Finally, some good old fashioned statistics that don't have really good theory behind them!
Often-times, when I'm watching a basketball game, I mentally determine who is making the most good decisions and the most bad decisions on offense.
So here's a basic metric of what my eyes see, and I call it Offensive Decision %. It basically measures, poorly, Good Offensive Decisions / Total Offensive Decisions.
=(FGM + Assists + .44 * FTM) / (FGA + Assists + TO + .44 * FTA)
And here's the top NBA players (as of earlier this week) with median minutes played or more.
Praise for The Basketball Distribution:
"...confusing." - CBS
"...quite the pun master." - ESPN
I might convert FGM to 2PtFGM + 1.5*3Ptfgm for a different look
ReplyDeleteBut then I would have to start weighing EVERYTHING properly! :D I guess part of my reasoning in this is just looking at Good Decisions / Total Decisions, rather than Effectiveness of Decisions.
ReplyDeleteI want a real percentage, out of 100 (gives us distribution context!)
Might I point out that it is a good decision for me to shoot and make 46% of my shots if I'm shooting all 3's, but it is a poor decision if I'm shooting all 2's?
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Also--what's with the assists? Why add them to both top and bottom? Is it as part of an assists/(assists + TO) construct?
ReplyDeleteYes, basically that. i.e. Good Decisions / (Good Decisions + Bad Decisions)
ReplyDelete(Good Decisions)/(All Decisions)
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