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Message: [QUOTE="Bear11, post: 3415592, member: 7934"] The thing to remember about the Massey offense/defense numbers is that they only look at the raw point totals, instead of the underlying details. It is more accurate to measure offense and defense on a per-possession basis, since teams with different styles of play can have large disparities in the number of possessions per game. Depaul is a good example, because they play notoriously quickly. This leads to very high point totals, but can also make their defense look bad because they give the other side more chances as well. Their defense isn't nearly that bad, but their offense is not as good as their Massey rating either. Her hoop stats provides better data for this because they factor in pace of play to their numbers. In their defensive metric, Baylor has by far the best defense, with Northwestern at a respectable 13th. This happens because Baylor plays at a relatively fast pace, while Northwestern is extremely slow. On the Depaul example, Massey has them as the number 1 offense and 225 defense. Her hoop stats puts those number at 13 and 99. The overall Massey rating is valid, because the numbers cancel each other out, but the split offense and defense numbers can be exaggerated. Here is the link to the her hoops stats numbers if you are interested. [URL='https://herhoopstats.com/stats/leaderboard/team/hhs_net_rtg/2020/ncaa-d1-natl/']Her Hoop Stats Rtg National Team Leaderboard | NCAA Division I Women's Basketball | Her Hoop Stats[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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