define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true); define('DISALLOW_FILE_MODS', true); assauhn dixon-tatum – Rush The Court http://rushthecourt.net The Independent Voice of College Basketball Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:17:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.9 http://rushthecourt.net http://rushthecourt.net/wp-content/mbp-favicon/RTC.jpg Rush The Court SEC Advanced Metrics Superstars http://rushthecourt.net/2013/10/30/sec-advanced-metrics-superstars/ http://rushthecourt.net/2013/10/30/sec-advanced-metrics-superstars/#comments Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:01:16 +0000 http://rushthecourt.net/?p=99503

The concept of advanced metrics certainly has its critics across the college basketball landscape. Basketball players, especially of the young and unpaid variety, are far from robots that perform exactly as their percentages suggest. We know this because Ohio State did not win the 2011 National Championship, Florida was not in the Final Four last year, and I am not filthy rich from winning gambling bets. It is clear that utilizing advanced statistics such as offensive ratings, offensive rebounding percentages and percentage of possessions must be balanced with what we see on the court, but advanced statistics can give us an [...]]]> http://rushthecourt.net/2013/10/30/sec-advanced-metrics-superstars/feed/ 2