Stats that matter IMO

WeatherfordRob said
If u tell me the rest of your formula then I will really find this post helpful. :9:

hehe. trust me it took me forever to figure it out. Its right infront of you. Trust me when i say right infront of you. Just think about it.

CantonLegend said
very interesting......it would seem like the league rankings are less helpful when you take these numbers into account

They really are. I just hear a lot of people get caught up in what I call the ESPN and USA Today stats. All junk. You have to look at it with different angles. We can all add up total yards made and allowed to make a ranking but what defines an offense or defense is how was it done and what does it take to score.

Sophandros said
I like your use of efficiency metrics rather than just counting. One thing, though. I would use points per possession as another key stat, both on offense and defense. If you factor in yards per possession, then you get a more robust effeciency metric.

Points per possession is another good one. I do like that one and do look at it. I even have a formula for it but find the ones I am showing are more accurate in the makeup of offense/defense. But it is a good one to look at and if you would make a ranking to average them all out and get a list of 1-32 then i would include it also. Great little stat especially in hoops.(wink)