No Passing Fancy: ACC Teams And Assists Per Field Goals Made

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - NOVEMBER 15: Duke Blue Devils guard Jeremy Roach (3) passes to a teammate during the men’s Champions Classic college basketball game between the Duke Blue Devils and Kansas Jayhawks on November 15, 2022, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN.Among the best ways to get a quick read on how effectively an offense is operating is to look at assists compared to baskets made. Throw in turnovers and field goal accuracy and the picture is even more completely defined.

These measures come with all sorts of caveats, of course. Does a team prefer to run a lot of isolation plays, minimizing assists because individuals set up their own scoring opportunities off the dribble? Does…