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Old 09-01-2005, 06:19 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Re: Allen Iverson's shot attempts

The new part is interesting too.

You might want to consider looking at usage rate; it's supposed to be an approximation of how many posessions a player uses. The formula (from B-R.com) is:
40 * (Lg Pace / Tm Pace) * ((FGA + 0.44*FTA + 0.33*AST + TO) / MP).
It might be easier than looking at "more than 6 assists, more than 25 shots" etc.

I'm not sure where you're getting your data from so this might be too much of a hassle to calculate. B-R.com has usage rates for seasons, but if you're doing number crunching for individual games it might be a lot of work. Just a thought.

Regardless, fascinating stuff. I wonder if it applies to other stars?

EDIT: "You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Ras again."
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