Indiana’s three road victories have moved them to the top of the Plus/Minus Rankings. Penn State’s two road wins to start the season were quickly countered with two home losses to leave them smack dab in the middle of the pack. Plus/Minus Standings 1. Indiana +3 2. Wisconsin +2 3T. Ohio State +1 3T. Purdue [...]
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Midseason Player Plus Minus Report
This is my first report using the new Player Plus Minus System. The results seem to be more consistent with most people’s opinions of the play of the players involved, so I think this passes the sniff test. [table=17] Cornley now moves to the top of the plus/minus list with 10 positive games and only [...]
Player Plus Minus Report Changes
I’ve never been completely satisfied with the plus/minus system that I have been using, so I decided to do some additional research into the area. I think I’ve found some adjustments that I can make to my methodology that will make the system more meaningful. One of the issues with the simple plus/minus raw number [...]
Big Ten Plus/Minus Standings
With two road scalps in hand, Indiana claims sole position of first place in the plus/minus standings. Penn State gave back one of their scalps by blowing a 16 point second half lead over Minnesota at home.
Bringing back an old favorite
The Big Ten +/- Standings The concept is simple. It’s based on the theory that you should protect your home court. Failure to do so, costs you a point. Winning a game on the road, on the other hand, earns you a point. During the course of a a season the +/- standings will likely [...]
Lehigh Plus/Minus Pairs
Individual Plus/Minus numbers Player +/- Cornley 7 Walker 1 Morrissey 15 Jackson 7 Pringle 1 Claxton 12 Brooks 6 Hassell 1 Battle 12 Jones 3 Solid effort by Morrissey in this game. He’s the one that got the team going in the second half with a couple of nice defensive plays [...]
Colgate Plus/Minus Pairs
Here’s the numbers for the players who were on the floor together for Colgate. [table=10] [table=11] [table=12]
PSU vs Colgate Plus Minus numbers
Here’s the plus minus number for Penn State for the Colgate game: [table=8] The cream of the crop, Claxton and Cornley, led the charge in this game. Mike Walker once again comes up with very solid plus minus numbers. [table=9] Since everyone was on the plus side of the board today, each player picked up [...]
