Jul 10 2009
A Model for Offensive Rebounding Rates
A few months ago I took my first look at trying to neutralize rebounding rates. Since that time I’ve given a lot of thought as to what we really want to know about rebounding rates. In an ideal world we could measure a rating for each player that would allow us to parameterize rebounding rates […]
Aug 21 2008
Data Pet Peeve #2: Offensive Rebounds & In-Air Shots
It didn’t take long for me to find my 2nd data pet peeve. This pet peeve is related to the first data pet peeve in that it involves rebounds and play-by-play ordering. This peeve is because offensive rebounds are credited after in-air shots. This makes me sad. An Example With 7:54 left in the 4th […]