Brian joins Dave on Statchat to talk about what it's like to coach a European team. They chat about the resources available, the landscape of European basketball and what he looks for statistically and non statistically in player acquisition. Brian and Dave also discuss his days at Villanova and what he practiced there and how that is similar and different to what he practiced as a professional player.

Statchat - Dishing it w/Dklats

Brian Lynch - Spirou Charleroi

Simon joins Dave to discuss his new website Shotquality.com. The two chat about some of the features and how coaches can use this data to help their teams and players. Simon breaks down what variables go into the algorithm to reach the shot quality number and Dave attempts to translate all the information into non wizard terms. Dave discusses how he and the Colgate staff have coached players with below average shot quality and Simon discusses his myriad of conversations with other college coaches and how they best plan on using this data. Simon also teases out a few new features coming out for this season and Dave mentions a few that Simon hopes to have out around NCAA tournament time.

Simon Gerszberg - Shotquality.com

Darris and Dave dish it about all things Gators. They start with talking about defensive philosophies, emphases and their system for grading each bucket scored against them. They continue talking about what it's like to coach a young group and their progress made over the season. Darris also talks about how they keep their team on the same page and some advice on how to manage different type personalities. Lastly they dish it about what's in store for college basketball with the oncoming changes and how that will affect HM programs.

Darris Nichols - Florida

Amit and Dave chat about Second Spectrum, its origins and how he became an expert. They dig into how Clemson specifically uses the data and what kind of details it can track. Amit gives some hard cold data on the differences in effective FG% from different distances and whether contesting affects those numbers at all. They talk about other trends including what paint touches did for their offense and how to improve shot quality. If you've ever wondered what a high major video coordinator does Amit breaks that down also

Amit Tailor - Clemson

Mike joins the pod to discuss ideas to help his team during the Corona quarantine. Mike also discusses what practice and game stats he and his staff tracks and some specific drills that take advantage of their emphases. They bounce ideas back and forth on defensive transition and ways to improve this. Lastly you'll hear Mike and Dave's opinion on the new transfer rule that is expected to pass.

Mike Martin - Brown

Dave and Justin dive into Yale's recent success and what they emphasize on a daily basis. They chat about their defensive rebounding prowess and what techniques and language has been effective. They talk about ball screen defense and why they employ the coverage they do. They also discuss passing at an in depth level and how that can improve over time. In addition they discuss some different practice drills that can help in some of these aforementioned topics

Justin Simon - Yale

Josh dishes it with Dave on a variety of things. Josh talks about how he's customized the "hustle stats" for his program and how much he uses them in decision making. They also come up with a new and simple way to measure defensive rebounding success. Josh talks about what's worked in taking over programs and he and Dave discuss a few shooting drills they like to use in practice. And much much more....

Josh Loeffler - Johns Hopkins

Kyle and Dave chat it up about shot selection. Kyle explains the 0-5 system referenced on Statchat before and how he applied it to Sacred Heart. He talks about the results of getting good shots and what pct of shots they aimed to get 4s and 5s. They also delve into ways to build a player's confidence that is missing good shots. And vice versa they talk about ways to combat players that may be taking too many bad shots.

Kyle Steinway - Sacred Heart

Colgate DOBO Pat Stasiak joins Dave as they chat about the relationship between offensive rebounding and transition points given up due to the crashing. All year long Pat has tracked this data for Colgate and the results are in. Should you be crashing? How many should you be crashing? Which players crash the best? How many points do you give up due to this crashing? Is this something consistent across all teams? Listen in and find out!

Offensive Reb vs Transition D

Dave and Ken talk thru the kenpom.com site and dissect it from different levels. The site has a ton of data but Dave and Ken simplify it to help you understand the basics, the advanced, and some things you may be missing. Dave walks thru his process for game prep while Ken fills in the holes. Want to know the most stable stats over the course of the year, Ken has your answer. Want to know some features that Duke wants, Ken has your answer

Dissecting Kenpom w/Ken Pomeroy

Kyle joins Dave on the pod to discuss a variety of stats known as the "Hustle Stats" that he and his former bosses have developed over the years. They chat about how it started, why it started and the significance to his teams. They also discuss why his teams have been successful at rebounding and defensive 3PA%. In the quick hitter section, Kyle touches on what's important for an assistant coach and who of his successful players over the years was most bought in to the Hustle Stats.

Kyle Smith - San Francisco Dons

Coach Donahue joins Dave to chat about a variety of things including what stats Penn basketball tracks in practices and games. They then dig in even further and talk about specific actions and drills defensively that can be taught to help your team improve on that end. Coach Donahue shares his thoughts on shooting, the importance of it, and what he looks for when evaluating it. And lastly, Coach D is put on the spot to answer who would win a game between peak Cornell Sweet 16 team vs peak Ugonna Onyekwe, Koko Archibong Penn team

Steve Donahue - UPenn

Dave and Co-Founder/CEO Sean chat it up about the plethora of data his company Open Look Analytics provides. They chat about what to look at first, what to prioritize, and what more the data can tell you. Can the data be predictive? Dave and Sean discuss ways to prove this and what it may mean for the future. Curious who had the highest usage in the EYBL in the past 5 years....Sean has your answer.

Sean Lawless - Open Look Analytics

Adam joins Dave on the pod to discuss how stats play a role from his side of the business. They talk about how Adam got started in the recruiting world and the changes he's seen over the years as advanced stats have come more into the forefront. He explains the process behind the ESPN recruit rankings and how it's probably the most controversial thing he does.

Adam Finkelstein - ESPN Recruiting

Kevin rejoins the pod prior to opening night to discuss more practice stats. He and Dave both were inspired by Mike Venezia's shot quality talk and expanded on it. They talk about what they each tracked in the preseason to assess value to their own players and to each possession. They also talk about the correlation between practice and game stats and why advanced stats can help you in decision making.