Saturday, February 05, 2005
REBOUNDING STATS
I've put together a few more individual numbers from halfway through the season, which have interesting results. The idea with these is to look at what each part of the team is contributing, and in doing so, teams can adjust properly.
First, let's see who the best rebounders in the league are, on a per minute basis.
These are a per-minute-basis on which to judge how well big guys (and small guys, I guess) are working the boards during their time on the court. You can see that AU, Lafayette and Navy have the best rebounding players, on a minute to minute basis.
With offensive rebounds, Navy takes over. They have four of the top 6 players. The Midshipmen's ability to get offensive boards make them that much more dangerous. More on that later.
Defensively, BU and CU improve on the glass.
Notable in the rebounding statistics is the fact that the top two rebounders are Sean Knitter, and Brayden Billbe, both bench players.
On the per minute basis, we can also look at who is the most valuable player out there. The numbers say its Raimondas Petrauskas.
Most of these guys have limited minutes, that is, they are usually fresh when they are in the game. That probably has something to do with their ability to hit the boards, score, and work defensively with more energy than starting players over 30+ minutes. One more stat.
This is adjusted FG%, which gives credit for a shot and half on three pointers. The idea is that a 3 is worth 1.5 what a two point bucket is. Nate Lufkin, currently injured, was the tops in this category before Friday.
I don't have the time to analyze this a lot...but AU and LC might want to give Billbe and Knitter a closer look. @ 6:44 PM
I've put together a few more individual numbers from halfway through the season, which have interesting results. The idea with these is to look at what each part of the team is contributing, and in doing so, teams can adjust properly.
First, let's see who the best rebounders in the league are, on a per minute basis.
These are a per-minute-basis on which to judge how well big guys (and small guys, I guess) are working the boards during their time on the court. You can see that AU, Lafayette and Navy have the best rebounding players, on a minute to minute basis.
With offensive rebounds, Navy takes over. They have four of the top 6 players. The Midshipmen's ability to get offensive boards make them that much more dangerous. More on that later.
Defensively, BU and CU improve on the glass.
Notable in the rebounding statistics is the fact that the top two rebounders are Sean Knitter, and Brayden Billbe, both bench players.
On the per minute basis, we can also look at who is the most valuable player out there. The numbers say its Raimondas Petrauskas.
Most of these guys have limited minutes, that is, they are usually fresh when they are in the game. That probably has something to do with their ability to hit the boards, score, and work defensively with more energy than starting players over 30+ minutes. One more stat.
This is adjusted FG%, which gives credit for a shot and half on three pointers. The idea is that a 3 is worth 1.5 what a two point bucket is. Nate Lufkin, currently injured, was the tops in this category before Friday.
I don't have the time to analyze this a lot...but AU and LC might want to give Billbe and Knitter a closer look. @ 6:44 PM
