Basketball Advanced

The box score per possession and per opportunity.

• TS%True shooting percentageCounts threes and free throws at real value.
• eFG%Effective field goal percentageAdjusted for a three being worth more than a two.
• USG%Usage percentageShare of team possessions he finishes.
• AST%Assist percentageShare of teammate baskets he assisted.
• TOV%Turnover percentageHow often his possessions end in a giveaway.
• OREB%Offensive rebound percentageShare of the offensive rebounds available to him.
• DREB%Defensive rebound percentageShare of the defensive rebounds available.
• Per 36Per thirty six minutesRescaled to a starter's workload.

Points per possession, and the four things that set it.

• ORtgOffensive ratingPoints scored per 100 possessions.
• DRtgDefensive ratingPoints allowed per 100. Lower is better.
• NetRtgNet ratingThe gap between the two.
• PacePossessions per 48 minutes.
• PossPossessionsThe denominator behind every rate.
• FTrFree throw rateFree throw attempts per field goal attempt.
• 3PArThree point attempt rateShare of shots from behind the arc.

Where shots come from, and how they were created.

• RA FG%Restricted area field goal percentageRight under the rim, the most efficient shot.
• Paint FG%Paint field goal percentage outside the restricted areaShort shots in the lane, not at the rim.
• Mid FG%Midrange field goal percentageTwo point jumpers. The least efficient shot.
• C3 FG%Corner three field goal percentageThe shortest three on the floor.
• ATB3 FG%Above the break three field goal percentageThrees away from the corners, from further out.
• C&S eFG%Catch and shoot effective field goal percentageOff a pass, no dribble. What an offence designs.
• Pull-up eFG%Pull up effective field goal percentageCreated off the dribble. Harder, less efficient.

Movement, ball handling and the pass before the pass.

• Dist (mi)Distance coveredMiles per game, offence and defence apart.
• Avg speedAverage speedMiles per hour while on the floor.
• TouchesHow many times he handled the ball.
• Time of possTime of possessionMinutes holding it: a hub against a finisher.
• DrivesAttacks off the dribble, and what they produced.
• Potential ASTPotential assistsWould have been assists had the shot gone in.
• Secondary ASTSecondary assistsThe pass before the assist.

What a defender did to the shots he faced.

• dFG%Defended field goal percentageHow opponents shot with him as closest defender.
• dFG% diffDefended field goal differenceAgainst how those opponents normally shoot.
• STL%Steal percentageShare of opponent possessions he steals.
• BLK%Block percentageShare of opponent two point attempts he blocks.
• Contested shotsAttempts he got a hand up on, twos and threes.
• DeflectionsTouches that break up a pass without a steal.
• Box outsSeals that show up in a teammate's rebound total.

Scoring by the action that created the shot.

• PPPPoints per possessionWhat each play type returns when it is run.
• IsoIsolationOne on one, the rest of the floor cleared out.
• PnR (handler)Pick and roll ball handlerThe most run action in the league.
• PnR (roll man)Pick and roll roll manThe screener rolling to the rim.
• Spot upStandstill shooting off a pass.
• TransitionBefore the defence is set. The most efficient way to play.
• Post upBacking a defender down.

A five man game and a set of assignments at once.

• Lineup NetRtgLineup net ratingPer 100 for any group that shared the floor.
• +/-Plus minusMargin while a player or group was on the court.
• On/Off ΔOn off differenceSeparates a driver from a passenger.
• Matchup minMatchup minutesTime one defender spent on one attacker.
• Matchup FG%Matchup field goal percentageWhat the attacker shot in that assignment.
• Partial possPartial possessionsFractional credit when an assignment switched.
• Switches onSwitches onto a playerHow offences hunt a weak link.

Last five minutes, score inside five. A different game.

• Clutch netClutch net ratingPer 100 margin in those closing minutes.
• Clutch ORtgClutch offensive ratingPoints per 100 when it is tight and late.
• Clutch DRtgClutch defensive ratingPoints allowed per 100 in the same window.
• Clutch USG%Clutch usage percentageWho it goes to. Often not the leading scorer.
• Clutch TS%Clutch true shooting percentageEfficiency under pressure, on small samples.
• PIEPlayer impact estimateHis share of everything positive in a game.

Recent trend and situation, not a season average.

• PPG L5Points per game, last five
• PPG L10Points per game, last tenWith the gap against his season rate.
• MPG trendMinutes trendUsually the earliest sign anything changed.
• Net L10 ΔNet rating change, last tenHow far ten games sit from the season figure.
• Rest daysDays of restMoves shooting and pace measurably.
• B2BBack to backSecond of two nights, and whether it is three in four.
• USG share ΔUsage share changeWho absorbs an absent teammate's shots and minutes.

How much scoring a game produces, and when it arrives.

• Avg totalAverage combined total
• Median totalMedian combined totalThe middle game, which a blowout cannot drag.
• Total vs leagueTotal against league averageAbove or below the scoring norm.
• Over rateShare of games over the medianHow often games clear their own typical total.
• Period totalAverage period totalBy quarter: first and fourth behave differently.
• %PTS paintShare of points in the paintThe part of a profile that travels best.
• %PTS FBShare of points on fast breaksMost sensitive to opponent turnovers.