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How good and timely data can help build winning college basketball programs
Interviews with Pivot Analysis' subscribers on building winning basketball teams using analytics
Coaching with Analytics - Rotation Management
Basketball coaches using Pivot Analysis' basketball analysis tools to improve their lineup performance.
Coaching with Analytics - Roster Construction
Basketball coaches using Pivot Analysis' basketball analysis tools to improve their roster.
Finding the best fit for you in the transfer portal
Overview of Pivot Analysis tool used to analyze players in the NCAA Transfer Portal and ensure team + player fit.
Shooting Profiles. What are they?
Using play by play data we are able to group shots based on 3 different locations on the court, shots at the rim, mid-range shots and 3 poin
Offensive Rating in Basketball
Offensive Rating measures how the offense of a team performs from the team level down to individual player. With this statistic, the efficie
Defensive Rating in Basketball
Defensive Rating specifically measures how the defense of a team performs on a per possession basis.
How to utilize free throw rate (FTR) to win more games
One of the most publicly divisive aspects of basketball today revolves around the way games are officiated, specifically related to...
Why measuring ORR is better than just counting rebounds
When looking at a box score, some of the first stats a coach will check are the rebounding totals. Rebounds are obviously an extremely...
Offensive and Defensive Ratings (Net Rating) - What Do They Tell Us?
In the world of advanced basketball analytics, offensive and defensive ratings are used as a way to track and compare how an individual...
What Is EFG% and Why Should You Measure It Instead of FG%
Did you know that 67% of the Houston Rockets' field goal attempts were from beyond the 3-point line in the 2018-2019 season? Traditional...
Introduction to Four Factors
Whether in the locker room or at the local bar watching a game, the discussion of who will win and why is a mainstay. But diving into the...
Part 1: Zion Williamson vs RJ Barrett
Now that the 2019 playoffs have wrapped up, the league's focus has turned to this year's draft. The NBA draft class of 2019 boasts a...
Case Study: Duke Basketball
In order to demonstrate some of the uses of analytics and our application, we will be highlighting some basketball analysis topics, using...
Beyond the Box Score - Using Analytics to Understand Team and Player Impact
Tracking individual stats and box scores has been a standard method of basketball analysis across most organized levels of play. However,...
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