Basketball Terms Ipsum

2pa 3p 3-point field goal attempts (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) 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. blk defensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) 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 ft% four factors per game roy tm 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. tsa 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% defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fg gs a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. tov trb% w pyth ws.

Defensive player of the year steals (available since the 1973-74 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. ts%.