Breaking down the defense
kj on Apr 14th 2009
A couple months ago, KenPom added something called “defensive fingerprint” on each team page. Mr. Pomeroy’s explanation:
Defensive Fingerprint attempts to objectively identify the style of a team’s defense. Inputs into the system are the departure from the D-1 norm of the following defensive characteristics…
- assist percentage (triple weight, higher means a more likely zone team)
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