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Message: [QUOTE="NycUcWbbFan, post: 5116635, member: 13453"] POS is an abbreviation for Possessions (p is another). It is not available from Boxscores. [LIST] [*]The Boxscore FGA, in addition to missing missed FGAs with awarded FTs and possessions with referee-awarded FTs (RFGAs) like over-the-limit-PF FTs, is also distorted by OREBs; it also misses non-FGA possessions. [*]There is a related statistic called PACE, which is just POS for 48 minutes instead of 40. [/LIST] There are many different ways of estimating POS: [URL='https://squared2020.com/2017/07/10/analyzing-nba-possession-models/']Analyzing NBA Possession Models | Squared Statistics: Understanding Basketball Analytics[/URL] [LIST] [*]I use the exact method from play-by-play info inputted to the tool that I built. [/LIST] Why is POS an important statistic? [LIST] [*]It (supplementing boxscores and a visual eye test) more readily explains why a team can beat its opponent, even tall athletic teams that win rebounding; [*]It removes the distortion of OREBS from a phone book offense — many OREBS contribute to just one possession where a team scores anywhere (normally) 0-4 points; [*]“Basketball is a game of possessions” is not just an empty aphorism; [*]Geno likes around 80 POS #1 per game because his efficient offense works optimally at that pace; [*]It is wonderfully surprising that UConn spectacularly won the USF game which had 68 POS with a quality opponent and UConn’s young roster; it suggests that UConn’s lineup is wonderfully ahead of what you would expect this early. [/LIST] An example of Possessions Analysis is below. UConn’s defense was slightly better than USF’s defense on generating opponent non-FGA possessions; [LIST] [*]UConn’s offensive execution in FGA possessions is simply better than both USF’s defense and USF’s offensive execution; [*]UConn spent 14s for FGMs; 23s for missed FGAs (without FTs), and 18s on non-FGA possessions. [/LIST] #1 That is why losing Nika in Paige’s freshman year tournament run was [URL='https://www.courant.com/2021/03/31/nika-muhls-status-for-the-final-four-is-uncertain-why-geno-auriemma-thinks-the-uconn-womens-basketball-team-needs-her-back/']devastating[/URL] to Geno. One of the favorite tactics against Geno is to muck up his beautiful offense by controlling pace. [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_0376.jpeg"]104751[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_0377.jpeg"]104752[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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