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    Analyzing Duke's Shot Data

    We've taken each of the ACC team's shot data for selected games throughout the season and started to analyze it. From that data, we put together scouting reports which show which areas on the floor that a player shoots from the most. Also, it will shot the areas where the player shoots the best and worst.

    Here's Duke's scouting report page that shows a few things like...

    - Greg Paulus is better shooting threes from the right angle than anywhere else
    - Jon Scheyer is much better shooting the three from either corner
    - Nolan Smith takes more shots from the right side of the floor, and rightfully so since he shoots better on that side of the floor (with the exception of baseline)
    - no surprise here, but Brian Zoubek takes 95% of his shots in the paint
    - Gerald Henderson is much better with a long two straight on

    I'm curious what everyone thinks. Is there any other way of presenting this information that would be useful?

    We have the same information for all ACC teams accessible on team or player pages.

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    Thanks! At times I think "shot charting" is a lost art.

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    Admittedly I was inspired by the article on Shane a few weeks ago. One of the things the Rockets give him prior to every game for the player he is guarding are the spots on the floor where the player shoots well and the spots on the floor where they shoot poorly.

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    Thumbs up Coach Wooden would be very familiar with this analysis...

    Quote Originally Posted by riverside6 View Post
    We've taken each of the ACC team's shot data for selected games throughout the season and started to analyze it. From that data, we put together scouting reports which show which areas on the floor that a player shoots from the most. Also, it will shot the areas where the player shoots the best and worst.

    Here's Duke's scouting report page that shows a few things like...

    - Greg Paulus is better shooting threes from the right angle than anywhere else
    - Jon Scheyer is much better shooting the three from either corner
    - Nolan Smith takes more shots from the right side of the floor, and rightfully so since he shoots better on that side of the floor (with the exception of baseline)
    - no surprise here, but Brian Zoubek takes 95% of his shots in the paint
    - Gerald Henderson is much better with a long two straight on
    as he assigned his players their shooting sweet-spots and expected them to follow his instructions on shot selection.



    Worked pretty well----different athlete then.

    Interesting that Wooden was so attentive to details(the art of the deal), yet signed a good number of players without having scouted them personally.Some showed up an inch or two shorter.He got tips from former players.
    One trip he did take was to meet the Alcindors,who liked him a lot.


    Great charts.Thanks.

    Best regards--Blueprofessor

    And,Coach Wooden, hope you get well soon.

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    Singler shoots everywhere, and his hot areas are all over the places too.

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    From my experience, "shot charts" are more for defensive purposes over your own offensive purposes. It helps to defend against an opponent's weaknesses. Such as trying to maintain a defensive posture to steer an opponent away from their strong , sweet spots, or trying to force their movements in an unfavorable direction.

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