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So I thought I'd try something out here. I've been very slowly working up a Perl library for working with the BBAPI. To spur my development, I'm looking for uses for the library.

So that's where this post comes in! I'm looking for your suggestions on an interesting stat or an interesting answer I can generate using the BBAPI. I'll look at the suggestions and pick one to do, then report back the answer within a day or two. Lather, rinse, repeat.

Here are some guidelines:

- The question needs to be answerable with data I can get from the BBAPI: (http://www.buzzerbeater.org/BBAPI/docs/). Transfers and national teams are not part of that.
- It shouldn't be too intensive on the servers. So, let's say it needs to be answerable using less than ~250 pages.
- It should be possibly interesting to everyone. So, nothing that solely deals with some country's IV.42 or something.
- It shouldn't duplicate a supporter stat.

So, feel free to fire away with your requests.


Last edited by Mod-oeuftete at 9/15/2008 9:54:08 PM

How about an extension on team stats or formations used?

This would prevent scaning through 15 teams individual stats, consolidating and reprinting.

how about the types of tactics used in reaction to opponents tactics? for example team A uses look inside 100% of the time against a 3-2 zone or team A uses a 1-3-1 zone 75% of the time against a run-and-gun offense. i'm pretty sure this is too specific to be interesting to everyone but i'm not a programmer and i don't really know how this stuff works...all i have are questions ;)

would it be possible to in some way rank leagues in a country? i know some online sims do this and it basically shows that the top league isn't necessarily the toughest but like i said i have no idea how you would go about doing that.

could you give some examples of stats you can come up with so i know what to ask instead of wasting thread space?

would it be possible to in some way rank leagues in a country? i know some online sims do this and it basically shows that the top league isn't necessarily the toughest but like i said i have no idea how you would go about doing that.

That sounds like a roughly answerable question... I'll take a stab at that soon.

what about some stat per player per position per ltemp and total ?

example

Oeuftele plays SF PF and PG

stats SF

current temp stats
all times stats

stats pf

current temp stats
all times stats

stats PG

current temp stats
all times stats

Oeuftele plays SF PF and PG

Who's that?

Any chance you can extract arena stats? Ideally fan survey versus attendance or at the least win percentage or win streak versus attendance? I figure it is a long-shot...

or how about conference stats... team stats rating... so that we don't only see the standings, but other information as well, such as which team scores more than the other? rebounds, assists, free thorws, blocks, FG%, etc.