Numbers Explained

#2 posting 5.1.2006

NUMBER DEFINITIONS

I use these numbers based on Dean Oliver's book Basketball on Paper. I don't receive any money to promote the book.
These are the numbers I use when I do my game evaluations.

Possessions=the end result is measured of a team's time with the ball. Only four things can happen.
1. scores
2. misses a field goal attempt
3. misses a free throw attempt
4. turnover
Sally may shoot and miss, but if her team rebounds it, it does not count as a possession for her. Only the termination of possession matters in this system.
example: 12r 10d 20 25- 20r 10 25+
12 rebounded passed to 10 who dribbled up court, passed to 20, passed to 25 who missed a shot. 20 rebounded, passed to 10, passed to 25 who scored. 10 gets an assist with the plus sign.

PP100=What a player would average if they had 100 possessions. 1 point for 1 possessions would get a player 100.0. In theory a player could shoot once and hit a three. They would then have a pp100 rating of 300.0. That is why one should look at possessions and not get flamfoozeled by a high pp100 rating. A low pp100 means the player misses too many shots or coughs it up too much.

Floor/scoring %=a player (or team's) scoring possessions divided by total possessions.

RF=Red Flag. A warning of potential problems, or a signpost for potential improvements

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