Basketball on paper : rules and tools for performance analysis / Dean Oliver.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliver, Dean, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Basketball--United States--Statistical methods.

Basketball.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Dulles, Virginia : Potomac Books, Inc., [2004]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Journey inside the numbers for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesnÆt diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when theyÆre winning or losing and what aspects should be the focus in either situation. He describes and quantifies the jobs of team leaders and role players, then discusses the interactions between players and how to achieve the best fit. Oli

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 How to Read This Book; Chapter 2 Watching a Game: Offensive Score Sheets; Chapter 3 The Best Offenses and Defenses (And Some of the Worst, Too); Chapter 4 Reserve Your Playoff Tickets Now! We Won Three in a Row!; Chapter 5 Teamwork; Chapter 6 Rebounding Myths and Roles; Chapter 7 The Significance of Derrick Coleman's Insignificance; Chapter 8 Amos Tversky's Basketball Legacy; Chapter 9 The Power of Parity; Chapter 10 Teamwork 2: A Game of Ultimatums; Chapter 11 Basketball's Bell Curve

Chapter 12 The Effect of Bad Referees and Other Short StoriesChapter 13 Teamwork 3: Distributing Credit among Cooperating Players; Chapter 14 Individual Floor Percentages and Offensive Ratings; Chapter 15 The Holy Grail of Player Ratings; Chapter 16 Insight on a Boxscore; Chapter 17 Individual Defensive Ratings; Chapter 18 Should I Firebomb Billy Donovan's House?; Chapter 19 The Problem with Scorers; Chapter 20 Individual Win-Loss Records; Chapter 21 Player Evaluation Files: The Great Ones; Chapter 22 Player Evaluation Files: Freaks, Specialists, and Women

Chapter 23 Basic Tools to Evaluate a TeamChapter 24 Weather Forecasts; Appendix 1 Calculation of Individual Offensive Ratings and Floor Percentages; Appendix 2 Individual Floor Percentages and Offensive Ratings for History's Great Offenses; Appendix 3 Individual Defensive Formulas; Appendix 4 Team Statistic Historical Regression; Glossary; A; B; C; D; F; G; M; O; P; R; S; U; V; Z; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Author

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781597973311

1597973319

OCLC:

755574397