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Word Lists: Basketball Terms
Dpoy tov. Defensive rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); for players and teams it is points allowed per 100 posessions. this rating was developed by dean oliver, author of basketball on paper. i will point you to dean's book for complete details. game score; the formula is pts + 0.4 * fg - 0.7 * fga - 0.4*(fta - ft) + 0.7 * orb + 0.3 * drb + stl + 0.7 * ast + 0.7 * blk - 0.4 * pf - tov. game score was created by john hollinger to give a rough measure of a player's productivity for a single game. the scale is similar to that of points scored, (40 is an outstanding performance, 10 is an average performance, etc.). league pace ws/48.
3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fg fg% pace points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. roy stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. wins.
2p 2pa 3p 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) efg% fg fga free throws dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. games pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. opp orb% offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. per a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. poss sos 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. steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stops 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. ws/48 win probability.
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3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fg fg% pace points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. roy stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. wins.
2p 2pa 3p 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) efg% fg fga free throws dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. games pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. opp orb% offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. per a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. poss sos 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. steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) stops 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. ws/48 win probability.