As we prepare for the 2011-12 Mocs basketball season, I have spent a lot of the offseason trying to think up ways to improve this blog and make it more enjoyable for everyone who reads it. It's easy for me to post opinions on what is going on, and even to hit the news of what's going on. But that doesn't seem to be enough.
So, I am trying to add some distinguishing features that will help to add something to the experience of being a Mocs fan. Without further ado, let's talk about the new features.
--More statistical analysis. These stats will be provided after every game. Want to know how the Mocs performed in the Four Factors? What about how each Moc is performing using the ESPN Player Rater formula? (Pts + Reb + 1.4*Ast + Stl + 1.4*Blk -.7*TO + FGM + .5*TGM -.8*(FGA-FGM) + .25*FTM - .8*(FTA-FTM)) After each game, I will provide each of these stats which will give even more reason for the Mocs wins and losses, and help to define which Mocs players are performing the best.
--Scanning the SoCon. I have arranged with four fans of different schools around the SoCon to answer some questions each Sunday regarding the previous week of the SoCon and looking forward to the future week. This will be published each Sunday on each of the different blogs and message boards that these fans represent. I am very excited about this development, personally. I think it will provide a lot of extra coverage to the SoCon. That will begin next Sunday (less than a week before the first game for every team in the conference, outside of the Mocs, who open a week from Sunday). The four teams represented will be the Mocs, UNC-Greensboro, Davidson, and The Citadel- two from the North and two from the South. There will be weekly questions, and weekly power rankings voted on by the four.
--Sagarin's Ratings. While RPI Rankings, and KenPom's rankings were listed on the blog last year. Sagarin was not on here. However, now his rankings will be included as well to provide an extra piece to the blog.
--Double Dribbles. Last spring in the weeks leading up to the SoCon Tourney, I included a feature called "Three Poing Play." Now, that has been turned into a daily feature called "Double Dribbles." We will have two notes on SoCon teams each day, Monday through Friday. This could be about the Mocs, or any other SoCon team. Hopefully, this too will help to provide even more coverage of the SoCon for all fans around the conference. This will begin on Monday, November 7.
Obviously, all the old feature will still be included. We will still have preview of each game and reviews of each game, along with the Heat-O-Meter monthly, a monthly review, a monthly preview, every other week we will look at the out of conference opponents and see how they are performing, the Battle of North vs. South, and have a preview of the SoCon Monster Game of the Week.
That means that this blog will be providing some solid coverage of the SoCon on a daily basis, some significant coverage on a weekly basis, and hopefully continue to provide as much coverage as possible of Mocs basketball, while adding some elements of statistical analysis to help us in analyzing the games.
Should be a great year and we can't wait! Should at least be a tremendous amount of fun. Hope you enjoy it!
GO MOCS!
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