Comments on: Rebounding by Shot Location http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2008/03/29/rebounding-by-shot-location/ Advanced Stats for Basketball Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:22:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Eric http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2008/03/29/rebounding-by-shot-location/#comment-155 Eric Tue, 01 Apr 2008 18:01:48 +0000 http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2008/03/29/rebounding-by-shot-location/#comment-155 I am just going to say that the spurs know the best shot. I guarantee that most of the threes they take are from the wing, which have a high efg% and high rebound rate. I am just going to say that the spurs know the best shot. I guarantee that most of the threes they take are from the wing, which have a high efg% and high rebound rate.

]]> By: Aaron Barzilai http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2008/03/29/rebounding-by-shot-location/#comment-154 Aaron Barzilai Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:29:43 +0000 http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2008/03/29/rebounding-by-shot-location/#comment-154 Eli, Nice work as usual. I've enjoyed these series of charts. One thing that struck me was how a number of the spots of higher efficiency are common open spots in offenses (e.g. the elbow jump shot). As such, I was thinking that the reason certain spots have a higher shooting percentage is because teams practice those shots more since they're part of their offensive sets. So, the natural next question I had was have you thought about breaking down these charts by team? I'd be interested to see how the location of attempts and the location of makes varies by team. Thanks, Aaron www.basketballvalue.com Eli,

Nice work as usual. I’ve enjoyed these series of charts. One thing that struck me was how a number of the spots of higher efficiency are common open spots in offenses (e.g. the elbow jump shot). As such, I was thinking that the reason certain spots have a higher shooting percentage is because teams practice those shots more since they’re part of their offensive sets.

So, the natural next question I had was have you thought about breaking down these charts by team? I’d be interested to see how the location of attempts and the location of makes varies by team.

Thanks,
Aaron
http://www.basketballvalue.com

]]> By: Steve http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2008/03/29/rebounding-by-shot-location/#comment-150 Steve Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:41:37 +0000 http://www.countthebasket.com/blog/2008/03/29/rebounding-by-shot-location/#comment-150 Putting this chart together with your last one certainly seems to reinforce the notion that "the long 2-pointer is the worst shot is basketball." That is, not only is the effective FG% of the original shot higher for both close-in shots and 3-pointers, but those same shots also lead to higher offensive rebound rates. Presumably if we could chart actual points resulting from an initial shot attempt (taking into account the points scored on that first shot, the likelihood of an offensive rebound if it is missed, and the points resulting from a follow-up shot), those long 2-pointers would look even worse than they do from these individual charts. Putting this chart together with your last one certainly seems to reinforce the notion that “the long 2-pointer is the worst shot is basketball.” That is, not only is the effective FG% of the original shot higher for both close-in shots and 3-pointers, but those same shots also lead to higher offensive rebound rates. Presumably if we could chart actual points resulting from an initial shot attempt (taking into account the points scored on that first shot, the likelihood of an offensive rebound if it is missed, and the points resulting from a follow-up shot), those long 2-pointers would look even worse than they do from these individual charts.

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