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Sunday's Reflexions on Basketball Statistics:
Stealing the Ball Requires Concentration

"... Stealing the ball requires concentration, good anticipation, speed and fast reflexes and good hustle, all common traits of a good defender.

However, like blocked shots, steals aren't always a perfect gauge of a player's defensive abilities. An unsuccessful steal can result in the defender being out of position and unable to recover in time. Therefore, a steal is a gamble. And a steal usually leads to a fast break, the most exciting play in the sport.

If an offensive player loses possession of the basketball due to a steal, he/she is recorded as making a turnover and the defender is recorded with a steal, forced or unforced depending upon the play development.

Photograph: from Fingerroll

The eBA Basketball Statistics Analysis System registers, in addition to the traditional stats, the points made from the forced and unforced steals done during the game. This number is not always similar, as people usually thinks, to the opponent's points off turnovers. ..."

Currently at the eBA Forums we are discussing the following question: What is an unsuccessful steal worth ? Evidently a successful steal is of great importance, not only because the possible points allowed by the stolen possession, but also to the augment in offensive efficiency arising after a steal.

Find this discussion at the eBA Forums, below at the 'Info Center'.

A selected excerpt from the discussions at the eBA Annual Analysis System Clinic Chat about this topic "Basketball Steals".

This topic is resumed in the eBA Basketball Statistics Analysis System
at the eBA Encyclopedia > The Articles

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