tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148162270888171334.post1476649094476401007..comments2023-11-17T01:30:44.066-07:00Comments on From the Upper Deck: Statistically Speaking- Crossing the BallAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392004797604291206noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148162270888171334.post-16359417355574621552014-03-12T10:27:42.940-06:002014-03-12T10:27:42.940-06:00ordan- You make an interesting observation. The nu...ordan- You make an interesting observation. The numbers that I compiled were for regular season games only. I should have made that clear in the article. Sorry about that.<br /><br />Opta (where I got the info) did not give Findley credit with a cross. Maybe because the pass was on the ground, not in the air. They did give him credit for a key pass (a pass that leads to a shot)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392004797604291206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148162270888171334.post-57430178473666526832014-03-12T10:26:59.702-06:002014-03-12T10:26:59.702-06:00Taragui- That is a great point! I didn't take ...Taragui- That is a great point! I didn't take that into account. But if you look at Wingert's cross attempt per minute played, it is much much higher than any other outside back.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392004797604291206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148162270888171334.post-90536133368332638322014-03-12T10:25:23.964-06:002014-03-12T10:25:23.964-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392004797604291206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148162270888171334.post-28070288817453264992014-03-12T10:15:53.620-06:002014-03-12T10:15:53.620-06:00When you say that we attack more from the right th...When you say that we attack more from the right than the left (based on Beltran's numbers), I wonder if you need to combine Wingert, Mansally, and Palmer's numbers together. I'm going off of memory here, but didn't Wingert's foot keep him out of a number of games last year?Taraguinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148162270888171334.post-84223048549500976392014-03-12T10:10:12.674-06:002014-03-12T10:10:12.674-06:00Interesting stuff! I was thinking, does Findley...Interesting stuff! I was thinking, does Findley's cross to Sandoval in the Portland playoff game not count? I'd say it was definitely successful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345985012959156627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1148162270888171334.post-41149570363317312014-03-12T10:01:21.700-06:002014-03-12T10:01:21.700-06:00Thanks for pulling out this data. It's intere...Thanks for pulling out this data. It's interesting to look at. I think one more number that should be considered is minutes per successful cross. Of the players w/ 10 or more successful crosses, I get the following:<br /> Javi 42.3<br /> Tony 131.2<br /> KB5 152.1<br /> Platita 164.5<br /><br />That Javi's rate of min/success and sheer rate of crossing are higher than everyone else's is not terribly surprising. That Tony comes in 2nd on rate of min/success is a bit surprising. <br /><br />Beltran and Plata could improve on their completion %age (it looks like Plata is doing better this year, albeit on a small sample size). <br /><br />Beckerman's rate is phenomenal, is it because he attempts many fewer, but better opportunities?<br /><br />Sorry, this is just more questions, no answers or intelligent discussion ... gnupatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10492341480170667775noreply@blogger.com