Comparing Team Stats LY vs TY: HC Improves or Regresses?
Mar 3, 2017 17:14:50 GMT -5
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Mar 3, 2017 17:14:50 GMT -5
I took a look at the Ken Pomeroy website to see what our states were for this year versus last year and also to see where we ranked within D-1. I'm going to spoil someone's fun by stating right at the start that "Of course the only stat that matters is Wins & Losses". As well, we know that we have different OOC opponents in different venues and in the PL teams varied in strength from last season. Furthermore, we know that some posters hate the Patriot League and will dismiss any improvement as having been due to have pathetic opponents. Okay, with those caveats out of the way, here's a look at some factors, not in order of importance. Additionally, this is not the final as many opponents still have games to play, but I don't things will move much. Besides, I'm retired now and can redo this if I want.
STAT with explanation if deemed necessary
Last Year Number=Last Year Rank ------This Year Number= This Year Rank
OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY (points per 100 possessions I think) --how well did we convert possessions to points
96.0=#308-----98.6=#283 looks like a marginal improvement but, still, would generate a point and a half more in a 60 to 65 possession game
DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY---How easily did our opponents score on us
107.4= #242-----103.1=#140 strong improvement and moved up just over 100 places. Would result in maybe 2 &1/2 fewer points per game for opponents
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE--this looks at the opponents offensive and defensive efficiency
(6.94)=#299-----(2.71)=#216 we had a tougher schedule this year
ADJUSTED TEMPO How many possessions do we have per game
64.9=#336----60.9=#349 Yes, we play at a very, very slow pace
THREE POINT SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
32.6%=#261----34.5%=#198 That's a nice improvement. I had stated I hoped to move up 100 places when I did my W-L prediction. We did improve but not 100 places
TWO POINT SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
47.2%= #230----49.3% #176 That's a nice improvement but it needs to get a lot better for HC to really move forward a lot
FREE THROW SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
68.7%=#223---69.3%---#205 There's a tiny improvement. A good team needs to get North of .700 for sure
FREE THROW RATE--Do we get to the line?
36.1%=#188----34.4%=#213 I love getting to the line and then making the shots--it correlates very closely with winning games
HAVING OUR SHOTS BLOCKED
9.7%=#232----10.7%=#291 We get a higher percentage of our shots blocked than 290 D-1 teams....
HAVING THE BALL STOLEN
8.1%=#118-----7.7%=#76 We were already good at protecting the ball and improved
TURNOVER PERCENTAGE--Do we often lose the ball ?
16.8%=#84---17.8%=#109 slipped a little but we're still pretty good.
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING---When we miss shots how often do we get the rebound
23.1%=#332----19.4%=#347 No surprise here-this is an unending source of frustration for many, but we do not pursue rebounds after we shoot
ASSISTS PERCENTAGE--What percentage of FG's had an assist attached
61.8%=#17----65.0%=#3
THREE POINT ATTEMPTS PERCENTAGE What % of our FG attempts came from beyond the arc
40.9%=#55----44.2%=#23 This season we relied even more heavily on three point shooting (and thankfully we improved our shooting)
DEFENSE
THREE POINT DEFENSE--What shooting percentage did opponents have versus HC
35.7%=#237---34.3%=#126 Would you have guessed this--that we were "better than average" in defending the three
TWO POINT DEFENSE
52.8%=#319----54.9%=#334 There's no getting away from it: this is horrendous
BLOCKING SHOTS--What percentage of our opponents shots do we block
7.8%=#250---9.2%=#163 That's a nice improvement, maybe one extra block per game
STEALING THE BALL
9.5%=#87-----15.3%=#1 We were the best in the country in stealing the ball from our opponents
CREATING TURNOVERS
19.6%=#80---25.7%=#3 Our great success with steals made us #3 in USA in creating turnovers
OPPONENTS OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING
29.6%=#167-----32.4%=#301 Very, very frustrating
OPPONENTS FREE THROW RATE
36.1%=#188----34.3%=#213
EFFECTIVE FG PERCENTAGE BY OPPONENTS
53.1%=#311----53.3%=#297
Hope this interests some of our posters
STAT with explanation if deemed necessary
Last Year Number=Last Year Rank ------This Year Number= This Year Rank
OFFENSIVE EFFICIENCY (points per 100 possessions I think) --how well did we convert possessions to points
96.0=#308-----98.6=#283 looks like a marginal improvement but, still, would generate a point and a half more in a 60 to 65 possession game
DEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY---How easily did our opponents score on us
107.4= #242-----103.1=#140 strong improvement and moved up just over 100 places. Would result in maybe 2 &1/2 fewer points per game for opponents
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE--this looks at the opponents offensive and defensive efficiency
(6.94)=#299-----(2.71)=#216 we had a tougher schedule this year
ADJUSTED TEMPO How many possessions do we have per game
64.9=#336----60.9=#349 Yes, we play at a very, very slow pace
THREE POINT SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
32.6%=#261----34.5%=#198 That's a nice improvement. I had stated I hoped to move up 100 places when I did my W-L prediction. We did improve but not 100 places
TWO POINT SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
47.2%= #230----49.3% #176 That's a nice improvement but it needs to get a lot better for HC to really move forward a lot
FREE THROW SHOOTING PERCENTAGE
68.7%=#223---69.3%---#205 There's a tiny improvement. A good team needs to get North of .700 for sure
FREE THROW RATE--Do we get to the line?
36.1%=#188----34.4%=#213 I love getting to the line and then making the shots--it correlates very closely with winning games
HAVING OUR SHOTS BLOCKED
9.7%=#232----10.7%=#291 We get a higher percentage of our shots blocked than 290 D-1 teams....
HAVING THE BALL STOLEN
8.1%=#118-----7.7%=#76 We were already good at protecting the ball and improved
TURNOVER PERCENTAGE--Do we often lose the ball ?
16.8%=#84---17.8%=#109 slipped a little but we're still pretty good.
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING---When we miss shots how often do we get the rebound
23.1%=#332----19.4%=#347 No surprise here-this is an unending source of frustration for many, but we do not pursue rebounds after we shoot
ASSISTS PERCENTAGE--What percentage of FG's had an assist attached
61.8%=#17----65.0%=#3
THREE POINT ATTEMPTS PERCENTAGE What % of our FG attempts came from beyond the arc
40.9%=#55----44.2%=#23 This season we relied even more heavily on three point shooting (and thankfully we improved our shooting)
DEFENSE
THREE POINT DEFENSE--What shooting percentage did opponents have versus HC
35.7%=#237---34.3%=#126 Would you have guessed this--that we were "better than average" in defending the three
TWO POINT DEFENSE
52.8%=#319----54.9%=#334 There's no getting away from it: this is horrendous
BLOCKING SHOTS--What percentage of our opponents shots do we block
7.8%=#250---9.2%=#163 That's a nice improvement, maybe one extra block per game
STEALING THE BALL
9.5%=#87-----15.3%=#1 We were the best in the country in stealing the ball from our opponents
CREATING TURNOVERS
19.6%=#80---25.7%=#3 Our great success with steals made us #3 in USA in creating turnovers
OPPONENTS OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING
29.6%=#167-----32.4%=#301 Very, very frustrating
OPPONENTS FREE THROW RATE
36.1%=#188----34.3%=#213
EFFECTIVE FG PERCENTAGE BY OPPONENTS
53.1%=#311----53.3%=#297
Hope this interests some of our posters