re: LSU Basketball: The SoS Rating (Score on Stats)

Yeah I'm not a basketball person, but I was just trying to give some positive critiques mathematically.

It seems that having the two coefficients for assists and pts with a wide margin would lower the regression (accuracy) since one is dependent on the other (it's not an assist unless a point is scored, so that person making the basket is pretty important). It's a differential equation, not linear. So taking it out is easier than breaking it down. If the goal is "should be rewarded with more playing time" then the scoreboard doesn't matter and points being scored are included in the fact that an assist happened. Who those points (statistic, not literal) are assigned to is probably attributed more to position than anything else. That's kind of taken care of since there is a finite number of each.

Whether points made it on the board or not depends on if the player made the basket (a whole other statistic). Free throws and break-a-ways could be assumed that "a player with above average ability" (ie any college basketball player warranted playing time) would make more often than not.

I'm not saying change anything up as it appears to be a good reflection as it, I was just giving some mathematical criticism (hopefully positive) on it.