Tempo-Free Stats for Dummies - The Only Colors

If you're a college hoops fan unfamiliar with tempo-free stats, do yourself a favor and take a few minutes to walk through this helpful primer from the outstanding Michigan State bloggers at The Only Colors, who blog hoops as well as anyone out there.

As often as we analyze the Horns using tempo free stats, you'll be glad you did.

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I hope this isn't a really dumb question

I read the primer — thanks, it was worth it. My question, which the site did not answer — why are the stats called “tempo-free”?

by NYCHorn on Nov 11, 2009 8:46 PM CST reply actions

Explanation

Because they measure performance equalized for the number of opportunities a team has: points scored per possession, percentage of rebounding opportunities procured, etc.

For example: A team that scores 66 points in 60 possessions has performed as well on offense as a team that scores 77 points in 70 possessions (1.1 points/possession). The second team is just playing at a faster pace/tempo.

Hope that helps.

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by KJ@theonlycolors on Nov 11, 2009 11:57 PM CST up reply actions