Recent content by diggerfoot

Fair enough. Does a good reaction time result more from quick reflexes, quick thinking or both? Hard to tell for any player and it depends on the situation.. I still think it has more to do with thinking than reflexes in El-Affy’s case, but I could be wrong. In either case the fact remains...

You are correct that I have no quantifiable proof, for that is not something quantified by any existing metrics. My remark came in response to her holding the ball too long at least twice in two minutes. Do you take umbrage then because in watching those two minutes you did not see hesitation...

There are a few high quality front courts against whom El-Affy could be effective. Tennessee is not one of them. Tennessee requires quick thinking and acting to counter. That has not been in her wheelhouse. Put her up against someone like Betts or Beers and she will do OK, as last year...

The most talented teams tend to do the best at the beginning of the year, The best coached teams tend do their best at end of the year tournaments, sometimes beating more talented teams. Mid-season all teams occasionally lose focus because they are college kids. Even so, our opponents...

There is only about a 1 minute difference from most (Moore) to least (Strong). As for FG per game: Moore = 18.3 Bueckers = 17.5 Strong = 16.8 As for their whole careers I know that Moore comfortably has the record of averaging over 18 FG per game. Stewart and Bueckers were 16+. I will guess...

This is surprising to me in that I would have guessed Land Grant colleges to have topped the list.

When all is said and done, UConn might have two of the top five coaches in the history of the game. They both came from mid-majors. The women has the greatest in the history of the game. He came here as an Assistant Coach. Similar stories can be told of other great coaches, such as Staley.

Ah, thanks. My apologies to both you and @Phil

The shot clock running out is an even better outcome of tenacious defense. It’s also more common than Hail Mary attempts, which usually happen when the clock is about to run out. I predict the percentage of Hail Mary attempts to regular ones is very low. If I remember to do so I will keep...

Given all the recent concerns and speculation, including some that she may not be practicing well, sharing this comes at a needed and opportune time. Thank you.

Fair question. One could just give a blanket advantage to all UConn players for most opponents, but that’s not very interesting. And usually there is one player that has a great night, which could prove an analysis “wrong” (please note use of quotes for the word). So why not make a sporting...

Do you not know what putting a word in quotes means?

Let me take this as my first opportunity to thank you and your analyses. You were getting criticized for how you “shortchanged” Shade, and now Arnold. Here is my defense of the OP. 1. While stats fail to reveal the whole picture, to do so would require huge investments in time. @cferraro04...

More pertinent than 3 point percentage defense is 3 point attempts defense. Players will shoot more contested 2 pointers, particularly near the basket, than they will 3 pointers. A good perimeter defense will make open 3 pointers harder to take, but the percentage made of these mostly open...

In general I’ve always trusted algorithms over humans for mitigating bias. The bias of an algorithm is static, based solely on the decisions for the initial inputs. Over time those inputs may change slowly, generally to reflect better informed decisions of what should be measured. The biases...