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Luck is one of the oddest phenomenons in sports. Everyone knows it affects the game, but there hasn’t been an accurate way of quantifying it. In theory, luck should always be equal for both teams. There is no superstitious or godly force impacting one team’s luck more than another, it just naturally fluctuates. When a… Continue reading Quantifying a Teams’ True Value with Record Luck

Coaching ability is judged and job retention is ultimately predicated on one stat: wins. But in order to get a truly accurate view of the success of the coach’s job, it goes far beyond just that. Every team has a different roster, some teams get 5-stars and some have to pick up players from their… Continue reading Coaches that Maximize Shot Selection

There are countless ways for a team to end the season with a winning record. You could take bad shots and grab every offensive rebound, (ahem) West Virginia and North Carolina. You could space the floor, take efficient shots and guard the paint well, like Baylor, Alabama, and Creighton. You could have a low turnover… Continue reading What Leads to Winning

NCAA Player’s are 149% more likely to take a buzzer beater (shot with less than 2.5 seconds), than a shot between 2.5 and 5 seconds. Why is that? It’s the same reason, as a kid, I’d spend hours at a hoop repeating the same sentence, “3, 2 ,1 buzzer beater for the win,” and then… Continue reading Why Buzzer Beaters are inefficient

Coaches impact the game in a multitude of unquantifiable ways. It could be with positive reinforcement to players. It could be with in-game adjustments. It could be with lineup decisions. There are millions of nuanced methods coaches impact the game with. But almost all of them go unnoticed to the athletic directors and fans. The… Continue reading Coaches Who Drew Up the Most Efficient Plays