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by poldi
Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:15 pm
Forum: APBRmetrics
Topic: Turnover %
Replies: 4
Views: 5500

Turnover %

TOV% 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. from http://www.basketball-reference.com/about/glossary.html Wouldn't it be a better stat to have it as a per ...
by poldi
Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:59 am
Forum: APBRmetrics
Topic: Question on Individual Possessions
Replies: 22
Views: 21032

Re: Question on Individual Possessions

Therefore a player can have points produced without using a possession correct? For example if he grabs a offensive rebound and passes to a shooter who makes the shot he will obviously get contributions to the made shot but not use a possession. Is this correct? Because then a player who doesnt take...
by poldi
Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:55 pm
Forum: APBRmetrics
Topic: Question on Individual Possessions
Replies: 22
Views: 21032

Question on Individual Possessions

maybe a silly question but a important one for me. I'm tracking possessions by hand and was giving each the player with the assist and the player who made the shot with a possession. This way the total individual possessions would be more than the total team possession. I've been ignoring offensive ...