Archive for June, 2009
Update to Effort Ratings
As you may recall, one of the weaknesses of my hustle ratings was the fact that rebounding numbers were skewed because tall teams will look like they hustle more than they do. With the help of Justin Kubatko, that problem has been fixed. Rebound rates are now adjusted for team height, which is essentially each […]
Developing a Measure for Evaluating Coaches, Part I: Impact on Effort
Today I have released the first of a three-part series in which I will try to develop a measure for evaluating NBA head coaches. The first step is measuring their impact on their team’s effort. You can find the article here:
http://basketball-statistics.com/developingameasureforevaluatingcoachespart1.html
Top Draft Prospects for Each Team: Pacific Division
This is the sixth of a six-part series in which I will match up the best prospects for each team based on the team’s weaknesses and the players’ strengths. I use each team’s Four Factors (available here: http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2009/Magic.htm) and the top prospects’ Four Factors (available here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rYWvxyu-k0VHkqpR1m7Oc4g). Some of the teams I will […]
Thoughts on Tuesday’s Trades
With the draft almost here, things are really heating up in front offices. Tuesday was a particularly exciting day with two very notable trades going down. The first resulted in Richard Jefferson heading to San Antonio, expiring contracts and Amir Johnson headed to Milwaukee, and an expiring and partially guaranteed contract headed to […]
Top Draft Prospects for Each Team: Northwest Division
This is the fifth of a six-part series in which I will match up the best prospects for each team based on the team’s weaknesses and the players’ strengths. I use each team’s Four Factors (available here: http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2009/Magic.htm) and the top prospects’ Four Factors (available here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rYWvxyu-k0VHkqpR1m7Oc4g). Some of the teams I will […]
Top Draft Prospects for Each Team: Southwest Division
This is the fourth of a six-part series in which I will match up the best prospects for each team based on the team’s weaknesses and the players’ strengths. I use each team’s Four Factors (available here: http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2009/Magic.htm) and the top prospects’ Four Factors (available here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rYWvxyu-k0VHkqpR1m7Oc4g). Some of the teams I will […]
Top Draft Prospects for Each Team: Central Division
This is the third of a six-part series in which I will match up the best prospects for each team based on the team’s weaknesses and the players’ strengths. I use each team’s Four Factors (available here: http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2009/Magic.htm) and the top prospects’ Four Factors (available here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rYWvxyu-k0VHkqpR1m7Oc4g). Some of the teams I will […]
Top Draft Prospects for Each Team: Atlantic Division
This is the second of a six-part series in which I will match up the best prospects for each team based on the team’s weaknesses and the players’ strengths. I use each team’s Four Factors (available here: http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2009/Magic.htm) and the top prospects’ Four Factors (available here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rYWvxyu-k0VHkqpR1m7Oc4g). Some of the teams I will […]
Top Draft Prospects for Each Team: Southeast Division
This is the first of a six-part series in which I will match up the best prospects for each team based on the team’s weaknesses and the players’ strengths. I use each team’s Four Factors (available here: http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2009/Magic.htm) and the top prospects’ Four Factors (available here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=rYWvxyu-k0VHkqpR1m7Oc4g). Some of the teams I will […]
The Top 50 Prospects and the Four Factors
With the draft a week away, I’ve decided to put together a list of the top 50 prospects and their corresponding offensive Four Factors numbers. For good explanations of what those are, go to http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/factors.html (I chose to use true shot percentage instead of effective field goal percentage). I’ve also included the players’ […]