Caveat: Single-game +/- figures are so “noisy” (i.e., influenced by randomness) that they’re rendered practically useless. Even with a complete season’s worth of data, the +/- metric (especially in this– its unadjusted– form) suffers from this noisiness. Still, when taken in conjunction with the defensive box score, traditional box score, and old-fashioned “eye test,” the single-game +/- can be a part of the total evaluation process. It also serves as a good summary of Roy Williams’s substitution patterns/rotation.
Some definitions:
Pts-Pts All.: the points scored and points allowed by the team during a given player’s minutes
Off Eff: the points scored per 100 possessions with a given player on the court
Def Eff: the points allowed per 100 possessions with a given player on the court
Net Eff: the scoring margin per 100 possessions with a given player on the court
+/- Stats vs. UNC-Asheville |
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| Player | Minutes | Pts-Pts All. | Off Eff | Def Eff | Net Eff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watts | 9.4 | 27-19 | 145.9 | 108.6 | +37.3 |
| Marshall | 32.9 | 80-58 | 121.2 | 90.6 | +30.6 |
| Barnes | 30.1 | 69-51 | 113.1 | 86.4 | +26.7 |
| Zeller | 29.2 | 67-52 | 113.6 | 90.4 | +23.2 |
| Hairston | 11.4 | 32-27 | 145.5 | 122.7 | +22.8 |
| TEAM | 40.0 | 91-75 | 115.2 | 94.9 | +20.3 |
| Henson | 29.2 | 63-54 | 107.7 | 92.3 | +15.4 |
| McAdoo | 9.3 | 23-21 | 127.8 | 113.5 | +14.3 |
| Strickland | 29.5 | 58-51 | 100.0 | 87.9 | +12.1 |
| Bullock | 11.8 | 31-32 | 129.2 | 128.0 | +1.2 |
| Hubert/Simmons/Cooper/Crouch | 1.5 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 66.7 | -16.7 |
| Dupont | 1.1 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| White | 0.4 | 1-2 | 100.0 | 200.0 | -100.0 |