Matchup Question

[eagleeye]

OK, I'm fairly new to the board, but have been capping for over 30 years. I like what I see, but I have noticed one thing that is hard for me to figure out. Any help would greatly be appreciated.

The question is about the matchup data. Let's look at the NBA and NHL matchups, so you can see what I mean.

First, the NBA: In the New Houston vs. San Antonio game (defensive statistics), under FT (Free Throws), the team with the lower number is San Antonio at 70.5%. Houston shows 77.2%. The 70.5% is in Red, which to me means it is the worse of the two. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't a good defensive statistic be the lower number. In other words, shouldn't the 77.2% for Houston be the worse number?

Now to look at the NHL for comparison: And using the same logic, lets look at the Montreal vs. Buffalo game and again looking at defensive stats, look at SHT% and you'll see that the better number (the number in green) is the lower number! Am I missing something here or are these numbers in conflict with each other?

If I'm looking at something wrong, please let me know......

Thanks and GLTA,
Eagleeye

[MrX]

First, the NBA: In the New Houston vs. San Antonio game (defensive statistics), under FT (Free Throws), the team with the lower number is San Antonio at 70.5%.

Personally, I've always found it very difficult to defend a free throw.

[eagleeye]

Mr. X, Thanks for the response. It is appreciated. You are 100% correct as it is impossible to defend a free throw, but I used that only as an example. I could have used a different example, look at the defensive stats for 3PT% as every stat shows in green, which means good......Interesting!

Thanks,
Eagleeye

[MrX]

Sorry, just thought it was funny!

I looked at those matchups for the first time when I read your post. It looks like each category is set to be green over a certain number and red under. The color coding doesn't seem to be too useful, but maybe I'm missing something. Clearly something is off in the 3PT category.

[eagleeye]

Mr. X., I actually thought it was funny, as I thought the same thing. I agree with the green/red theory. I was actually looking for something that has worked for years in baseball and hockey. It involves looking at certain categories, watching the line moves and watching the public percentages. One of the main categories is to determine a teams dominance over another team in these categories. Obviously that means that I have to understand the categories. I know how they work in baseball and hockey, but there just seems to be something wrong in the NBA. I do appreciate your input.....
Thanks,
Eagle