Pace vs. efficiency
Faster does not mean better. Across the sample, teams above 78 possessions per 40 minutes gained only +0.6 points per 100 possessions.
Read the note →Possession-level basketball notes
A small notebook on how possessions are won and lost: pace, offensive rebounding, shot profiles and lineup effects. Numbers first, opinions second.
Second-chance points
Offensive rebounding rate explains 31% of the variance in second-chance points, the rest is shot selection after the board.
Read the note →Lineup net rating
Five-man units with at least 120 possessions together: net ratings are noisy below 300 possessions, the shrinkage estimator helps.
Read the note →League snapshot (synthetic sample)
| Team | Pace | ORtg | DRtg | OREB% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Pines | 76.4 | 112.8 | 106.1 | 29.4 | 54.2 |
| Ridgeway | 73.9 | 110.3 | 104.7 | 31.8 | 52.6 |
| Lakeside Union | 79.1 | 109.6 | 110.2 | 26.5 | 53.9 |
| North Quarry | 71.2 | 107.4 | 103.9 | 33.1 | 50.8 |
| Saltmarsh | 77.8 | 111.0 | 109.5 | 27.9 | 55.1 |