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what does the +/- thing mean in the match rating screen?

it shows if your team was +/- points to the opposition while that player was on the floor

It's just a number... You decide what to make of it

assume somebody enter the game tie 50-50
when he take the bench score @ 65-55
now if the player is on the leading team then he has a +10
while on the behind team, he has a -10

Thx, now I get it.

It was kind of useful for me. For example in my recent league game I knew that when my 2 best big men were in the game, the opposing team only get +2 point difference... but when my subs came in we got blew out by 16-17! (And the subs were in for like 10~ mins in the game!) I guess I need better quality players as backup soon.

I think it's more a result of players experience and ratings rather than a factor. Player skills + matchup --> Ratings --> +/-

I think it's more a result of players experience and ratings rather than a factor. Player skills + matchup --> Ratings --> +/-

mmmm i dont think so.
Its the 'Efficiency' rating as far as i understand it.

Which, im 99% sure is the point differential for a player when he is on the court. As explained in posts above.

They use this in the NBA as a measure of a players influence on the game.
However, in NBA a backup PG will spend more time with starters/other good players, when compared to BB. (In my personal experience)

So a backup PG in NBA probably has a season average of +2.5 whilst someone like Derrick Rose has a +/- of + 21.88 (dunno who his backup is, but Ronnie Brewer came off the bench last year, and his +/- was 6.06)

In BB, i find most of my backups do sub in with other backups (which is just due to my lineup settigns).... but this does mean, that if you had a season +/- average, it would probably be in the negative for a backup. just cause they are so crap in comparison :)

In fact, on buzzer-manager, this stat is available. Its called 'Efficiency '

Please someone correct me if im babbling.