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How to Beat Purdue by 18 Points
(No, we can never have too many Dumb and Dumber references on the front page at once.) Owing to the short turnaround, no full recap of last night's awesomeness. But, the four factors graph can't go without mention: College Basketball Two things on that graph stand out to me. This...
The Four Factors and Defense in the Big Ten
Nothing puts a discouraging bludgeoning in a crucial conference home game out of your mind like looking at a few soulless statistics. Here's my contribution. Every game recap here on TOC (eventually) contains a four-factors graph, courtesy of StatSheet.com. Why? You can read the details in KJ's...
The Arkansas-South Carolina Game: The Four Factors Perspective
College Basketball Stats Although the name might make you think otherwise, the Four Factors aren't a late 1950s/early 1960s doo-wop group with soul-stirring harmonies. No, the Four Factors are what statistician Dean Oliver says are the most important determinants of a basketball team's success...
MSU's defensive tendencies during the Tom Izzo era
A couple weeks ago, I promised you some long-term analysis of MSU's defensive tempo-free numbers. (I'm sure you've been jumping out of bed every morning and running to the computer to see if this post has been published yet.) As it turns out, there's a good reason I haven't yet spent the time to...
Updating the Izzo-era offensive numbers
During the 2008 basketball offseason, I did a series of posts looking at Michigan State's tempo-free tendencies on offense during the Tom Izzo era. My major conclusions were as follows: Turnovers: Minimizing turnovers has never been a strength for MSU under Izzo. Three seasons were particularly...
Solomon Alabi: Four Factors Evaluation
Last year, we were introduced to the phenomenon that is Solomon Alabi: All-ACC Defensive Team, All-ACC Freshman Team, ACC Rookie of the week twice, seventh freshman to lead the ACC in blocks. His list of accolades is extensive and is even more impressive in light of the fact that he only started...
A primer on why we use different stats than everyone else
With basketball season now upon us, it's time to have a little talk. You might notice that when we write about basketball around here, we sometimes reference some obscure stats that you might not have ever heard of. "What the heck is efficiency?" you ask. Or perhaps you muse, "Turnover percentage?...
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