Basketball on Paper: Rules and Tools for Performance Analysis

Description

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.;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.