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Basketball Tracking Stats Referred Questions:
2 Seconds To Go, 2 Points Ahead and Last Free Throw

...A well known game situation: 2 seconds to go, 2 points ahead and last free throw. The player intentionally misses the free-throw according with the indications from the bench to avoid a complete 2 seconds possession for the opponent. He succeed and they win the game. Can this action be registered in such way that we don't "punish" the shooter's Tendex with a -1 because of the missed free throw ?

What is the Statistics Tracking Rule according to the eBA Basketball Statistics System Book ? ...

eBA Basketball Statistical Registration=
If you are performing the analysis by means of video, and you are not sure about those "bench indications". you have no alternative and must register the missed free-throw.

Photograph: from Ed Reinke in ESPN

If you were present at this game, and you heard or saw clearly the coach's indications, you may use the "Team Player" option to register the missed throw, registering this action in the "play-by-play" report.

All the terms in this answer are explained widely at The eBA Basketball System Book and in eBA Clinic ONLINE.

This topic is resumed in the eBA Basketball Statistics Analysis Encyclopedia
at the eBA Basketball Statistics System Book

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Video Case Study:
Free Throw Intentionally Missed & Lane Violation

"... Aaron Brooks Intentionally Misses FT but... Commits a Lane Violation ?
Can you tell me if really there here a violation ? And, what is the statistical registration according with your system ?

How the eBA Basketball Statistics Analysis System analyze Aaron Brooks´s action ? ..."

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