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Coach's Digest: Second Chance Points

Second Chance points doesn't appear at the regular stats sheets.
Out of USA statistics, second chance points doesn't appears in the [url=http://www.eba-stats.com/glossary/boxterms.htm]classical stats sheet[/url] that you know and are used to, still today. But they appears in a central manner at the Basketball Statistics Creative Analysis eBA System, and are analyzed by original play, seconds to go and players involved in the play.
Another important contribution of the [url=http://www.eba-stats.com/analys/coach_stat.htm]eBA System [/url] is to take the second chance points not only as a stats quantity, but as a percentage of the total of rebounds taken, offensive and defensive, own and opponents.
You can see it by yourself this analysis in the above mentioned area, as in Game Highlights" (PDF Document).

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Statistician's Digest: Held Ball or Traveling Turnover

"... A1 jumps and shoots, but B1 taps the ball and is still in A1 ones hand. A1 returns with ball that never left his hand. Is this jump ball, traveling, or a block shoot? B1 just barely tap the ball in the shooters hand. And what is the statistician rule ? ..."

If B1 prevents A1 from releasing the ball, it's a held ball, with the statistical register according the alternating possession rule.
If A1 chooses not to release the ball, it's traveling, registering a forced turnover against A1 and a forced steal in favour to B1

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EuroLeague 2008: Top 16 Top Ten Plays

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Statistics Terminology: Mode

The mode is the most frequently occurring value in a set of discrete data. There can be more than one mode if two or more values are equally common.

Suppose the results of an end of shooting test results were distributed as follows:

Player Score
1.................94
2.................81
3.................56
4.................90
5.................70
6.................65
7.................90
8.................90
9.................30

Then the mode (most common score) is 90, and the median (middle score) is 81.

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Coach's Digest: Ball hits the top of the Backboard

"... In the NBA, if a ball hits the top of the backboard is still in play, meanwhile at FIBA the ball is "out". May you clear me this situation and the differences ? ..."

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In the NBA, High School & College Rules: a ball that hits the top of the backboard is still in play: the only part of the backboard that's out of bounds is its back; both sides, top, and bottom are in play.
The edges of the board and the front side of the board are all in bounds. If the ball passes over the top of the board, however, it is out of bounds (except in International/FIBA rules).

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NBA 2008: NBA Top 10 Plays of the Week 21 - March 19 / 25

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Statistician's Digest: A Shot Made from Under the Hoop

"... A player takes a shot from under the hoop, he throws the ball up and it passes the hoop from below, then falls back down and passes the hoop from above, like in an ordinary shot.
Is this shot legal ans its score is calculated normally?
Which is the statistical register if this shot is not legal ? ..."

It is a violation: the ball must enter the basket ONLY from above.

"..... Travel, kick or fist - no player shall travel ( run with ball ), kick it, strike it with the fist, or cause it to enter and pass through the basket from below..."

Penalty: the ball becomes dead or remains dead when the violation occurs. Ball is awarded to a nearby opponent for a throw-in at the out-of-bounds spot nearest the violation.

eBA Statistical Registration: FGA for the "shooter" and 'Team Rebound' for the defensive team.

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Basketball Unforgettable Legends: James "Big Game James" Worthy

James Ager Worthy (born February 27, 1961 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is a retired American college and professional basketball player. Standing 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m), he played small forward.

James Worthy was an All-American high school player at Ashbrook High School, in Gastonia, North Carolina. Worthy averaged 21.5 points and 12.5 rebounds in his senior year, for a team that lost in the state championship game. Worthy went on to attend the University of North Carolina. He quickly became a stand-out basketball player and was a key member and leading scorer (15.6 points per game) of that school's 1982 NCAA championship team. Worthy was also named to the Sporting News All-American First Team. The 1981-1982 North Carolina team also featured Sam Perkins and a freshman named Michael Jordan.

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The 1982 championship game against the Georgetown Hoyas is notable for the shot that Michael Jordan hit in the final seconds to give North Carolina the lead. On Georgetown's subsequent possession, Worthy intercepted a pass from the Hoya's point guard Fred Brown to seal the Tar Heels' 63-62 victory. Worthy scored 28 points in the game, on 13-18 shooting from the field, to earn Most Outstanding Player honors.

As of 2008, Worthy works as an in-studio analyst for Laker game telecasts on KCAL television in Los Angeles, and for NBA and college basketball highlights on KCBS television, also in Los Angeles. He also has been senior vice president of RP & Associates, a marketing company in Hermosa Beach, California, since February of 2005. Worthy was married to Angela Wilder from 1984-1996 and they have two daughters, Sable and Sierra Worthy

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The Best Basketball Quotes: John Wooden

"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. "

"I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent."

"Success is never final, failure is never fatal. It's courage that counts. "

"Success comes from knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming."

John Wooden, American Basketball Coach, author of "They Call Me Coach".

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EuroLeague 2008: This Week's Game - Olympiakos vs. Real Madrid

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Rules Corner: Double Foul ?:


"...A player goes to the basket with the ball, two defenders go to stop him and make contact:
1) It is possible to call a personal foul on both defenders if they make contact with the offensive player ?
2) What is, in this case, the stats rule ? If the answer to 1) is positive, both defenders receive a "Foul Made" ?
3) If so, the total of teams fouls made will not be real...."

This case is no so frequent, but possible. The call is about the first foul ignoring the subsequent. Only if the second contact is unsportsmanlike it is called.
No case that the stats-men rules both players a foul given: only to the first foul made in accordance with the referee's call.

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Statistics Terminology: Bias

Bias is a term which refers to how far the average statistic lies from the parameter it is estimating, that is, the error which arises when estimating a quantity. Errors from chance will cancel each other out in the long run, those from bias will not.

The following illustrates bias and precision, where the target value is the bulls eye:

	Precise	Imprecise
Biased
Unbiased

Example
The police decide to estimate the average speed of drivers using the fast lane of the motorway and consider how it can be done. One method suggested is to tail cars using police patrol cars and record their speeds as being the same as that of the police car. This is likely to produce a biased result as any driver exceeding the speed limit will slow down on seeing a police car behind them. The police then decide to use an unmarked car for their investigation using a speed gun operated by a constable. This is an unbiased method of measuring speed, but is imprecise compared to using a calibrated speedometer to take the measurement.

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NBA 2008: NBA Top 10 Plays of the Week 20 - March 12 / 18

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Official Euroleague content on your personalized Google homepage

Euroleague Basketball, the premier European club basketball competition, and Google announce their partnership to deliver exclusive official Euroleague Basketball content to millions of basketball fans worldwide via Google's personalized page, iGoogle(tm).

The Euroleague Basketball content is integrated into 5 themed gadgets available in 8 different languages, allowing fans to personalise their internet home pages and reach their favourite information in a quick, fun and efficient way.

iGoogle Euroleague gadgets include live game coverage, schedules, standings, updated information, an exclusive Euroleague video game, as well as an iGoogle gadget version of the Euroleague Youtube Channel with exclusive video content from Euroleague TV.

"Through this agreement, and thanks to the far reach that Google enjoys, fans across the world will be able to come closer and interact with the best European basketball," Jordi Bertomeu, CEO of Euroleague Basketball, said. "Google is one of the world's strongest brands today, and Euroleague Basketball is happy to match technology with sports."

"iGoogle gives you the opportunity enjoy this competition with just one click at your computer," Maximilian Madile, Product Marketing Manager, Google Spain, said. "It is an original and different way to enjoy basketball, without having to leave your homepage."

iGoogle, Google's personalized homepage, allows Google users to customize the internet experience, choosing the content that they're interested in seeing. With Euroleague Basketball's gadget content, basketball enthusiasts will be able to follow their favourite teams directly from their iGoogle pages.

As one of the Official Global Partners of Euroleague Basketball, Google will be offering exclusive content to its tens of millions of iGoogle users worldwide.

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Forum's Digest: Traveling Turnover & Steal

"... A1 jumps and shoots, but B1 taps the ball and is still in A1 ones hand. A1 returns with ball that never left his hand. Is this jump ball, traveling, or a block shoot? B1 just barely tap the ball in the shooters hand. And what the stats men rule ? ..."

As you related this play we have a Traveling Turnover against A1 and a Steal from B1, the player deflecting, or team player, depending upon the situation.

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eBA Basketball Encyclopedia: Terms Added Last Week

Back Pick
TOV%
Whole-Part-Whole
STL%
PProd
Foul Mode
DRB%

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EuroLeague 2008: This Week's Game - Tau Ceramica vs. Aris

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Forum's Digest: The 8 / 10 seconds rule violation

"... The 8 / 10 seconds time limit rule violation is a PERSONAL or TEAM turnover ? FORCED or UNFORCED ?
By the way, all the basketball leagues have this rule ? Any difference ? ..."

The 8/10 seconds backcourt violation is generally a TEAM TURNOVER, being FORCED or UNFORCED depending upon the opponent's action: if it is as result of an all or half court press defense (FORCED) or a defender's error (UNFORCED).

The NCAA Women's rules are the only ones without backcourt count.

Currently we study in eBA Clinics these concepts.

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Statistician's Digest: The Game Pace and the Turnovers

According to a research of the eBA Basketball Statistics System about the influence of the 'game pace' on the 'turnover ratios' of individual players:

...there is a connected increase in the number of TO due to pace: as pace increases, players/teams get more TO/Min and TO/G.
Therefore we may suppose the sooner your team shoots the ball, the less probably you have a chance for a TO. Or that time of possession is what's mutually related to TO. But, while the presumption is that a faster pace means more errors and more turnovers, if you shoot the ball before you pass it, you turn the ball over less. So, generally, turnover rates do not become larger with quicker pace.
In this case, you wouldn't expect players' turnover rates to vary too much.
Many other factors could have an effect upon TO rates/possession used or touch year to year:
-different players in the same organization
-modifications to an organization that does not suit a particular player's style
-injuries (players depending on first step with knee/ankle injuries, and injured wrist, etc.) ...

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NBA 2008: NBA Top 10 Plays of the Week 19 - March 5 / 11

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Web Blogs Digest: The Efficiency Obsession

"... As basketball statistics get more sophisticated, and everyone from bloggers to broadcasters focus on efficiency, it’s surprising that the work of Dean Oliver doesn’t get more attention. Authors with bigger web presences, namely Hollinger and Berri, overshadow Oliver and his book, Basketball on Paper. But it talks at length about how teams are put together, whereas it feels like a lot of current statistical discussion concentrates solely on evaluating individual players’ performance*.

In particular, Oliver devotes an entire chapter to an aspect of basketball that is critical to team offensive output, but is often obscured by focusing on individual stats: the fact that NBA superstars sometimes help their teams by performing less efficiently. ..."

First paragraphs of an excellent article by Stephen A.’s Rants at this a first-class blog Blogjammin where you can read the complete article.

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Basketball Unforgettable Legends: Bobby Knight

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Bob Knight throws a chair to protest officiating at a basketball game against Purdue University in Bloomington on 2/23/85. The incident was part of a tirade which earned Knight three successive technical fouls and expulsion from the game.

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Statistician's Digest: The Home Performance Advantage or 'ceiling effect'

Meanwhile field goals and three point shots may vary in location and defensive pressure, a free throw is the same during games as it is in practice every time.
Therefore, can we speak about a relation between free throws and home performance advantage ?

It is possible that every time a college basketball player shoots a free throw before a crowd, social facilitation occurs and that the benefits of being at home or being a better shooting team are held by a home advantage effect. If this effect occurs, it is possible that poor free throw shooters, for whom the area is non-dominant, may benefit from a home performance advantage or the 'ceiling effect'.

It is possible that free throw shooting is an influential undertaking in the home performance advantage. Although field goals and three point shots be subject to change in accordance with location and defensive pressure, a free throw is the same during games as it is in practice every time. According to our statistics analysis, in opposition, field goal shooting looks to be an undertaking that can be influential or non-influential while three point shooting looks largely a non-influential undertaking. The instance of change in shooting aptitude was small in a relative manner. As an option, some players who shows special good skills at three point shooting may reveal an alike benefit. This can be addressed in future studies from the eBA Basketball Statistics System.

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EuroLeague 2008: This Week's Game - Maccabi vs. Olympiakos

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OPINIONS ENCOUNTERED... at the Web

About the Tempo-free Statistics

"... Many fans probably are unfamiliar with the term "tempo-free statistics" in discussing college basketball. Of the ones who have never heard of this concept, you may at least be familiar with the sister theology in baseball: sabermetrics. ..."

"... Like OPS, runs created and new stats have taken baseball by storm, basketball too is experiencing a shift. In the first of a two-part series, Kyle Lamb explains it here. ..." (Kyle Lamb - scout.com )

Excerpt from an opinion encountered in this indispensable site:
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Statistics Terminology: Scatter Plot

A scatter plot is a useful summary of a set of bi variate data (two variables), usually drawn before working out a linear correlation coefficient or fitting a regression line. It gives a good visual picture of the relationship between the two variables, and aids the interpretation of the correlation coefficient or regression model.

Each unit contributes one point to the scatter plot, on which points are plotted but not joined. The resulting pattern indicates the type and strength of the relationship between the two variables.

lllustrations

1. The more the points tend to cluster around a straight line, the stronger the linear relationship between the two variables (the higher the correlation).
2. If the line around which the points tends to cluster runs from lower left to upper right, the relationship between the two variables is positive (direct).
3. If the line around which the points tends to cluster runs from upper left to lower right, the relationship between the two variables is negative (inverse).
4. If there exists a random scatter of points, there is no relationship between the two variables (very low or zero correlation).
5. Very low or zero correlation could result from a non-linear relationship between the variables. If the relationship is in fact non-linear (points clustering around a curve, not a straight line), the correlation coefficient will not be a good measure of the strength.

A scatter plot will also show up a non-linear relationship between the two variables and whether or not there exist any outliers in the data.

More information can be added to a two-dimensional scatter plot - for example, we might label points with a code to indicate the level of a third variable.

If we are dealing with many variables in a data set, a way of presenting all possible scatter plots of two variables at a time is in a scatter plot matrix.

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NBA 2008: NBA Top 10 Plays of the Week 18 - February 27 / March 4

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Rules Corner: Ending Dribble with Both Feet Off:


"... Can a travel be called on a player outside the court, clock stopped and the player is given the ball for a pass in? ..."

A travel violation cannot be called, but a throw in violation can be called.
A player taking a throw-in shall not:

* Take more than five (5) seconds to release the ball.
* Step into the playing court while having the ball in his hand(s)Cause the ball to touch out-of-bounds, after it has been released on the throw-in.
* Touch the ball on the playing court before it has touched another player.
* Cause the ball to enter the basket directly.
* Move a total distance from the designated throw-in place, laterally in one or in both directions, not to exceed a total of one (1) metre before or while releasing the ball.
He is, however, permitted to move directly backwards from the line as far as circumstances allow.

eBA Statistical Register= In the case of a throw-in violation:
- if the player take more than five (5) seconds to release the ball, without opponent interference, a 'personal unforced turnover' in the throw in category will be registered;
- when the violation is caused by the opponent action, a team closed defense for example, we'll register a 'team forced turnover' in the 'throw in' category.

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Coach's Digest: Center as a Full-time Basketball Position

Let us now have a closer look to the first two changes proposed here by Dennis Hans. He thinks that we’ll not only reduce the threat of foul trouble, we’ll remake center into a full-time basketball position, where quickness, creativity and skill, rather than brute strength or a gift for flopping, are paramount.

"... 1) Make non-brutal illegal screens a loss-of-possession violation, like traveling. Only dirty picks – sticking out an elbow, forearm or bony knee – will be a foul. Probably 90 percent of illegal screens fall into the non-dirty category.

2) Quit treating intentional fouls as if they were non-intentional. Current penalties for the latter are fine; for the former, they are so weak that they function as rewards. Most intentional fouls – grabs by beaten or outmanned defenders to abort fast breaks or halfcourt drives; hugs and muggings to prevent layups and dunks – are based on the premise that the opposing team is less likely to score two points if they have to restart their offense by inbounding the ball or step to the line for a pair of free throws than if the fast break, drive or power move had continued. ... If we make the penalty an actual penalty – two points for the fouled player, and his team retains possession of the ball – refs will never have to invoke the rule because no one would be so stupid as to intentionally foul. We’ll have fewer stoppages of play, more fast breaks, less roughhousing, and fewer fouls, particularly by centers. ..."

And how we adapt these proposals to the basketball statistics registration?

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Books Review: February 2008 eBA Best Seller

The Assist: Hoops, Hope, and the Game of Their Lives
By: Neil Swidey

In this engaging book about Boston's Charlestown High School basketball team, Swidey, a staff writer for the Boston Globe Magazine, explains that being part of the Charlestown program was no guarantee that a kid would become a success.... But dropping out of the program dramatically increased the odds that he wouldn't.

Head coach Jack O'Brien benefited from the team aside from its gaudy won-loss record. Unmarried and with a shattered family history, O'Brien found that the rigid team structure... offered the trappings of home. Like a concerned parent, O'Brien worked year-round to keep his kids away from the overwhelming daily wave of crime and bad influences and into the security of a college-educated future.

Swidey masterfully shows over the course of two seasons the struggle O'Brien and his players face in maintaining success on and off the court. The coach observes the lives of his two star players, Ridley Johnson and Jason Hood White, go in very different directions after they land out-of-state college scholarships.
Swidey expertly examines the slippery slope of Charlestown's success, tying it into Boston's disastrous busing scandal and an underwhelming legal system that perpetuates crime, while he builds narrative momentum and details his subjects with the touch of a skilled novelist.

This is a prodigiously reported, compulsively readable book that readers (sport fans or not) will savor.

Hardcover: 358 pages
Publisher: PublicAffairs; 1 edition (January 7, 2008)
Language: English

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Basketball Beautiful Faces from the NCAA 2007/08

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Our Basketball Beautiful Faces of March 2008

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