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F.C. Barcelona officially confirmed that Daniel Santiago

F.C. Barcelona officially confirmed that Daniel Santiago will reinforce the team in season 2008-09. Santiago, who spent the last three seasons in Unicaja Malaga, will fill in the gap that Mario Kasun left in Barcelona's roster this summer.

Santiago averaged 9.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 0.8 blocks per game in ACB while he stayed in Malaga.

Daniel Santiago successfully passed the usual medical tests after joining team practices and will be the last element incorporated to the team just before the start of the Spanish league, ACB, against the DRV Joventut at the Palau Blaugrana, last Sunday.

After playing in the NCAA of the United States, Santiago played in Puerto Rico before crossing the Atlantic to play at the Italian league with basketball club Varese, who won the championship of the 1999 season. In the 2000-01 Santiago signed with the Phoenix Suns, where he saw little action and ended playing with the Vaqueros de Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

In the 2002-03 seasons, Santiago returned to Italy to play for the Lottomatica of Roma and later returned to the NBA with the Milwaukee Bucks. He has won Bronze at the Pan-American Games in 1999, 2001, and 2003 with the National Basketball Team of Puerto Rico and in 2006-07 he as named the best center of the Euro league.

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Basketball Players: Happy Birthday Grant Hill !

Grant Henry Hill (born October 5, 1972) is an American professional basketball player currently playing for the NBA's Phoenix Suns. He is 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in). As a collegiate and early professional, Hill was considered one of the best all-around players in the game, often leading his team in points, rebounds and assists. His stint in the league has been hampered by career-threatening injuries, notably towards the late part of his career.

Photograph: Ultimate NBA

Hill became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2007. On July 5, Hill's agent, Lon Babby, said Hill intended to sign with the Phoenix Suns on July 11 (the first day free agents can officially sign contracts).[4] Hill will earn $1.83 million for 2007–08, with a $1.97 million player option for the next year.

Hill was given permission by Suns Ring of Honor member Alvan Adams to wear his familiar No. 33 with the Suns. Hill has adapted well to the Suns' up-tempo style, averaging double figures in points as a key role player for Phoenix in the early months of the 2007-08 season.

He played in the team's first 34 games before an emergency appendectomy on January 9, 2008, sidelined him for two weeks. Despite being bothered by multiple injuries throughout the season, Hill had his first 70-game season since leaving Detroit, averaging 13.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 2.9 apg in the process.

Read Grant Hill's full story and statistics in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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Rules Corner: The Closely Guarded Count Continue ?:

"... When a dribbler is advancing toward the basket area, does the closely guarded count continue ? ..."

When a dribbler is advancing toward the basket area and the closely guarded rule is in effect, the count continues. The rule is in place anywhere in the front court.

Read more about the 'Closely Guarded Rule' in these posts: Closely Guarded For 5 Seconds, and 5 Seconds Closely Guarded Rule.

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Sports Clips: How Cruel Can You Be... for a Gold Medal... ?

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Statistician's Digest: Player Regularity in Certain Category

"... A basketball coach is interested not only in the player's average performance in certain game's category (points made or rebounds grabbed), but in his regularity in that category.
Certainly, an irregular player may be scoring his maximum points in an important game, but it's possible the contrary too.
In spite of the importance of the regularity, the official basketball statistics doesn't reflect this characteristic.
How the eBA Basketball Statistics Creative Analysis System register the player's regularity ? ...

The player performance throughout a whole season will be evaluated by means of iso-elastic function which is greatly explained in a work of Alejandro Esteller-Moré: "A note about the statistics sports about the regular players" in a PDF document ( in spanish ) which may be reached clicking on the title and where he propose to use the well-known social welfare function of Atkinson (1970) to evaluate the performance of a player in any category.

The eBA studies and applies this analysis function in the eBA Basketball Statistics Clinic, which next Course begin on Monday 02, February 2009.

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October Cover ~ Basketball Beautiful Faces:
Rockettes Pro-Dance Team 2008-2009 from Scotland

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Our Basketball Beautiful Faces of October 2008 Cover

... the Scottish Rockettes are the UK's top Pro-Sports Dance Team...

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Books Review: September 2008 eBA Best Seller

Bo Ryan: Another Hill to Climb

By: Bo Ryan & Mike Lucas

"Bo Ryan is not only one of the great coaches in our game, he is also one of the great personalities. I have tremendous respect for him and really enjoy his perspective on college basketball and student-athletes. He's the kind of person you could enjoy your son playing for." Roy Williams, Head Coach, University of North Carolina

"Bo Ryan is one of the game's finest coaches, and he has come up the ranks the hard way, and the right way. Ryan is substance over flash, and has developed his skills and philosophy outside of the spotlight. Because of his success, Ryan now lives in the spotlight. Ryan is proof positive that a steadfast belief in core principles and an enduring will to compete can carry you to the top. Ryan is really talented, too, a fact that is too often overlooked. Bo Ryan is the real thing." Jay Bilas, ESPN college basketball analyst


Book Description

Bo knows hoops. As a member of the exclusive 500-win club, University of Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan has the second highest winning percentage among active coaches (with at least 500 victories) in college basketball, second only to North Carolina's Roy Williams. Ryan's formula for success can be traced back to UW-Platteville, where he won four national championships during a memorable 15-year run punctuated by two undefeated seasons. But there was still another hill to climb for Ryan, the all-time winningest coach in Division III history.

After a short layover at UW-Milwaukee, where he coached the Panthers to their first back-to-back winning seasons in eight years, Ryan welcomed the challenge of proving himself all over again at the Big Ten level. And it didn't take long for Ryan to make his mark with the University of Wisconsin basketball program. In his first season, he guided the Badgers to their first share of the conference title in 55 years.

Since then, Ryan has raised the bar to unprecedented heights, leading the Badgers to the four winningest seasons in school history. Ryan's first six teams averaged 23.7 wins per season, capped by the program's first ever No. 1 national ranking and a school record 30 victories in 2006-07. The victory record was broken the next year as the 2007-08 team finished 31-5.

Ryan's competitive fire, attention to detail and commitment to executing the fundamentals has been at the core of his success, along with his signature Swing offense. And it all serves as a valuable road map for young coaches. In his autobiography Another Hill To Climb Ryan talks about the many people who have influenced his journey, beginning with his formative years in Chester, PA., where the 'street-smart'' Ryan nurtured his point guard mentality.

Known as a fascinating storyteller, Ryan also talks about the hurdles and the highlights that accompanied each step, and the importance of developing a plan that will transcend any level of competition.


Hardcover: 230 pages
Publisher: KCI Sports Publishing; 1 edition (September 15, 2008)

Language: English

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ATS Definition in Sports Statistics

"... What does "ats" in sports statistics mean ? ...

ATS stands for 'Against The Spread' and is not used in statistics analysis but is a betting term:
there are two manners of betting sides: the moneyline and against the spread. To bet against the spread is to make a wager that will be decided by adding points to one team or the other after the game is played.

Basically the spread allows you to bet on a fair contest where the underdogs are given a theoretical points advantage.

The ATS stats refer to the wins, loses and ties corresponding to the spread results, ATS stats are consequently more a means of judging overperforming / underperforming teams rather than successful / unsuccessful ones which a classic league table exposes.

Example: John bet against the spread that the Lakers (-7) would beat the Bulls. That means the Lakers would have to win by more than 7 points for John to win his bet.

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Basketball News: FIBA Americas do not recognize ABIBASKET

ABIBASKET – American Basketball International

FIBA Americas and USA Basketball do not recognize the AMERICAN BASKETBALL INTERNACIONAL. Therefore it is requesting the ABI to remove the FIBA Americas logo and the statutes from ABI’s internet site.

The Executive Committee unanimously resolves as follows:

FIBA Americas Championship 2009: Men and Women

The Executive Committee from FIBA Americas accepted Mexico as candidate to organize the FIBA Americas Championship 2009, pending the report from FIBA Americas Special Commission from that will be completed in 15 days.

The Confederación from Brazil was the only candidate to organize the FIBA Americas Championship 2009 form Women.

FIBA Americas U16 Championships Men and Women

The Confederación Argentina de Basquetbol “CABB” requested the organization from FIBA Americas U16 Championships Men and Women. The Tournaments qualifying to the FIBA World U17 World Championship will be in 2010. The women tournament might be held in Buenos Aires and the Men tournament might be held in Mendoza, Argentina.

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Coach's Digest:
Coach Sampson Charge Drill at Indiana Hoosiers University practice

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Basketball News: FIBA Americas suspends CONSUBASQUET

The Executive Committee of FIBA Americas, unanimously decided, The “CONSUBASQUET” is suspended with immediate effect as a recognized Zone of FIBA Americas for violating the Resolution of the Executive Committee of June 4, 2008.

The Executive Committee of FIBA Americas is compose by the president Mr. Julio Subero, Vice-president 1ro. Mr. Horacio Muratore, Vice-president 2do. Mr. Jim Tooley, Treasurer Mr. George Killian, Secretary General Mr. Alberto Garcia. In addition to them the Executive Committee includes the Emeritus Secretary Mr. Jenaro Marchand and Mr. Rick Traer, Past President from FIBA Americas. Mr. Patrick Baumann was present in the meeting that was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Executive Committee unanimously resolves as follows:

CONSUBASQUET:

1) The Executive Committee re-confirms its decision of June 4, supporting the validity of the contract between FIBA Americas and Molten and its application to all competitions of CONSUBASQUET as stipulated in that agreement.

2) CONSUBASQUET is punished with a fine of 50.000 USD for infringement to the FIBA regulations following the use of a non-approved competition ball in two official competitions.

3) CONSUBASQUET is suspended with immediate effect as a recognized Zone of FIBA Americas for violating the Resolution of the Executive Committee of June 4, 2008.

4) FIBA Americas and its Secretariat will take over with immediate effect the administrative deal, technical direction of all international competitions of CONSUBASQUET.

5) CONSUBASQUET will remain liable to FIBA Americas for any economical damage that FIBA Americas suffers from its actions against the said contract.

6) A severe reprimand is addressed to the President, the Secretary and the Treasurer of CONSUBAQUET for their personal actions and disrespectful attitudes towards FIBA Americas, including but not limited to their refusal to attend in person (or be represented at) this meeting of the Executive Committee and present their arguments as requested.

7) The results of the U15 tournament played in Venezuela are not valid for the purposes of FIBA Americas competition system.

8) This Resolution applies immediately and is circulated to all members of the FIBA - Americas Central Board.

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Statistician's Digest: No Turnovers: Only Neutral Fouls

"... Team A is in control of the ball. A1 and B2 crash together with violent impact, and both are charged with fouls. How we register this play if it is involved a turnover ? ...

This not a turnover case: Team A will be awarded the ball for a throw-in.
eBA Statistical Registration= The personal fouls for both players and nothing else. Both fouls will be registered as 'neutrals': no advantage was taken from those actions. There is no turnover.

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Statistician's Digest: The Importance of Efficiency in Basketball Analysis

From Jon Nichols in NBA Draft
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"...Most people who use advanced basketball statistics would be able to tell you why it’s often more useful to look at measures of efficiency instead of number totals. For example, when looking at how good a team is at offense, it’s better to look at offensive efficiency (how many points a team scores per 100 possessions) than points per game. That’s because offensive efficiency is adjusted for pace, and since teams trade possessions back and forth, it does not really matter how quickly you score. What matters is making the most out of every possession and forcing the opposing team to waste their possessions. ..."

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2008 eBA Best Basketball Clip Candidate

Become Legendary Michael Jordan Commercial... 'Maybe It's My Fault' ...

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Statistician's Digest: The Possession Evaluation (PE) Method

The Possession Evaluation (PE) is a method of rating a team's performance in three areas of the game: offense, defense, and rebounding.

The formula was developed by Dean Smith and detailed in his book Basketball ~ Multiple Offense and Defense.

PE begins by counting each team's total possessions during the game.
Offensive efficiency is represented by points per possessions (pts/poss or ppp). Defensive effectiveness is the opponent's pts/poss. A superior team should exceed .85 points per possession on offense and keep the opponents below .75 ppp.

"Percent Loss of Ball" (% LoB) is the percentage of possessions that end before a shot (FG or FT) is attempted. This is basically just a way to correct for the overall pace of the game when considering turnovers. %LoB can be used to indicate a team's own ball-handling skills, as well as the effectiveness of their pressure defense. A %LoB of .13 is excellent; .15 to .18 is good. You want to force you opponent into the .22 range.

The differential in the teams' total possessions is an indicator of rebounding. Coach Smith considers a FG attempt as an end to the team's possession; the ball is no longer in their control. If the shot misses, a possession is literally up-for-grabs. The better rebounding team should have more possessions by the end of the game.

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NBA's Top 10 Fights of all Time

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Basketball News: Andres Nocioni Proud about his country, Argentina

The Argentinean forward Andrés Nocioni has a solid career in the NBA playing for the Chicago Bulls, yet he feels honored for being able to play for his country, Argentina, at international tournaments.

He said in an interview that he still felt the high of winning the Bronze at the Olympic Games even though he was injured and Manu Ginobili was not able to play at their final game due to an injured foot.

Photograph: A-d-C.com.ar

Several days after obtaining the third place at the Olympic Games, where the United States captured the Gold and Spain the Silver, FIBA announced their new world ranking where it was revealed that Argentina was position at the first place in the world.

“I feel a lot of pride for being part of the team that help my country reach the first place in World Basketball in the eyes of FIBA, even more so because we are not a traditionally basketball country." Nocioni said.

FIBA rewarded Argentina for their consistency at international tournaments, having obtained second place at the 2006 World Championship in Japan, Olympic Gold at the 2004 Games in Athens and now the bronze in the last edition of the Olympic Games at Beijing.

Nocioni added "One thing is for sure: I have not played my last game with my National Basketball Team."

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Coach's Digest: Basketball Video On Demand

eBA Stats Group is excited to announce the availability of Video On Demand. With Video On Demand, you can now instantly watch basketball videos (as seen on the left), movies and television shows commercial-free on Macs or PCs.

With this new service, eBA Stats Group offer you the ability to enjoy instant playback of basketball plays, hit Hollywood movies and the latest TV shows such as The Office, House and Law & Order. Basketball videos (as seen on the right), hit movies and top TV episodes are among the most compelling forms of video on the web with the highest conversion rates.

To make it even easier for you to decide to rent or purchase a basketball video (as seen on the left), a movie or TV show, the first two minutes of videos automatically play at no charge when you visit the product detail page. At any time during this 2-minute viewing period, you can choose to purchase or rent the title to watch it in its entirety.

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Statistician's Digest: Operationalizing Interestingness in Basketball

From David Sparks in The Arbitrarian
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"...Obviously, there are innumerable ways to conceptualize "interestingness" in basketball--amount of interpersonal drama, perhaps, or exciting style of play--but today I'm going to present a series of different takes on interestingness, and apply these measures to the NBA. ..."

"... First, since several of the following definitions of interestingness rely on it, I want to define a very simplistic and abstracted way of predicting game outcomes. First, imagine that you have two coins, each of which has a 50% chance of landing on heads, and a 50% chance of landing on tails. What are the odds of the various possible outcomes from flipping both simultaneously? ..."

"... One final means of defining interest as we head into the 08-09 season, is potential. Every player, at any given time, has a certain level of productivity, and this level of productivity varies in generally predictable ways: usually it takes several years in the league to climb to peak productivity, which is maintained for several more years, before a decline sets in. Typically, players are their most productive in the middle of their careers--rarely do they peak in their rookie year, and even more rarely do they leave the league at the top of their game. ..."

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Statistician's Digest: Try For Field Goal - Act Of Shooting

"... What happens at the game and at the stats sheet when the throw of player A1 from behind the three-point line is deflected while on flight an opponent player or a teammate, both of whom located inside the three-point line ? ...

When the ball is thrown (passed) in the direction of the basket from behind the three point line with the possibility of entering the basket from above, is deflected by a defender located inside the three-point line, if the goal is successful, a three-point goal shall be registered.
eBA Statistics Registration= no problems: FGM + Deflection.


However, if there is no possibility of the ball entering the basket from above and the deflection caused the goal to be successful, a two point goal shall be registered.
eBA Statistics Registration= a two points (not 3 points!) field goal made will be registered for the offensive player and a deflection for the defender.

When the ball is thrown (passed) in the direction of the basket from behind the three point line with the possibility of entering the basket from above, is deflected by a teammate located inside the three-point line, if the goal is successful, a two-point goal shall be registered.
eBA Statistics Registration= a two points (not 3!) FGM will be registered for the last player deflecting the ball.

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