WHY CARE ABOUT TRUE SHOOTING PERCENTAGE?

Actual vs. Expected Point Value

How Teams Create Good Looks

IS PER WORTH THE HYPE

Imagine that at the conclusion of an annual wellness visit with your physician, the doc proclaimed, “There is something wrong with you,” never to continue the conversation again. That would be health care’s equivalent to presenting a coach with his guard’s poor Player Efficiency Rating (PER). PER usually refers to a specific formula created by […]

NBA FINALS PREVIEW – 2016

Why are we here again? Well, besides LeBron, Steph, KD, Klay, Dray, and CP3’s hammy, why are we here again? How did Golden State and Cleveland both prevail, each in a thrilling seven-game series – the first time we’ve seen both conference finals go seven games since 1979? I’m glad you asked. Let’s dive in. […]

A 3 IS WORTH MORE THAN 3; THE VALUE OF FLOOR SPACING

NBA teams averaged 27 3-point attempts per game this regular season. That’s the highest in league history and more than double what teams averaged in 1999. The Houston Rockets averaged 40.3 3-point attempts, which was 46.2% of their FGA. In other words, about half of Houston’s shots were 3-pointers. Why is the NBA launching from […]