{"id":20566,"date":"2024-04-05T09:07:45","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=20566"},"modified":"2024-04-05T09:07:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T14:07:51","slug":"2023-24-gbb-season-that-was-the-most-ifs-pp100s-possessions-state-of-the-game-bueckers-clark-the-early-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjasr.com\/live\/?p=20566","title":{"rendered":"2023-24 GBB Season that Was: The Most; Ifs; PP100s; Possessions; State of the Game; Bueckers & Clark: the Early Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is a recap of what I saw in the 2023-24 season the most\/best from teams and players. After that a look at what stats are critical in improving your chances for a win. Then we go deeper into the analytics with a look at the pp100s across all classes and then compare that with 2013, a year when I was out & about like this year without restraints on my schedule. Compounding that the next examination comes with pace\/possessions. With the introduction of the shot clock, did things really change?<\/p>\n

THE MOST 2024<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
CATEGORY<\/strong><\/td>\nTEAM<\/strong><\/td>\nOPPONENT<\/strong><\/td>\nAMOUNT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Points<\/strong><\/td>\nDuluth Marshall<\/td>\nHermantown<\/td>\n96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Classic Assist<\/strong><\/td>\nRochester JM<\/td>\nHastings<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Offensive rebounds<\/strong><\/td>\nSt. Paul Como Park<\/td>\nSt. Paul Washington<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Defensive rebounds<\/strong><\/td>\nSt. Paul Highland Park<\/td>\nSt. Paul Academy<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steals<\/strong><\/td>\nMpls Henry<\/td>\nColumbia Heights<\/td>\n35<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTA<\/strong><\/td>\nBlm Kennedy<\/td>\nSt. Louis Park<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTM<\/strong><\/td>\nBlm Kennedy<\/td>\nSt. Louis Park<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FT% (10 A)<\/strong><\/td>\nRosemount<\/td>\nWoodbury<\/td>\n12\/12-1.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FT% (20 A)<\/strong><\/td>\nHopkins<\/td>\nDavenport North<\/td>\n19\/22-.864<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FT% (30 A)<\/strong><\/td>\nHayfield<\/td>\nWinona Cotter<\/td>\n22\/30-.733<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2FGA<\/strong><\/td>\nCoon Rapids<\/td>\nLegacy Christian<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2FGM<\/strong><\/td>\nSouthwest MN Christian<\/td>\nTracy-Milroy-Balaton<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2FG% (10-19)<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Ulm<\/td>\nByron<\/td>\n13\/16-.813<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2FG% (20-29)<\/strong><\/td>\nSpringfield<\/td>\nGHECTML<\/td>\n21\/28-.750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2FG% (30-xx)<\/strong><\/td>\nSouthwest MN Christian<\/td>\nTracy-Milroy-Balaton<\/td>\n32\/46-.696<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3FGA<\/strong><\/td>\nDover-Eyota<\/td>\nPlainview-Elgin-Millville<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3FGM<\/strong><\/td>\nFairmont<\/td>\nJCC<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3FG% (10-19)<\/strong><\/td>\nSleepy Eye<\/td>\nGHECTML<\/td>\n8\/11-.727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3FG% (20-<\/strong><\/td>\nFairmont<\/td>\nJCC<\/td>\n17\/30-.567<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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CATEGORY<\/strong><\/td>\nPLAYER<\/strong><\/td>\nSCHOOL<\/strong><\/td>\nOPP<\/strong><\/td>\nAMOUNT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Points<\/strong><\/td>\nMaddyn Greenway<\/td>\nProvidence<\/td>\nPerham<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Classic Assist<\/strong><\/td>\nJessa Heimerl<\/td>\nLester Prairie<\/td>\nCentral MN Christian<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Off rebounds<\/strong><\/td>\nAvary White<\/p>\n

Haley Geiger<\/td>\n

St. Croix Prep<\/p>\n

Hinckley-Finlayson<\/td>\n

Breck<\/p>\n

Ogilvie<\/td>\n

17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Def rebounds<\/strong><\/td>\nHannah Lightman<\/p>\n

Karly Jusczak<\/td>\n

St. Paul Highland Park<\/p>\n

Pine City<\/td>\n

St. Paul Academy<\/p>\n

Braham<\/td>\n

16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blocks<\/strong><\/td>\nKeira O\u2019Rourke<\/td>\nHoly Angels<\/td>\nRichfield<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steals<\/strong><\/td>\nTori Oehrlein<\/p>\n

Chloe Johnson<\/td>\n

Crosby-Ironton<\/p>\n

Duluth Marshall<\/td>\n

New London-Spicer & Sauk Centre<\/p>\n

Hermantown<\/td>\n

10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTA<\/strong><\/td>\nMacie Miller<\/td>\nBlm Kennedy<\/td>\nSt. Louis Park<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FTM<\/strong><\/td>\nMaddyn Greenway<\/td>\nProvidence<\/td>\nPerham<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FT% <\/strong><\/td>\nMaddyn Greenway<\/p>\n

Ava Zediker<\/td>\n

Providence<\/p>\n

Des Moines Dowling<\/td>\n

Crosby-Ironton<\/p>\n

Providence<\/td>\n

11\/11-1.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2FGA<\/strong><\/td>\nRylie Cother<\/td>\nJackson County Central<\/td>\nFairmont<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2FGM<\/strong><\/td>\nRylie Cother<\/td>\nJackson County Central<\/td>\nFairmont & St. James<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2FG% <\/strong><\/td>\nMarissa Pabst<\/td>\nSpringfield<\/td>\nGHECTML<\/td>\n11\/11-1.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3FGA<\/strong><\/td>\nSamantha Bennett<\/td>\nNew Life<\/td>\nCHOF<\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3FGM<\/strong><\/td>\nTori Oehrlein<\/p>\n

Addi Mack<\/p>\n

Ayla Caskey<\/p>\n

Breaunna Mertz<\/td>\n

Crosby-Ironton<\/p>\n

Minnehaha<\/p>\n

New London-Spicer<\/p>\n

Sleepy Eye<\/td>\n

Sauk Centre<\/p>\n

Perham<\/p>\n

Watertown-Mayer<\/p>\n

GHECTML<\/td>\n

7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3FG% (1-9<\/strong><\/td>\nLily Hubin<\/p>\n

Presley Tapani<\/td>\n

BLHS<\/p>\n

Proctor<\/td>\n

SE St. Mary\u2019s<\/p>\n

Duluth Denfeld<\/td>\n

5\/5-1.000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3FG% (10+)<\/strong><\/td>\nAyla Caskey<\/td>\nNew London-Spicer<\/td>\nWatertown-Mayer<\/td>\n7\/10-.700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Category<\/strong><\/td>\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nOpponent<\/strong><\/td>\namount<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PP100<\/strong><\/td>\nRosemount<\/td>\nWoodbury<\/td>\n138.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Touch\/pt<\/strong><\/td>\nOgilvie<\/td>\nHinckley-Finlayson<\/td>\n2.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floor %<\/strong><\/td>\nRosemount<\/td>\nWoodbury<\/td>\n.587<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Touch\/FT<\/strong><\/td>\nKennedy<\/td>\nSt. Louis Park<\/td>\n6.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Efg%<\/strong><\/td>\nSouthwest MN Christian<\/td>\nTracy-Milroy-Balaton<\/td>\n.556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Most Touches<\/strong><\/td>\nEast Grand Forks<\/td>\nPark Rapids<\/td>\n484<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fewest touches<\/strong><\/td>\nOgilvie<\/td>\nHinckley-Finlayson<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Potential dist<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Life<\/td>\nCHOF<\/td>\n90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distributions<\/strong><\/td>\nProvidence<\/td>\nCrosby-Ironton<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D%<\/strong><\/td>\nProvidence<\/td>\nCrosby-Ironton<\/td>\n59.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Touch\/TO<\/strong><\/td>\nRoseville<\/td>\nMahtomedi<\/td>\n68.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dist\/TO<\/strong><\/td>\nMinnetonka<\/td>\nAndover<\/td>\n4.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Category<\/strong><\/td>\nPlayer<\/strong><\/td>\nTeam<\/strong><\/td>\nOpp<\/strong><\/td>\nScore<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PP100 (10-19 pos)<\/strong><\/td>\nLily Hubin<\/td>\nBLHS<\/td>\nSE St. Mary\u2019s<\/td>\n208.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PP100 (20+ poss)<\/strong><\/td>\nOlivia Olson<\/p>\n

Journey Houston<\/td>\n

Benilde-St. Margaret\u2019s<\/p>\n

Davenport North<\/td>\n

Stewartville<\/p>\n

Hopkins<\/td>\n

152.4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floor % (10-13 pos)<\/strong><\/td>\nAva Welk<\/td>\nWalker-H-A<\/td>\nPine River-Backus<\/td>\n.846<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floor % (20+ pos)<\/strong><\/td>\nJourney Houston<\/td>\nDavenport North<\/td>\nHopkins<\/td>\n.762<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Touch \/ FT<\/strong><\/td>\nPeyton Hoffman<\/p>\n

Macie Miller<\/td>\n

Climax-Fisher<\/p>\n

Kennedy<\/td>\n

Kittson County Central<\/p>\n

St. Louis Park<\/td>\n

2.82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TLU<\/strong><\/td>\nRylie Cother<\/td>\nJackson County Central<\/td>\nSt. James<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EFG%<\/strong><\/td>\nMarissa Pabst<\/td>\nSpringfield<\/td>\nGHECTML<\/td>\n.917<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Touches<\/strong><\/td>\nBrynlea Mahlen<\/p>\n

Destiny Schmitz<\/td>\n

Fosston<\/p>\n

Chisholm<\/td>\n

Mahnomen-Waubun<\/p>\n

Mesabi East<\/td>\n

145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T%<\/strong><\/td>\nLiana Buckhalton<\/td>\nStillwater<\/td>\nWoodbury<\/td>\n37.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D%<\/strong><\/td>\nHadley Sammons<\/td>\nWindom<\/td>\nSt. Peter<\/td>\n100 (64 T)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Potential Dist<\/strong><\/td>\nEilana Hahn<\/td>\nNew Life<\/td>\nCHOF<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distributions<\/strong><\/td>\nHope Counts<\/td>\nProvidence<\/td>\nDowling Catholic<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D% 9 or less<\/strong><\/td>\nLeah Sundby<\/td>\nEGF Sacred Heart<\/td>\nWAO<\/td>\n100 8\/8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D% 10-19<\/strong><\/td>\nCora Grimser<\/p>\n

Tatum Woodson<\/td>\n

Perham<\/p>\n

Hopkins<\/td>\n

Providence<\/p>\n

Maple Grove<\/td>\n

.818 (9\/11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D% 20+<\/strong><\/td>\nChloe Johnson<\/td>\nDuluth Marshall<\/td>\nHermantown<\/td>\n.636 (14\/22)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T\/TO (99 or less)<\/strong><\/td>\nAubrey Burkhart<\/td>\nSW Christian Chaska<\/td>\nMinnewaska<\/td>\n97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T\/TO (100 or more)<\/strong><\/td>\nAaliyah Williams<\/td>\nRochester Lourdes<\/td>\nCaledonia<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D stops<\/strong><\/td>\nTori Oehrlein<\/td>\nCrosby-Ironton<\/td>\nNew London-Spicer<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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IF\u2026<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

2FG% 50% or better plus 40+ attempts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.000<\/p>\n

Touches per turnover 40 or better\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11-0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.000<\/p>\n

Steals 18+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 45-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .978<\/p>\n

If your floor % was .500 or better, you were\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .964<\/p>\n

PP100 of 110+ \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24-1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .960<\/p>\n

You scored every 3.49 touches you were \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30-2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .937<\/p>\n

pp100 of 100+ you were \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 58-5 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .921<\/p>\n

3FG% 40% or better plus 20+ attempts\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22-3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .880<\/p>\n

3.99 touches you were \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 62-9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .873<\/p>\n

Touches per turnover 28 or better \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 39-6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .867<\/p>\n

2FG% 55% or better\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25-5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .833<\/p>\n

3FG% 40% or better\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37-9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 .804<\/p>\n

Efficiency rules. Speed rules. Scoring quickly without a lot of muss equals a 94% chance of victory. Having you defense play \u201coffense without the ball\u201d leads to transition baskets. An improvement in the stat program that I dream about is the conversion rate\u2026.in other words what is the conversion rate after a live steal? A dead ball turnover? A defensive rebound after a missed 2? A missed 3? A missed FT? after a made basket? My guess is after a live steal has the highest conversion rate. The teams that utilize this the best play late into March due to easier shots (3 v 1 or 2 v 1), and fewer touches or faster pace.<\/p>\n

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PP100S<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nAAAA<\/strong><\/td>\nAAA<\/strong><\/td>\nAA<\/strong><\/td>\nA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PP100<\/strong><\/td>\n83.04<\/td>\n79.77<\/td>\n79.60<\/td>\n84.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PP100*<\/strong><\/td>\n90.99<\/td>\n89.71<\/td>\n87.77<\/td>\n95.54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PP100^<\/strong><\/td>\n90.61<\/td>\n88.53<\/td>\n87.89<\/td>\n91.72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
poss<\/strong><\/td>\n68.74<\/td>\n70.82<\/td>\n71.44<\/td>\n67.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\n78<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Here is what this means
\n* only the top 24 teams in each class. ^ only games by top 24 teams vs. top 24 teams.<\/p>\n

The surprise here? Class A was ahead of AAAA by 1.11 points. The lowest totals belong to AA, 3.83 behind the A leaders. Still the arrow across all classes points to a strong pp100 hovering close to 90 regardless of who the opponent is. Obviously if the opponent has less wins than your team has losses the expectation is that your team will be north of 100.<\/p>\n

HISTORICAL CONTEXT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back in 2013 the pp100 for the year was 76.6. That was in 141 charted games. This year I charted 157 games and the pp100 was higher\u2026. much higher at 81.6. Five points better to be exact. And the improvement that was the most dramatic came in class A jumping a whopping 11.67 points. All four classes got better, with AA just rising by half a point. The best of 2013, AAAA with 79.2 PP100 would not crack any top slot in any class this year. Look at the possession count. Pretty much the same up fractions or only slightly with the biggest jump coming in AA at 1.75. A actually dropped slightly by 1.43.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nAAAA<\/strong><\/td>\nAAA<\/strong><\/td>\nAA<\/strong><\/td>\nA<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24PP100<\/strong><\/td>\n83.04<\/td>\n79.77<\/td>\n79.60<\/td>\n84.27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13PP100<\/strong><\/td>\n79.2<\/td>\n74.6<\/td>\n79.1<\/td>\n72.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diff<\/strong><\/td>\n3.84<\/td>\n5.17<\/td>\n0.50<\/td>\n11.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24poss<\/strong><\/td>\n68.74<\/td>\n70.82<\/td>\n71.44<\/td>\n67.81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13poss<\/strong><\/td>\n68.56<\/td>\n70.53<\/td>\n69.69<\/td>\n69.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diff<\/strong><\/td>\n0.18<\/td>\n0.29<\/td>\n1.75<\/td>\n-1.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

POSSESSIONS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

2023-24<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
COUNT<\/strong><\/td>\nTEAMS<\/strong><\/td>\nAVE<\/strong><\/td>\nWAVE<\/strong><\/td>\nLAVE<\/strong><\/td>\nMARG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
96-85<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n76.35<\/td>\n87.57<\/td>\n69.62<\/td>\n17.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85-79<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/td>\n79.11<\/td>\n89.40<\/td>\n68.85<\/td>\n20.55<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
78-72<\/strong><\/td>\n97<\/td>\n79.14<\/td>\n90.49<\/td>\n66.56<\/td>\n23.93<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
71-65<\/strong><\/td>\n116<\/td>\n83.54<\/td>\n96.24<\/td>\n71.27<\/td>\n24.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
64-57<\/strong><\/td>\n55<\/td>\n82.86<\/td>\n100.50<\/strong><\/td>\n65.73<\/td>\n34.77<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
56-49<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/td>\n85.86<\/strong><\/td>\n100.00<\/td>\n71.72<\/strong><\/td>\n28.28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

So, it appears that slower, ball control games have the best pp100s. My guess is that several running time games contributed to the 64-57 slot with the largest margins there. The winners probably were on track for a 78 or higher possession game, but with running time eating up playing time the total possession count languished in the lower 60s. It is also probably true that higher possession counts are sloppy affairs. The lowest pp100s, my acid test, were the lowest in this category. The margins were also the tightest if you can consider 18 (technically 17.95) \u201ctight.\u201d<\/p>\n

2012-13<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
COUNT<\/strong><\/td>\nTEAMS<\/strong><\/td>\nAVE<\/strong><\/td>\nWAVE<\/strong><\/td>\nLAVE<\/strong><\/td>\nMARG<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
95+<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/td>\n81.6<\/td>\n95.9<\/strong><\/td>\n67.3<\/td>\n28.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
94-86<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/td>\n83.4<\/strong><\/td>\n93.4<\/td>\n73.4<\/strong><\/td>\n20.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
85-77<\/strong><\/td>\n47<\/td>\n77.0<\/td>\n84.4<\/td>\n69.9<\/td>\n14.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
76-68<\/strong><\/td>\n107<\/td>\n76.7<\/td>\n87.9<\/td>\n63.9<\/td>\n24.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
67-59<\/strong><\/td>\n85<\/td>\n76.3<\/td>\n88.7<\/td>\n65.2<\/td>\n23.5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
58-49<\/strong><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n74.6<\/td>\n86.1<\/td>\n62.3<\/td>\n23.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Now let us look at the 2012-13 comparison. No shot clock existed back then. But the bottom possession count mirrored the same as in 2024 with 49 the lowest possession count. The high end again reflected right back. So, the shot clock had no effect on the window of top and bottom\u2026. but there were more teams with 79 or more possessions that year (48) than in 2024 (34). What gives? It was expected that there would be more possessions and teams would not play stall ball. There was a pronounced shift away from 49 possessions going from 31 to 12. But that migration was more to the middle.<\/p>\n

What I do find interesting is the pp100s are clearly much better in 2024, especially at the lower end of the possession count with anything under 71 getting roughly 83 or better. That is almost 7 pp100s better than 2013. That measure is a huge improvement. Most of this can be laid at the feet of the winners. There the improvement was north of 20. Even losers improved at the bottom end going from 62 to 71. One area 2013 was better at was the upper end, the faster game. There the average pp100 was over 80 with winners over 90s. The 2024 chartings did not support this.<\/p>\n

It is also true that the lower possession games in 2024 had the widest margins again reflecting the running time nature of the contests. The competitive margins were closer much closer in 2013. The \u201cbest\u201d or lowest differential was in the 85-77 segment with a gap of 14.5 points. You can throw out the 95+ count in 2013 because it was only one game, but the standard deviation required them to be out on the limb. In 2013 there were four segments under 24-point differential. There were only three in 2024 and all three were in the higher possession category.<\/p>\n

So, the verdict? 2024 basketball is better. And in many cases, much better. I don\u2019t know if we can credit the shot clock with the improvement. I believe club\/summer\/AAU ball does need to be acknowledged as a key driver in this improvement. More players from a wider school base are now playing throughout the year. Some players have their own private high-priced trainer. But I do think the rich are getting richer, and the bottom has dropped out on some schools. The competitive level has seen wider gaps—-not necessarily in the state tournament, although there was a running time contest (should have been a couple more). Not every school value the costs involved in the way the game is going. Some schools that used to flourish are languishing. Some of that is due to demographics. The homeowners that had kids are now empty nesters. The outer ring suburbs tend to send more schools to state from the metro area. Money matters. Those that have it spend it. Some areas don\u2019t have the resources to keep up and have other challenges that the wealthier neighborhoods do not have to think about.<\/p>\n

ABC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

That stands for Anderson (me), Bueckers and Clark. I was present at the creation. This was back on June 21, 2015 at Ames, Iowa when All Iowa Attack 8, Clark\u2019s team, beat North Tartan 7, Buecker\u2019s team, 61-54. Clark was already playing up and her team not only won that game, but she bested Bueckers 16-7 in scoring, 94.1-77.8 in pp100 and had a productive outing getting 35 in the 31 Club to Bueckers 15. Is this a harbinger of tonight\u2019s contest?<\/p>\n

The two and I never did get a lot of contests since Clark was up and Bueckers stayed loyal to her age\/grade. But I remember Clark\u2019s mother talking to Bueckers father talking about how that the duo would be fun to watch in the future. They were the best in the Midwest area at the time. I did not have a reference panel to evaluate their trajectory to nationwide fame (combined they have three player of the year awards at the D1 level). I was more familiar with Bueckers having first charted her in fourth grade. Both players\u2019 games were well established even by that point. Yes, they got better, or more polished, but you did not need glasses to tell the difference between the sun and the moon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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