http://hoopsaddict.com/2008/07/18/advanced-stats-101-player-shooting/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:29:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://hoopsaddict.com/2008/07/18/advanced-stats-101-player-shooting/#comment-7549 Advanced Stats 101: Defense | Hoops Addict Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:19:32 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/?p=1084#comment-7549 [...] recently in this continuing space, Advanced Stats 101 has looked at APBRmetrics for Player Shooting as well as exploring Team and Player Offensive Ratings. Given the old adage that defense wins [...] [...] recently in this continuing space, Advanced Stats 101 has looked at APBRmetrics for Player Shooting as well as exploring Team and Player Offensive Ratings. Given the old adage that defense wins [...]

]]> http://hoopsaddict.com/2008/07/18/advanced-stats-101-player-shooting/#comment-7264 khandor Sat, 19 Jul 2008 00:37:59 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/?p=1084#comment-7264 IMHO no one who considers himself to be a basketball expert would use FG% to illustrate an individual's overall ability to shoot the ball in the first place. 'New Age Stats' like TS% attempt to quantify what actual basketball experts have known and been able to judge correctly for a long time by simply watching the game closely and attending accurately what specific players actually do well (or not) when they're on the court. Even so, a simple stat like TS% is also flawed as it fails to account for innumerable other variables as well which are important to an accurate assessment of which players are the best shooters overall within a specific set of individuals. Human observation by a skilled practicioner remains the best judge of basketball ability not statistical analysis. IMHO no one who considers himself to be a basketball expert would use FG% to illustrate an individual’s overall ability to shoot the ball in the first place. ‘New Age Stats’ like TS% attempt to quantify what actual basketball experts have known and been able to judge correctly for a long time by simply watching the game closely and attending accurately what specific players actually do well (or not) when they’re on the court. Even so, a simple stat like TS% is also flawed as it fails to account for innumerable other variables as well which are important to an accurate assessment of which players are the best shooters overall within a specific set of individuals. Human observation by a skilled practicioner remains the best judge of basketball ability not statistical analysis.

]]> http://hoopsaddict.com/2008/07/18/advanced-stats-101-player-shooting/#comment-7237 Hoops Addict Article - Advanced Stats 101-2 « The On Deck Circle Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:31:36 +0000 http://hoopsaddict.com/?p=1084#comment-7237 [...] Check it out! [...] [...] Check it out! [...]

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