooting, turnovers, plus/minus and more […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more