Phi-Lacrosse-ophy Podcast Ep. 8 - Mike Mauboussin - a podcast by Jamie Munro

Mike Mauboussin

01:25 Backround on Mike
-Grew up in Ithaca NY
-Soccer, Hockey, and Lacrosse player
-Georgetown Lacrosse Alumni
-Day job is in Finance as an analyst and strategist
-Sports by the numbers
-Technology contributions to data analysis

06:34 "The Basic Equation" and Lacrosse Analytics
-Gather all data in D1 lacrosse and aggregate them
-Average 31.7 possessions a game
-Convert 32.7 of those possessions into goals
-Average 10.3 goals per game
-How to use these numbers to help your team win
-Ground balls impact
-Teams who win the ground ball battle by 4 or more win the game 70% of the time

11:18 Face-offs Impact
-Teams who win a higher % of face-offs has low correlation to winning a game
-Streaks are consistent with one player being better than another
-Variance (difference between the best and the worst)
-Rule changes impact variance

17:53 Impact of Canadians Statistically
-Shooting percentage is higher
-Average shooting % for Canadians is 34.2%
-Average shooting % for Americans is 28%
-Efficiency is higher
-One handedness commonality of Canadians
-Practice on smaller nets and bigger goalies

24:15 Goaltending
-Communication brings out confidence in defensive players
-Clearing
-Save percentages impacts
-3/4 failed clears should result in a goal against statistically

28:16 How coaches can use analytics
-Use statistics to draw a wholistic view
-Understand what your doing fully
-Coaching vs. Teaching
-Prioritize time to do what will ultimately help a team win
-Practice what actually happens in a game
-Balance rest and engagement
-Putting players in a place where they can succeed
-Study the people who are successful
-Focus on getting better at what you need to get better at
-Lacrosse is very conservative for coaching
-Hockey pull your goalie theory through statistics

36:48 Focus on Process from the Theory of Skill and Luck
-When there is a lot of luck in your outcome, focus on the process
-Black Jack
-Highly reliable statistics in baseball
-Paradox of skill
-Difference between the best and worst players has shrunk

42:06 Mike's Advice to Players
-Have fun
-Multiple sport athletes
-Practice what works
-Learn about your strengths and weaknesses
-Use film

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