Just wanted to take a few moments to say thank you for spending some time this season with us here at LacrosseReference.

I can’t describe how much we’ve appreciated the questions, comments, and feedback that we’ve received over the course of the season.

We are going to shift into off-season mode here shortly. That means more work relating to the deeper statistical underpinnings of the sport. A few concepts we’ve already settled on for further exploration include:

Does depth in a roster have a measurable benefit? Could it be that an “investment” in building depth early in the season creates some sort of payoff later in the year? Does a deeper roster have any carryover effect on the following season?

benefit? Could it be that an “investment” in building depth early in the season creates some sort of payoff later in the year? Does a deeper roster have any carryover effect on the following season? Can we quantify clutch? I’d love to have a way to measure contributions that account for specific high-leverage situations. How many goals do the top offensive players have which increase their team’s win odds by a certain amount? Could we do the same for defenders?

Using various measures of a successful season, is it possible to build a model which correlates various team dynamics with a successful season? Which factors are most commonly found in successful teams?

What are the best ways to start using analytics at the junior level?

Those are just a few ideas, and I expect to have something posted on those and many other topics about once a week. If you have any concepts or ideas that we could analyze, feel free to shoot me a note.

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