Westbrook defensive lapse analysis
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 6:36 pm
This is a suggestion for anyone looking for a potentially high profile project:
Look at the video and video generated data at the plays where Russell Westbrook quits or fails to offer a vigorous / acceptable defensive effort. Or someone else if they offend as much. Are there trends of when it happens or happens more often? Is it fatigue late in stints or late in games? More common after offensive usage on last play or after usage of x frequency in last 5-10 plays on offense? after multiple drives? Made or missed shots? Fouls not called? Ahead or behind? Against bad, mediocre and good teams? When with starting lineup, mostly starter lineups or mostly bench? After previous win or loss patterns? After being attacked on defense at a certain frequency? Against vets, rookie, stars, role players? Faster guys, bigger guys, guys with driving ability? There is so much that could be checked beyond acknowledging that it happens and being bugged by it or accepting it. Perhaps knowing the tendencies you could try to get in front of or minimize the occurrences. I hear there is some Vantage Sports data on pick n roll defense (after a successful pick?) that might suggest it is not as big an issue as it may appear. Is his behavior, because of the defensive often around him, actually a trap? Anyone want to do it? I'd like to but can't see getting to the full load of it any time soon.
Look at the video and video generated data at the plays where Russell Westbrook quits or fails to offer a vigorous / acceptable defensive effort. Or someone else if they offend as much. Are there trends of when it happens or happens more often? Is it fatigue late in stints or late in games? More common after offensive usage on last play or after usage of x frequency in last 5-10 plays on offense? after multiple drives? Made or missed shots? Fouls not called? Ahead or behind? Against bad, mediocre and good teams? When with starting lineup, mostly starter lineups or mostly bench? After previous win or loss patterns? After being attacked on defense at a certain frequency? Against vets, rookie, stars, role players? Faster guys, bigger guys, guys with driving ability? There is so much that could be checked beyond acknowledging that it happens and being bugged by it or accepting it. Perhaps knowing the tendencies you could try to get in front of or minimize the occurrences. I hear there is some Vantage Sports data on pick n roll defense (after a successful pick?) that might suggest it is not as big an issue as it may appear. Is his behavior, because of the defensive often around him, actually a trap? Anyone want to do it? I'd like to but can't see getting to the full load of it any time soon.