Basketball Terms Ipsum

Free throws per 36 minutes roy ts% the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup.. Points w > .500. 2p% 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) assists blk blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) field goal attempts (includes both 2-point field goal attempts and 3-point field goal attempts) free throw attempts games behind; the formula is ((first w - w) + (l - first l)) / 2, where first w and first l stand for wins and losses by the first place team, respectively. gs league minutes played (available since the 1951-52 season) orb pace player efficiency rating (available since the 1951-52 season); per is a rating developed by espn.com columnist john hollinger. in john's words, "the per sums up all a player's positive accomplishments, subtracts the negative accomplishments, and returns a per-minute rating of a player's performance." please see the article calculating per for more information. also see vaa and var. per game poss points strength of schedule; a rating of strength of schedule. the rating is denominated in points above/below average, where zero is average. my colleague doug drinen of pro-football-reference.com has written a great explanation of this method. simple rating system; a rating that takes into account average point differential and strength of schedule. the rating is denominated in points above/below average, where zero is average. my colleague doug drinen of pro-football-reference.com has written a great explanation of this method. tm tov turnover percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * tov / (fga + 0.44 * fta + tov). turnover percentage is an estimate of turnovers per 100 plays. w the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup. year that the season occurred. since the nba season is split over two calendar years, the year given is the last year for that season. for example, the year for the 1999-00 season would be 2000..

2-point field goals 2p% dws free throw attempts gs a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. pf stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. trb trb% total rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (trb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm trb + opp trb)). total rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. won-lost percentage; the formula is w / (w + l)..

Defensive player of the year free throws per game rookie of the year stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. ts%.