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Elbsandstein Dresden

Founded 1972 in Dresden

Elbwiesen-Halle, holding 8 500

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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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Strength

Strong on the glass

34.4 %

Elbsandstein Dresden win back 34.4 % of their misses. The league wins back 27.3 %. That is 1st of 18.

ESD 34.4 %
League 27.3 %
How we counted it
Elbsandstein Dresden: 45 ÷ (45 + 86)34.4 %
League mean, 18 clubs27.3 %
Rank, 18 clubs1st of 18
Weakness

A leaky defence

126.3

Elbsandstein Dresden let in 126.3 per 100 trips against the league's 121.6. Lower is better: 15th of 18.

ESD 126.3
League 121.6
How we counted it
100 × 394 allowed ÷ 312 possessions126.3
League mean, 18 clubs121.6
Rank, 18 clubs15th of 18
Weakness

Few trips to the line

26.2

Elbsandstein Dresden attempt 26.2 free throws per 100 shots. The league attempts 31.1, so 15th of 18.

ESD 26.2 %
League 31.1 %
How we counted it
Elbsandstein Dresden: 73 tries ÷ 279 shots26.2 %
League mean, 18 clubs31.1 %
Rank, 18 clubs15th of 18

Four factors

Shootingeffective field goal % · 10th of 18
ESD 58.2 %
League 58.6 %
How we counted it
Elbsandstein Dresden: (144 + ½ × 37) ÷ 27958.2 %
League mean, 18 clubs58.6 %
Rank, 18 clubs10th of 18
Turnoverstrips lost, fewer is better · 9th of 18
ESD 17.7 %
League 17.7 %
How we counted it
Elbsandstein Dresden: 55 ÷ 310 possessions17.7 %
League mean, 18 clubs17.7 %
Rank, 18 clubs9th of 18
Reboundsown misses won back · 1st of 18
ESD 34.4 %
League 27.3 %
How we counted it
Elbsandstein Dresden: 45 ÷ (45 + 86)34.4 %
League mean, 18 clubs27.3 %
Rank, 18 clubs1st of 18
Free throwstries per shot · 15th of 18
ESD 26.2 %
League 31.1 %
How we counted it
Elbsandstein Dresden: 73 tries ÷ 279 shots26.2 %
League mean, 18 clubs31.1 %
Rank, 18 clubs15th of 18

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Lucky or unlucky?

Shot-making

Points scored from the floor minus the points those shots are worth. Above zero is shooting better than the league does from the same shots, below zero is worse. Free throws are not shots and are not in it.

Over a night it is mostly luck, and the page calls it that: a few points either way is as expected. Over a season it settles, and a man far from zero is either a real finisher or a man whose luck will turn.

Rest or sharpen the man if it is persistently below zero; do not rebuild the attack on one hot night.

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As expected

Right on what the shots are worth

−1.5

Over 2 games Elbsandstein Dresden's shots were worth 156.5 points and they scored 155 from the floor: 0.8 a game in line with what than the league would do from the same shots.

How we counted it
Points: 2 × 70 + 15155
Expected points, the squad's shots added up156.5
Shot-making−1.5
A game−0.77

Expected points are measured against league rates through round 4.

Elbsandstein Dresden
Kind of shotShotsWorthPoints
Mid-range · Driveonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 47650.844.2
Mid-range · Post-uponly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 47670.845.9
Mid-range · Post-up · second chanceonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 47610.840.8
Mid-range · Catch and shootonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 476100.848.4
Mid-range · Catch and shoot · second chanceonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 47620.841.7
Mid-range · Catch and shoot · fast breakonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 47620.841.7
Mid-range · Pull-uponly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 476150.8412.5
Mid-range · Pull-up · second chanceonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 47610.840.8
Mid-range · Pull-up · fast breakonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 47610.840.8
Mid-range · Pull-up · fast break · second chanceonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 42 % of 47610.840.8
Rim · Drive64 % of 365 league shots211.2826.8
Rim · Drive · second chanceonly a few league shots like it, so the same play from the same zone: 66 % of 55641.315.3
Rim · Drive · fast breakonly a few league shots like it, so the same play from the same zone: 66 % of 556101.3113.1
Rim · Drive · fast break · second chanceonly a few league shots like it, so the same play from the same zone: 66 % of 55611.311.3
Rim · Post-uponly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 65 % of 86151.316.5
Rim · Post-up · second chanceonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 65 % of 86121.312.6
Rim · Post-up · fast breakonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 65 % of 86111.311.3
Rim · Catch and shootonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 65 % of 86121.312.6
Rim · Catch and shoot · fast breakonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 65 % of 86131.313.9
Rim · Pull-uponly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 65 % of 86121.312.6
Rim · Pull-up · fast breakonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 65 % of 86111.311.3
Three · Driveonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 39 % of 97131.163.5
Three · Drive · fast breakonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 39 % of 97111.161.2
Three · Catch and shoot41 % of 515 league shots181.2322.2
Three · Catch and shoot · second chanceonly a few league shots like it, so the same play from the same zone: 39 % of 71181.189.5
Three · Catch and shoot · fast breakonly a few league shots like it, so the same play from the same zone: 39 % of 71131.183.5
Three · Pull-uponly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 39 % of 97191.1610.5
Three · Pull-up · second chanceonly a few league shots like it, so the zone's rate: 39 % of 97111.161.2
Total adds up1401.12156.5

Shot quality is counted from the 2 games whose streams are stored, of 4 played.

More statsTrends, shot mix, the squad's shooters

Trends

Net rating

league 0 Round 1: −7 Round 2: −16 Round 3: +4 Round 4: +8

Offence

league 122 Round 1: 123 Round 2: 136 Round 3: 119 Round 4: 119

Shooting %

league 59 Round 1: 65 Round 2: 58 Round 3: 55 Round 4: 55

Dots are games, the line is the five-game mean, the dashed line is the league. All 4 games are counted.

Where the shots came from

RimMid-rangeThree
Elbsandstein Dresden
37% 32% 31%
League
37% 21% 42%
DrivePost-upCatch and shootPull-up
Elbsandstein Dresden
32% 11% 34% 22%
League
32% 41% 19%

Elbsandstein Dresden lean on post-ups: 11.4 % of its shots against the league's 7.6 %.

How we counted it
Elbsandstein Dresden: drives + post-ups + catch and shoot + pull-ups45 drives + 16 post-ups + 48 catch and shoot + 31 pull-ups = 140