Basketball Terms Ipsum
Word Lists: Basketball Terms
2p 2-point field goals 2-point field goal attempts assist percentage (available since the 1964-65 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ast / (((mp / (tm mp / 5)) * tm fg) - fg). assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on on the floor. 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. free throws 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 l pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. most valuable player offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) orb% ows pace factor (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba); the formula is 48 * ((tm poss + opp poss) / (2 * (tm mp / 5))). pace factor is an estimate of the number of possessions per 48 minutes by a team. (note: 40 minutes is used in the calculation for the wnba.) a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. personal fouls poss 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. roy smoy 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. turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) 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. true shooting percentage; the formula is pts / (2 * tsa). true shooting percentage is a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws. wins 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. the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
2-point field goal attempts 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) ast% assist percentage (available since the 1964-65 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ast / (((mp / (tm mp / 5)) * tm fg) - fg). assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on on the floor. award share blk ft% orb ows 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. sixth man of the year srs stl% stops tov% total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) true shooting percentage; the formula is pts / (2 * tsa). true shooting percentage is a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws. wins wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. w-l% win probability the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
Fg free throws l pyth league margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. per game stl. 2p% 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) ast award share defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb% efg% 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 percentage; the formula is ft / fta. 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. mov offensive rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); for players it is points produced per 100 posessions, while for teams it is points scored per 100 possessions. this rating was developed by dean oliver, author of basketball on paper. i will point you to dean's book for complete details. offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. poss 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. pts 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. 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. stl% team turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) trb% tsa w pyth win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information. ws/48.
Generate New Ipsum
2-point field goal attempts 3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) ast% assist percentage (available since the 1964-65 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ast / (((mp / (tm mp / 5)) * tm fg) - fg). assist percentage is an estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while he was on on the floor. award share blk ft% orb ows 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. sixth man of the year srs stl% stops tov% total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) true shooting percentage; the formula is pts / (2 * tsa). true shooting percentage is a measure of shooting efficiency that takes into account field goals, 3-point field goals, and free throws. wins wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. w-l% win probability the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..
Fg free throws l pyth league margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. per game stl. 2p% 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) ast award share defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb% efg% 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 percentage; the formula is ft / fta. 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. mov offensive rating (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); for players it is points produced per 100 posessions, while for teams it is points scored per 100 possessions. this rating was developed by dean oliver, author of basketball on paper. i will point you to dean's book for complete details. offensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by minutes played, multiplied by 36. poss 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. pts 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. 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. stl% team turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) trb% tsa w pyth win shares; an estimate of the number of wins contributed by a player. please see the article calculating win shares for more information. ws/48.