Basketball Terms Ipsum

3-point field goals (available since the 1979-80 season in the nba) assists blocks (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) defensive win shares; please see the article calculating win shares for more information. fga free throws league offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) orb% offensive rebound percentage (available since the 1970-71 season in the nba); the formula is 100 * (orb * (tm mp / 5)) / (mp * (tm orb + opp drb)). offensive rebound percentage is an estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while he was on the floor. a statistic (e.g., assists) divided by games. stl turnovers (available since the 1977-78 season in the nba) ts% true shooting attempts; the formula is fga + 0.44 * fta. 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.

2pa award share blk dpoy fg% free throws four factors dean oliver's "four factors of basketball success"; please see the article four factors for more information. l pyth lg mp mov margin of victory; the formula is pts - opp pts. offensive rebounds (available since the 1973-74 season in the nba) per 36 minutes points srs 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. wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2. the estimated probability that team a will defeat team b in a given matchup..

. 2-point field goals 3p fg% 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. wins over .500; the formula is (w - l) / 2..