# Scouting and Statistics · Basketball Level 6: Advanced

Basketball · Level 6: Advanced · Insporta Book (https://book.insporta.app/basketball/level-6/scouting-and-statistics/)

Scouting and Statistics in Basketball (Level 6: Advanced) on Insporta: 100 sourced facts behind 10 tests. Covers: possessions; and more.

Possessions, offensive and net rating, Dean Oliver's four factors, turnover rate, usage rate, assist-to-turnover ratio, PER and all-in-one numbers, on/off and line-up data, scouting reports and video.

## Test 1: Possessions

- Per-possession numbers compare fairly. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Each term marks a possession ending or continuing. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- An offensive rebound does not start a new possession. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- A turnover uses a possession. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Possessions swap back and forth. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- It puts every team on the same scale. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Fewer possessions for the same points is better. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Shots, minus offensive boards, plus turnovers, plus free throws. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- More possessions means faster. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- 80 - 10 + 15 + 0.44 x 25 = 96. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)

## Test 2: Offensive and net rating

- It measures attack efficiency. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- It shows the margin per 100 possessions. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Margins show strength more steadily. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Above zero is good. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Fast teams score more per game. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Lower defensive rating is better. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Close wins can outrun the margins. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Possessions, offence, defence, subtract. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Higher is better. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- 115 minus 108 gives plus 7 per 100 possessions. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)

## Test 3: The four factors

- In 'Basketball on Paper' (2004). (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Shooting, turnovers, rebounding and free throws. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- OREB% is the rebounding factor. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Four on each end of the floor. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Free throws are the fourth factor. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- They split the result into parts. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Turnovers waste possessions. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Roughly 40, 25, 20 and 15 per cent. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Go through the factors one by one. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Shooting. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)

## Test 4: Turnover rate

- Careful teams waste fewer possessions. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Fast teams have more chances to lose the ball. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- The other team runs at once. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Forced turnovers show active defence. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- He touches the ball most. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- High usage brings some mistakes. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Fatigue affects ball security. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Turnovers, possessions, divide, scale. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Lower is better. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Turnovers and possessions. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)

## Test 5: Usage rate

- Shots, free throws and turnovers count. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Stars finish the most plays. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Taking on more means more difficult chances. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- He helps without the ball. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Stars combine volume and efficiency. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- There is only one ball. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- More plays often means harder ones. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Stars finish the most plays. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Usage, efficiency, compare, decide. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Many team plays end with him. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)

## Test 6: Assists and turnovers

- It shows care with the ball. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Good playmaking with few mistakes. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- It adjusts for time and team scoring. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- It counts passes that create shots. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Assists need the shot to go in. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Also called the hockey assist. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- More touches bring more chances to lose it. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Higher is better. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Assists, turnovers, ratio, video. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- 8 assists for 2 turnovers is 4 to 1. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)

## Test 7: PER and all-in-one numbers

- It is an all-in-one number. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- It is built from box-score totals. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- League average is set at 15. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Box scores capture little defence. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- They combine many statistics. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Context and video matter too. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- 15 is average. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Higher is better; 15 is average. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Numbers first, then detail and context. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- John Hollinger. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)

## Test 8: On/off and line-up data

- The difference hints at his impact. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- A bench player may face other benches. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Coaches find their best groups. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Chemistry shows in the numbers. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- More minutes give more reliable numbers. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- It tries to isolate a player's impact. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Twelve minutes is a tiny sample. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- Collect, rate, filter, test. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- More minutes, more reliable. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)
- The team with a player on and off the court. (Source: General basketball reference, advanced statistics)

## Test 9: Scouting reports

- Both need to know the plan. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- For example, driving right. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Forcing the weak hand lowers his success. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- He reports before the game. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Too much detail gets lost. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Recognising calls helps the defence. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Take away his favourite direction. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Watch, note, list, present. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Moves and spots matter; brands do not. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- A player's favourite moves. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)

## Test 10: Video

- Preparation comes before the game. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- He cuts video for coaches and players. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Tags group pick-and-rolls, post-ups and more. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Focus beats volume. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Seeing is clearer than being told. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Together they explain performance. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Video explains the number. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Collect, tag, cut, show. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Short and focused is best. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)
- Clips of the opponent's plays. (Source: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3, scouting)

Sources: FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual Level 3 and general coaching references; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

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