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Hi All,
I've always loved basketball but never understood how the NBA system worked... How the games are scheduled, how the teams qualify, when the teams have to play home & when are they supposed to play out etc... I also never understood the statistics & their real meanings (FG, ST, PG, etc..) Is there somewhere I can learn how these are calculated & how they work? Thanks a lot...
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Thu Dec 12, 2002, 01:57am
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You're not from here, are you?
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Thu Dec 12, 2002, 08:28am
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Joe, what BktBallRef means is that most of us here do only HS basketball. Many of do college also, and only a few of us do pro ball. And even for those here who work pro ball, we only officiate. We don't have anything to do with the schedule or keeping stats. Many of us don't know and don't care what an official "assist" is, for example.
Having said all that, I will try to give you some info to the best of my (extremely limited) knowledge. Each NBA team plays 82 games. Exactly half are played at home and half are on the road. I have no idea how the scheduler determines where each team goes while on the road. I imagine that they try to make it as simple a trip as possible. For example, I would think that if the Celtics were to travel to LA to play the Lakers, they would play the Clips, Kings, Warriors, Blazers, and Sonics during the same trip so they don't have to make several trips to the West Coast. The league is divided into 2 conferences, East and West. The top 8 teams from each conference are eligible for the playoffs. Each conference plays 3 rounds to determine its conference champion. Then the 2 conference champions play each other to determine the league champion. Beginning this year, all the playoff series are a best-of-seven format. As far as stats go, the main ones, I guess, are: Pts = points scored PPG = points per game TO = turnovers A = assists FGA = field goals attempted FG (or FGM) = field goals made FG% = field goal percentage FTA = Free throws attempted FT (or FTM) = free throws made FT% = free throw percentage Blk = blocks Stl = steals Reb = rebounds M = Minutes played TPG = technicals per game (Portland Trailblazers only) I hope that's enough to get you started. Good luck finding what you're looking for! Chuck
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Fri Dec 13, 2002, 02:17am
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you forgot to mention the other important statistics that we here in Portland keep for the Trailblazers. FCM -- felonies committed per month %FL -- percentage of fan base lost $$/## -- dollars spent on drug treatment this season Oh, dear, I'm starting to sound cynical! And even after all this, we still can't find support for 12 really enthusiastic, talented, admirable women who play dynamite basketball, and make great ads!
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Fri Dec 13, 2002, 03:10am
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It is Women.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by rainmaker
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That is because it is Women's Basketball. Women do not support their own sports. If they did maybe this would be different. Something to think about.
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Fri Dec 13, 2002, 06:02am
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Be careful! You just made a very wide-sweeping statement. I'm sure there are many women who do support women's sports. What you wrote was not right and I believe you owe Julie an apology. Consider how you would feel if someone said that Blacks don't support education. Not right or true either, is it?
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Fri Dec 13, 2002, 09:41am
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Re: Re: It is Women.
I, for one, am glad there is the WNBA -- though I almost never watch it. I have an almost-4-year-old daughter who has said with all seriousness "girls don't play basketball" and "girls don't play soccer." That statement is going to get me to a Sparks game this year. (It's either that or start saving for her college education . . . .)
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Sat Dec 14, 2002, 12:09am
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Show me evidence it is not true.
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Just the Big 10 Tournament alone, when both were held in Indianapolis last year, it was very difficult to get a ticket to the Men's Tournament. I looked at TV for the Women's Tournament held the few days before, there were plenty of seats open. You tell me why that is. I sure saw a lot of women at the Men's Tournament. Better yet, those tickets were going for several hundreds of dollars to just get in the building. I say plenty of lower bowl seating open in the Censeco Field house during the Women's tournament. You could hardly find two seats together during the same time of year. It is not because Men are not attending. That is a given. But then again, women are a larger population, why are they not dominating the sporting world? I will let you decide on that one. Peace
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Sat Dec 14, 2002, 12:14am
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Re: Re: Re: It is Women.
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