Basketball Analytics, Coaching Tips and Innovative Hacks
One of the modern visionaries of using Moneyball style analytics is coach Kyle Smith of Washington State. For many years, he has been using a weighted scoring system to motivate and track player performance. They call it “Hustle Stats”. His system is very similar to what you can do with Hoopsalytics, but for a lot […] →Read more
Every basketball coach has their own set of criteria for evaluating each player’s performance. Some emphasize defense, some minimizing turnovers, some like “hustle” stats. But instead of a traditional box score, wouldn’t it be great to have your own personalized box score, with your own points of emphasis weighted accordingly? You can do this with […] →Read more
We appreciate all of the suggestions and comments from coaches across the country and world that are getting tuned in and turned on to the many advantages of using the Hoopsalytics Advanced Basketball Analysis System. From Australia to Europe and across the U.S., here are a recent sampling of coaches comments and what they are […] →Read more
During the course of an amazing summer we have had the opportunity to meet with and talk to an assortment of dedicated basketball coaches from youth leagues to Division 1. The top analytical coaches are interested in being able to track their personalized specifications. For example, how successful is our 4-out-1-in set offense? What group […] →Read more
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 […] →Read more
Most successful basketball coaches have a “secret sauce” – things they emphasize during practices and games. These actions typically are not tracked by traditional stats packages or services. Actions can be offensive actions like post entries or paint touches, or defensive actions like double teams or traps. With Hoopsalytics, you can track these events, and […] →Read more
Should you be shooting more threes? The generic stats package you are probably using just shows the “3 point percentage” – i.e. how many makes and misses occurred when a three-pointer was taken. But that doesn’t capture the whole story. Many missed three point shots typically lead to long offensive rebounds due to hitting the […] →Read more
As the daily morning open gym run continues through July, the feeling that the season is coming soon abounds. That is mostly due to looking at the varsity team starting lineup and players and spots available combined with the style of the head coach to determine who will take the two available starting jobs, and […] →Read more
Ever wonder which lineup combinations are your most effective? Maybe you need a defensive stop, or a score in the late game. How do you tell which group of five players gives you the greatest advantage? As a part of your basketball team’s stats in Hoopsalytics, you have the option to see individual player stats, […] →Read more
Getting prepared for the upcoming season means being able to answer the questions that make the difference between winning or not. Here are a few ideas. Coaches; feel free to write in with your answers or own questions to help level up all of us. -What’s your best Offense for different lineups; say for your […] →Read more