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

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This is a great piece of work! Maybe over time the factors might be tweaked up or down in each of the categories, however it is an excellent start!

One thing missing is free throws. These have a major impact on a game. How many times a guy draws fouls is indicative of a players aggressiveness and his ability to make the opponent foul him. The other factor is ft%. A low % is really bad, especially in a close game. A high % is a major indicator of ability to put away another team.

This definitely should be factored into your formula.

My applause for an excellent, well thought out effort!!!

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This is definitely version 1... I assume over time there will be more than 1 version haha.

For free throw %, the trouble I have is it is correlated to points scored. From a mathmatical perspective, that would decrease the power of the formula. I agree however that missing free throws is problematic.

I want to add fouls committed, and I'd love to have fouls drawn, but it's a stat not kept in official scorebooks, so it would take a ton of effort on my own time. I love to do this type of thing inbetween games, but I love enjoying the games while they are on and keeping specific stats wouldn't allow me that freedom.