Comments on: Some HotZones data to work with http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2007/11/13/some-hotzones-data-to-work-with/ Advanced Stats for Basketball Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:18:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Eli http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2007/11/13/some-hotzones-data-to-work-with/#comment-209 Eli Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:54:36 +0000 http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2007/11/13/some-hotzones-data-to-work-with/#comment-209 I'll have to go back and check, but I'm assuming they just rounded, and that all shots behind the three-point line were classified as 24+ ft. There is not distance data for specific shots within each zone. NBA.com records that kind of data and uses it for its shot charts, but it's not in the HotZones database. I’ll have to go back and check, but I’m assuming they just rounded, and that all shots behind the three-point line were classified as 24+ ft.

There is not distance data for specific shots within each zone. NBA.com records that kind of data and uses it for its shot charts, but it’s not in the HotZones database.

]]> By: TexasEx http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2007/11/13/some-hotzones-data-to-work-with/#comment-208 TexasEx Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:53:59 +0000 http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2007/11/13/some-hotzones-data-to-work-with/#comment-208 I am curious why the NBA split the further distances with 24 ft when the NBA 3 pt line is at 23'-9". Maybe they just want to round the distance. 3" doesn't make that much difference, but technically, the 16-24 ft group could include 3 pt shots. Is there any distance data associated with the shots used for the Hot Zones? I am curious why the NBA split the further distances with 24 ft when the NBA 3 pt line is at 23′-9″. Maybe they just want to round the distance. 3″ doesn’t make that much difference, but technically, the 16-24 ft group could include 3 pt shots.

Is there any distance data associated with the shots used for the Hot Zones?

]]> By: Eli http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2007/11/13/some-hotzones-data-to-work-with/#comment-16 Eli Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:49:39 +0000 http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2007/11/13/some-hotzones-data-to-work-with/#comment-16 I don't put much truck in statistical significance because I feel it's an arbitrary and black and white cutoff, but I should have listed the number of attempts I was looking at for each zone grouping (from which you can calculate significance at any level you like). Here are those numbers - Total FGA by distance:<pre> 0-8 ft 8-16 ft 16-24 ft 24+ ft ------ ------- -------- ------ 2003-04 76917 33990 43443 35008 2004-05 79859 32429 46652 38198 2005-06 79630 29473 45937 38783 2006-07 80715 28730 45017 41108</pre> I don’t put much truck in statistical significance because I feel it’s an arbitrary and black and white cutoff, but I should have listed the number of attempts I was looking at for each zone grouping (from which you can calculate significance at any level you like). Here are those numbers -

Total FGA by distance: 

         0-8 ft  8-16 ft  16-24 ft  24+ ft
         ------  -------  --------  ------
2003-04   76917    33990     43443   35008
2004-05   79859    32429     46652   38198
2005-06   79630    29473     45937   38783
2006-07   80715    28730     45017   41108
]]> By: Mountain http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2007/11/13/some-hotzones-data-to-work-with/#comment-12 Mountain Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:47:14 +0000 http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2007/11/13/some-hotzones-data-to-work-with/#comment-12 The league is a lot of datapoints and the trends seem pretty clear and match perception of game and game strategy but still how statistically significant are the changes? I assume pretty strong? Look forward to hearing more of your analytic findings. The league is a lot of datapoints and the trends seem pretty clear and match perception of game and game strategy but still how statistically significant are the changes? I assume pretty strong? Look forward to hearing more of your analytic findings.

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