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Disclaimer: Sorry for the somewhat silly questions but just wanna make sure.

1) The points per shot has nothing to do with the FGs achieved right?

So for example, my SG went 4-13 FG and 1-6 3pt (113 points per shot), yet he had more points per shot than my PF who went 12-18 FG, 2-4 3pt (115 points per shot). This means that on a "normal" day (normal random distribution), the PF should have less scored points than my SG. Correct? I'm just wondering because this is the 2nd game I see my "mediocre" PF overperforming which is questionable.



2) The ratings players receive (i.e: 5.0, 7.5, etc) is what? How good they performed compared to what's expected? How good they are overall no matter how they performed? Or something else?




3) Something didn't make sense for me last game... http://www.buzzerbeater.com/match/50214705/boxscore.aspx

My outside scoring was inept (high), and my inside scoring was awful (low).
Looking at the opponent, they had better perimeter defense than inside defense.
Also my C and PF had higher points per shot than guards.

Now why is that? Something to do with the fact that I used run and gun? Or something else?...

Last edited by Vicestab at 09/15/2012 18:42:54

To be honest, all three of these statistics are quite unreliable. Although, for #2 it's how good they are overall. This should be changed to the actual performance of the player during a certain game.

I believe the "points per 100 shots" stat should be switched with either the season stats of the best player on each team, or the best performer of that game and his stats.

Any other opinions from someone experienced?

1) The "points per 100 shots" measure is a rough estimate of how productive your players were. But it usually doesn't tell much more than the shot percentage of your players (beware that it refers to the subs as well, not just the starters). I don't know how it's calculated, so maybe someone can enlighten us on that. I think I have read somewhere that the FT attempts (how often your player goes to the FT line) is also taken into account.

2) The ratings are overall measures of how well your players have performed. The tactics you use and your opponent also influence it.

3) Your opponent's inside and outside defense were both very poor, so it's hard to read much into it. Your PF and C scored a lot but didn't need too many attempts. Also bear in mind that they also scored 3 pointers (and other jumpshots I'm sure), so they also can take advantage of poor perimeter defense.