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Deflection is one half of one Steal ?

"... Defender B1 deflects a pass from A1 in direction of B2, who finally catch the ball. Did B1 or B2 get credited with the steal in this situation ?

Unmistakably, when a defender intercepts and controls a pass, or where he looks for and gathers the ball fairly from the dribbler, these situations are a unique steal... but what about when a defender deflects a pass to a fellow member of his own team ?

If the team plots a freestanding deflections category, we'll have any problems and the actions of B1 will be registered and recognized, but, on the contrary, if B2 doesn't catch the ball, the deflection is nothing because the Team A would merely secure and keep the possession.

Has the eBA Basketball Statistics Analysis System any way to give each player half a steal in situations where a ball is deflected or deprived and concludes in the hands of a a fellow member of his own team ? ..."

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It's OK! Some coaches take stats of the deflections. More often than not, the player with the most deflections at the end of the year is usually the player who is named the team top's defensive player. Deflections may never find their way into the official box score statistics, but it is found at our Basketball Statistics Creative Analysis eBA System and you can bet that coaches understand their importance!

About the Concept=
When we speaks about deflection, we refers the action of causing any pass to stray from its intended course, without getting yet the ball possession.

eBA Basketball Statistics Registration=
Here you have a good example about the analysis of a deflection: "Forcing an opponent Turnover". The register of the deflections forcing an opponent turnover is deeply developed ( clicking ) here..

References=
In principle I don't believe that registering a steal by halves being correct because the reasons developed at the Basketball Statistics Register Course in eBA ONLINE and will be continued in the right topic: Steal Statistics: Cases & Register at the Processing Statistics eBA Forums Board.

See in our forum the 'basketball deflections' topics and the exposition "Basketball Steals Statistical Analysis" at eBA ONLINE.

All the terms in this answer are explained widely at The Global Basketball Encyclopedia and in eBA ONLINE.

This topic is resumed in the eBA Basketball Statistics Analysis System
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