In reading the article in this post I just put up on Tobias Harris, I came across an interesting statistic.
Does anyone have access to Synergy?
Does anyone have the means to look at the Raptors players, particularly wings, to find their Defensive Possessions Against (DPA)?
When judging NBA defenders, it’s important to look beyond opponent shooting percentages. Giving up the shot (especially at the rim) is already a partial failure. Offenses will try to avoid the best defenders. Even when challenged, the best defenders force passes or turnovers before shots. The best defense in the NBA is no shot at all.
Synergy tracks defensive possessions in the NBA. They track when the defender faces isolations, pick and rolls, post-ups, hand-offs, and off-the-ball screens. We will refer to the collection of these defensive possessions as Defensive Possessions Against (DPA). Together, these constitute all of the defensive possessions (that Synergy tracks) where the defender is in a position to defend his man with all of his defensive options available. It excludes transition plays, put-backs after offensive rebounds, and kick outs after the shooters’ defenders dropped to help.
http://www.basketballanalyticsbook.c...rrated-player/
Synergy tracks defensive possessions in the NBA. They track when the defender faces isolations, pick and rolls, post-ups, hand-offs, and off-the-ball screens. We will refer to the collection of these defensive possessions as Defensive Possessions Against (DPA). Together, these constitute all of the defensive possessions (that Synergy tracks) where the defender is in a position to defend his man with all of his defensive options available. It excludes transition plays, put-backs after offensive rebounds, and kick outs after the shooters’ defenders dropped to help.
http://www.basketballanalyticsbook.c...rrated-player/
Does anyone have access to Synergy?
Does anyone have the means to look at the Raptors players, particularly wings, to find their Defensive Possessions Against (DPA)?
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