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Des Moines Prairie Fire

Founded 2011 in Des Moines

Capitol Hill Arena, holding 5 500

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The season in three lines

The four factors

The four things that decide a basketball game, after Dean Oliver: shooting (effective field goal %, which counts a three as one and a half), turnovers (the share of trips thrown away), rebounds (the share of own misses won back) and free throws (tries per shot). The bars show each club against the other, and the club page shows it against the league.

They add up to the margin: the report's three cards are the factors that moved the score most, in points.

Work on the factor the card calls costly: ball handlers and the tempo for turnovers, bigs for rebounds, drivers for the line.

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Weakness

Few trips to the line

22.6

Des Moines Prairie Fire attempt 22.6 free throws per 100 shots. The league attempts 25.2, so 28th of 30.

DSM 22.6 %
League 25.2 %
How we counted it
Des Moines Prairie Fire: 367 tries ÷ 1 622 shots22.6 %
League mean, 30 clubs25.2 %
Rank, 30 clubs28th of 30
Weakness

Weak on the glass

24.2 %

Des Moines Prairie Fire win back 24.2 % of their misses. The league wins back 26.6 %. That is 27th of 30.

DSM 24.2 %
League 26.6 %
How we counted it
Des Moines Prairie Fire: 207 ÷ (207 + 647)24.2 %
League mean, 30 clubs26.6 %
Rank, 30 clubs27th of 30
Weakness

A thin attack

110.6

Des Moines Prairie Fire score 110.6 points for every 100 trips. The league scores 116.3. That is 26th of 30.

DSM 110.6
League 116.3
How we counted it
100 × 1 983 points ÷ 1 793 possessions110.6
League mean, 30 clubs116.3
Rank, 30 clubs26th of 30

Four factors

Shootingeffective field goal % · 24th of 30
DSM 52.3 %
League 53.8 %
How we counted it
Des Moines Prairie Fire: (730 + ½ × 235) ÷ 1 62252.3 %
League mean, 30 clubs53.8 %
Rank, 30 clubs24th of 30
Turnoverstrips lost, fewer is better · 26th of 30
DSM 14.3 %
League 13.4 %
How we counted it
Des Moines Prairie Fire: 256 ÷ 1 793 possessions14.3 %
League mean, 30 clubs13.4 %
Rank, 30 clubs26th of 30
Reboundsown misses won back · 27th of 30
DSM 24.2 %
League 26.6 %
How we counted it
Des Moines Prairie Fire: 207 ÷ (207 + 647)24.2 %
League mean, 30 clubs26.6 %
Rank, 30 clubs27th of 30
Free throwstries per shot · 28th of 30
DSM 22.6 %
League 25.2 %
How we counted it
Des Moines Prairie Fire: 367 tries ÷ 1 622 shots22.6 %
League mean, 30 clubs25.2 %
Rank, 30 clubs28th of 30
More statsTrends, shot mix, the squad's shooters

Trends

Net rating

league 0 Round 29: +2 Round 30: −5 Round 32: −35 Round 34: +3 Round 36: +10 Round 38: −5 Round 39: +16 Round 42: −3 Round 44: +9 Round 45: −7 Round 47: −24 Round 49: −11 Round 50: −8 Round 52: −13 Round 54: −38 Round 56: +2 Round 59: +8 Round 60: +2

Offence

league 116 Round 29: 119 Round 30: 108 Round 32: 94 Round 34: 103 Round 36: 127 Round 38: 113 Round 39: 120 Round 42: 127 Round 44: 117 Round 45: 105 Round 47: 104 Round 49: 93 Round 50: 98 Round 52: 113 Round 54: 102 Round 56: 113 Round 59: 126 Round 60: 111

Shooting %

league 54 Round 29: 55 Round 30: 44 Round 32: 48 Round 34: 48 Round 36: 60 Round 38: 53 Round 39: 49 Round 42: 59 Round 44: 59 Round 45: 46 Round 47: 47 Round 49: 47 Round 50: 54 Round 52: 60 Round 54: 51 Round 56: 51 Round 59: 54 Round 60: 56

Dots are games, the line is the five-game mean, the dashed line is the league. All 18 games are counted.