Core Stats & Shooting Terms
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Clutch Shooting – Scoring under pressure in late-game moments.
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Turnovers Per Game (TOV) – How often a player or team loses the ball.
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Rebounds (REB) – Grabbing the ball after a missed shot; includes offensive & defensive boards.
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3-Pointers / Three-Ball – Shots made from beyond the arc.
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Field Goal Percentage (FG%) – Accuracy of all shot attempts.
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Effective Field Goal % (eFG%) – Adjusts value of 3-pointers.
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Free Throw Percentage (FT%) – Accuracy from the free-throw line.
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True Shooting % (TS%) – Efficiency including FG, 3P, and FT.
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Points Per Game (PPG) – Average scoring output.
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Assist Percentage – Rate of passes that lead to scoring.
Player Style & Skill Descriptions
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Two-Way Player – Strong on both offense and defense.
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Shot Creation – Ability to create one’s own shot.
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Ball Dominant – Needs the ball to be effective.
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Iso (Isolation) – One-on-one scoring play.
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Floor General – A point guard who controls the offense.
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Microwave Scorer – Gets hot quickly off the bench.
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Rim Protector – Defends the basket with blocks/altered shots.
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Slasher – A player who attacks the basket aggressively.
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Sharpshooter – Specialist in hitting 3-pointers.
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Stretch Four / Stretch Five – Big man who shoots threes.
Team Strategy & Offense
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Pick-and-Roll – Screen + drive play.
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Pick-and-Pop – Screen + fade for a jumper.
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Floor Spacing – Positioning shooters to open the court.
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Pace – How fast a team plays (possessions per game).
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Transition Offense – Fast-break scoring before defense sets.
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Half-Court Set – Organized offensive plays in a settled situation.
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Ball Movement – Quick, unselfish passing.
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Heat-Check Shot – Taken by a player who is “feeling it.”
Defense
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Switchability – Ability to guard multiple positions.
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On-Ball Defense – How well a player guards the ball handler.
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Help Defense – Rotating to cover a teammate’s man.
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Defensive Rating – Points allowed per 100 possessions.
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Perimeter Defense – Guarding shooters and ball handlers outside.
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Paint Defense – Protecting the area near the rim.
Advanced Analytics & Commentary
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Plus-Minus (+/−) – Team performance with a player on/off court.
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Usage Rate – % of offensive plays involving a player.
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Player Efficiency Rating (PER) – Overall productivity metric.
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Win Shares – How many wins a player contributes.
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Box Score Stuffing – Filling up many stat categories in one game.
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Load Management – Resting players during the season.