I admit it. I am a soccer nut. I’m borderline obsessed. I don’t know that I have ever been more excited for any sports event than I am for this summer’s World Cup. Don’t get me wrong, I still love all the usuals (basketball, baseball, football), but there’s just something about soccer. Which of course […]
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 […]
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 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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