Basketball Terms Ipsum

Word Lists: Basketball Terms

3pa 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. a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games..

2p% 3p 3p% age; player age on february 1 of the given season. assists drtg 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. fg free throw attempts g l a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. pf possessions (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula for teams is 0.5 * ((tm fga + 0.4 * tm fta - 1.07 * (tm orb / (tm orb + opp drb)) * (tm fga - tm fg) + tm tov) + (opp fga + 0.4 * opp fta - 1.07 * (opp orb / (opp orb + tm drb)) * (opp fga - opp fg) + opp tov)). this formula estimates possessions based on both the team's statistics and their opponent's statistics, then averages them to provide a more stable estimate. the formula for players is rather lengthy and can be found in dean oliver's book. points produced; dean oliver's measure of offensive points produced. please see dean's book for details. stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) 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. w > .500 win shares per 48 minutes (available since the 1951-52 season in the nba); an estimate of the number of wins contributed by the player per 48 minutes (league average is approximately 0.100). please see the article calculating win shares for more information. win probability year.

2-point field goals 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 3pa. drtg free throw attempts opp offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) orb% roy stl steals (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) w-l% win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information..
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