Here is a blog post from coach Steve Smiley (Weber State) for basketball coaches that want to analyze their team’s shot quality even if they don’t have access to a lot of statistics. A big thanks to Idaho Select coach Shelby Lindley for sending this over to us (click here to read more about Shelby).

Stats for basketball coaches

Click here for “Shot Quality – The 180 guy, the 150 team, and the need for 4’s & 3’s”

Below we take the 150 score and compare the six colleges in Idaho. And we added in their opponent’s score as well to see if there was a correlation to wins and losses. Obviously the better your score, the better chance you have at winning.

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Now take a closer look at the margins.

A score of 150 for a college team is kind of the target. However, with the exception of the opponents free throw percentage, a team can also affect the other team’s score. So the College of Idaho, with a score of 148, is still having a lot of success because they are holding their opponents under 140. If a coach is looking for a way to help quantify the importance of defense, this kind of measurement can help.

So what do you think? Is this a helpful way to analyze your team? Does it apply to the high school or AAU level? Do these stats for coaches help?