So last week I spent a lot of time analyzing which lacrosse players are the most efficient with the ball. I looked at which players are the most consistent in turning possessions into points. However, offensive efficiency only tells a portion of the story, and only highlights a few players. Offensively efficient players are great […]
It’s tournament time and that can only mean that sports fans all over the country are spending hours filling out brackets that will ultimately be no where close to accurate. As always, I am one such fan and have spent my afternoon calculating the probabilities for each team left in this years NCAA lacrosse tournament […]
After working on my team ranking system for lacrosse, I decided to go back and work one up for basketball as well. I’ve always liked Dean Oliver’s Four Factors, so I thought I would take those and combine them to create my own offense and defense ratings for each ACC team. For those who are […]
To no surprise of anyone, it turns out being a solely offensive or defensive team isn’t really the best way to win games. It is important for a team to be balanced on both sides of the ball. Score a lot of goals, but be difficult to score on. Be a wall at the back, […]
Well, after doing some extensive research into offensive numbers in lacrosse, I decided to do the same for the other side of the ball. It has long been said that offense can win games, but defense wins championships. So naturally, I set out to see just how much defense correlates to a winning program. As […]
As I have discussed in my previous post, I have been researching what offensive statistics make for a great lacrosse team. I wrote about what I call the Four Offensive Factors of Lacrosse, and how some the nation’s top teams fared in those statistics. Today, I have combined all Four Factors to come up with […]
As mentioned in my previous post, I believe a team’s offensive statistics can be broken down into 4 categories to affect winning. Below, I have included the Four Factors for all Division I teams. You can also see the individual balances of these statistics affect winning percentage. Keep in mind, none of these statistics take […]
In short, wins. Wins make great lacrosse teams. Wins make great teams in any sport. At the end of the day, wins are the only thing that matters. Not points, not style, not possession, not defense, but wins. Of course, as a coach, you can’t just tell your team to win and be successful. You […]
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