This an example of an advanced analytic that is GUARANTEED to increase overall success when it's tracked and transferred to the game properly. REGARDLESS OF THE LEVEL. 👇 🚨 PAINT TOUCHES 🚨 In the 23/24 season, Nate Oats tracked Alabama’s total paint touches. Additionally, Baylor asst. Sam Patterson did the same for the Bears (their aim was 70% of possessions with a paint touch). It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see the value in the charts below. Baylor tracked a ‘successful possession’ and Alabama tracked points per possession in relation to the ball seeing the paint. The best part about focusing on paint touches is technical teaching points are very fundamental- playing off of 2 feet, being able to push/pull and lift off ball, fighting for your feet, passing well with both hands, and utilizing ball fakes/footwork. You don't need 'freak' athletes to win with paint touches, just great decision makers. Turn a neutral/small advantage into a big advantage via the paint. 'Paint to great' TS% inside the paint is a top 3 shot in the sport. More importantly, it collapses the defense and puts them in a ‘dominoes’ situation. Attacking the close out leads to catch and shoot 3s, layups and FTA. These are the most efficient shots we can get. PERFECT EXAMPLE of this was the 2024 Celtics. Two of Mazulla's KPI's were paint touches and 3PA's. They relentlessly attacked favorable matchups all year to create paint touches out of their 5 out template. If you get to the paint AND prevent teams from getting to the paint, you WILL WIN MORE GAMES. Reverse engineer your offense/defense to prioritize paint touches, based off of your personnel.