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[QUOTE="JRRRJ, post: 4774215, member: 1303"]
[USER=1673]@diggerfoot[/USER], I ran up a rough calculation of points per possession, shown below in the last 2 columns of the grid. The calculations are as follows:

Points Per Personal Possession (PPPP): (Player FGM*2 + Player 3FGM*3 + Player FTM) / (Player FGA + Player 3FGA + Player FTA)
Points Per Team Possession (PPTP): (Player FGM*2 + Player 3FGM *3+ Player FTM) / (TEAM FGA + TEAM 3FGA + TEAM FTA -  TEAM ORB - TEAM TO)

Note that I am counting a possession as belonging to a player if the player made a shot attempt, so possessions are too high in most cases. Another inaccuracy is counting each free throw attempt as a possession, whereas each trip to the FT line would be better. Another is that we don't know if a TO occurred before a shot was taken, but I'm using it to reduce the possession count anyhow.

Like to hear any criticisms of the methodology, suggestions to improve it, votes for including the stats in the upcoming year's spreadsheet.

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