[Husker] FT Comparison

[Steve Cornelius]

On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 08:26:56 -0600 (CST), Steve Reichenbach
<reich at inetnebr.com> wrote:

[snip]
 
> You just don't love statistics enough.  Such statistics can help
> identify poorly understood dynamics in a game by highlighting
> surprising but statistically significant differences --- e.g.,
> it might be that teams that play at a fast tempo cause their
> opponents to shoot a lower free-throw percentage (e.g., because
> the other team is more fatigued).  Of course, there may be more
> important statistics;-).

Oh, but I do love statistics! You could keep a home and away set of
statistics to study the effect of the home court on the visitor's free
throw percentage. For example, how active are the fans behind the
basket when an opponent is preparing his free throw? When Dennis
Rodman was with the Bulls, he used to talk and otherwise try to
distract the other player when he was on the line. (It worked with
Karl Malone during the 1998 NBA Finals.)

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