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Statistician's Digest: The Points Saved Concept

Points Saved is a new stat introduced by John Hollinger to measure individual defense and here is his description form his book Pro Basketball Forecast (Pro Basketball Prospectus):

"The idea is to take the minutes a player played in each game, multiply it by the team's points allowed in that game, and compare it to how many points the team actually gave up with the player on the court. From that, we determine his defensive value by the difference between "expected points" and the actual points -- something I call "points saved".

The formula is as follows:

Points Saved = ((MIN/tmMIN) * oppPTS) - oncourtoppPTS

where oppPTS is the opponents points scored in games in which the player played, and oncourtoppPTS is the opponents points scored while the player was on the court.

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2008 NBA Playoffs: Top 10 Plays

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Statistician's Digest: Bad Dribble - It's Turnover but Steal ?

"... A1 is dribbling when he deal with the ball inefficiently and
it bounces toward B2, how we register this play ? Steal from B2 ....? but he was not the " the initiator of the action causing the turnover".... ! ..."

Register Fundamental= To earn a steal, the defensive player should be the initiator
of the action causing the turnover, not just the benefactor. For NCCA and FIBA the steal should be a take-away, not just a recovery and not just a forced error. For us, according to our eBA Basketball Statistics Creative Analysis System, the "forced error" concept is different at all. See: eBA ONLINE.

eBA Statistical Register= A1 is charged with a turnover, and meanwhile NCAA & FIBA do not credit B2 with a steal as he did not initiate the action, I suggest the following:
analyze the action by means the game video-tape and credit B2 with a steal if there was although a minimal action of the player as the cause of the turnover, on the contrary a "team steal" will be registered.

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Basketball Unforgettable Legends: Spencer Haywood

Spencer Haywood (born April 22, 1949, in Silver City, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player.

In 1970, after forcing his way into the NBA through legal action (in a case, Haywood v. National Basketball Assn., that went all the way to the US Supreme Court), Haywood joined the Seattle SuperSonics. Haywood's court victory was bittersweet, however. During his first season with Seattle, Haywood was booed at several NBA arenas. At one arena, the public-address announcer even went so far as to announce "Ladies and gentlemen, we have an illegal player on the court (referring to Haywood)," during pre-game introductions.

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Haywood was named to the All-NBA First Team in 1972 and 1973 and the All-NBA Second Team in 1974 and 1975. Haywood's 29.2 points per game in the 1972-73 season and 13.4 rebounds per game in 1973-74 are still the single-season record averages for the SuperSonics for these categories. Haywood played in four NBA All-Star Games while with Seattle, including a strong 23 point 11 rebound performance in 1974. In the 1974-75 season, he helped lead the SuperSonics to their first playoff berth. Overall, during his five seasons with Seattle, Haywood averaged 24.9 points per game and 12.1 rebounds per game.

In 1975, the Supersonics traded him to the New York Knicks where he teamed with Bob McAdoo. Haywood later played for the New Orleans Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers, and Washington Bullets. He earned a championship ring with the Lakers in the 1979-80 season, but didn't play any of their post-season games due to a suspension for illegal drug use. He was previously married to Somali supermodel Iman.

Haywood's #24 jersey was retired by the SuperSonics during a halftime ceremony on February 26, 2007.

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EuroLeague 2008: CSKA Kings of Europe !

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Statistician's Digest: Blocked Shot - Attempt or No Attempt ?

In basketball, a block (short for blocked shot) occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a shot from an offensive player. The defender must not touch the offensive player's hands or otherwise a foul is called. In order to be legal, the block must occur while the shot is traveling upward. If it is heading downward when the defender hits it, it is ruled a goaltending and counts as a made basket. A goaltending is also called if the block is made after the ball bounces on the backboard.

At the eBA System: in the case of altered shot, when the ball leaves the player's hand we register an attempted shot for the shooter and a steal at the category 'Altered Shot" for the defender. In the case the ball doesn't leaves the player's hand we have a turnover ("blocked shot") and a steal ("Block") respectively.

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EuroLeague 2008: The 2 Semi-finals Games

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Basketball Beautiful Faces from the NBA Playoffs 2008

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Our Basketball Beautiful Faces of May 2008

...Spurs Cheerleaders falling in love with Manu Ginobili...

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Books Review: April 2008 eBA Best Seller

Basketball Offenses & Plays
By: Ken Atkins

Book Description: Make the most of every possession with the help of Basketball Offenses & Plays. Inside you’ll find

· 22 man-to-man offenses,

· 15 zone offenses,

· 51 quick-scoring and delay offenses,

· 26 special situational plays, and

· 62 inbounds plays.

Each section contains a variety of sets and plays, all clearly explained and diagrammed. The presentation will assist you in selecting the best options for your offense based on the game situation, your personnel on the court, your preferred playing style, and your opponent’s personnel and tactics. Basketball Offenses & Plays provides all the information you need to make the right call every time your team has the ball.

About the Author: Ken Atkins has more than 20 years of experience coaching basketball from junior high school to the collegiate level. In 13 years as head coach of the Monarchs at King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he took a struggling basketball program and turned it into a constant force in the Middle Atlantic Conference.

At King’s College, he notched the school’s second-most career wins, the most wins in a season, the longest winning streak, and the best career winning percentage. He led the Monarchs to their first conference championship and to three NCAA Division III Tournaments and was twice named Middle Atlantic Conference-Northern Division Coach of the Year. Atkins was a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches for 17 years.

Atkins enjoys writing, reading, and gardening. He resides in Larksville, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Betsy.

Paperback: 344 pages
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers; 1 edition (April 2004)
Language: English

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2008 NBA Playoffs: Top 10 Plays

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