eFG%
by irncty99 (2023-05-17 07:18:59)

In reply to: …and what must improve for them in the coming one. (Part II)  posted by BabaGhanouj


Unless there are different formulas out there, Hudl calculates eFG% as follows: (2pt FGs made + (1.5*3pt FGs made))/FG attempts. In Emma’s case, (63+(1.5*116))/383 = 61.88%.


That's it, and Emma's eFG% is outrageous!
by BabaGhanouj  (2023-05-17 08:35:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

To put it in perspective, in a cursory look, no one except Taylor Roberton of Oklahoma of the players and teams I track had a higher eFG% last season in college (who played 50% or more of the time).

Taylor Roberton broke the NCAA record for number of 3's made. (She was in her 5th year.)

Usually, the high eFG% shooters are posts and/or forwards. For example, Aliyah Boston shot 56.2% eFG%, Aliyah Edwards, 59%. For a guard, Caitlin Clark shot 57.1%.

Surprisingly, our own Kylee Watson shot 60.0% eFG% last year.
So, for a guard like Emma, it's unheard of! Congrats to Emma! Can hardly wait.


Left unsaid is at that % she doesn't even need to make the
by btd  (2023-05-17 16:11:22)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

shots to be equally as effective for our offense. Someone at that level is way beyond what Kayo and I have been calling a truly elite outside shooter that a defense cannot ever ignore. What that means is the moment she steps on the floor defenses will be forced to put one of their best defenders within arm's length of her at all times. That dramatically alters what we can do offensively with 2 of HH/OM/SC on the floor with her plus the others. Teams cannot pack the paint to take away the drive and dish that our offense is based heavily on.

Two very tall forwards plus Maddy and Prosper sized guards / small forwards also means no team can have their center/top forward cheat upward to cut off the diving lanes like we saw the instant OM went down to injury last season - forcing Citron to the point and eliminating our only remaining outside shooter largely. If they do, we simply will dump it off to those forwards behind that defender and score easy bucket after easy bucket.

Our offense is extremely dependent on having at least one lethal outside shooter on the floor at all times. With the MM offense it wasn't as dependent because we had dramatically more ball movement to get defenses out of position.

EDIT: This is why by the final 10 games of next year when Emma, Hannah and Miles are all full tilt, our offense may very well be as good as it has been since 2018.


Good points and well stated. *
by MountainMan  (2023-05-17 16:19:56)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post