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Word Lists: Basketball Terms

3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) 3-point field goal percentage (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba); the formula is 3p / 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. g opp opponent points srs.

Age; player age on february 1 of the given season. blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) drb% fg field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) gs pythagorean losses; the formula is g - w pyth. lg league mvp margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. 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 rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) ows 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. roy rookie of the year sixth man of the year 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. stops total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) tsa usage percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ((fga + 0.44 * fta + tov) * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm fga + 0.44 * tm fta + tm tov)). usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor..

2p 2p% 2-point field goal percentage; the formula is 2p / 2pa. 3pa blk% dpoy fg field goals (includes both 2-point field goals and 3-point field goals) field goal percentage; the formula is fg / fga. fga free throw percentage; the formula is ft / fta. free throw attempts gs losses lg mp ortg ows sixth man of the year srs stops; dean oliver's measure of individual defensive stops. please see dean's book for details. tov total rebounds (available since the 1950-51 season) tsa usg% usage percentage (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * ((fga + 0.44 * fta + tov) * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm fga + 0.44 * tm fta + tm tov)). usage percentage is an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he was on the floor. w > .500 ws.
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