Inside pass predicts ball possession effectiveness in NBA basketball.

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Inside game effectiveness in NBA basketball

“…For instance, passer's previous ball dribbling may be followed by dive cuts (increased scoring likelihood and shooting opportunities), out of ball screen and roll (decreased defensive pressure) or a rolling after a screen on the ball (diminished defensive help). Although the notion of developing game dynamics to increase the inside pass effectiveness has been reported earlier (Courel-Ibáñez, et al, 2016), the current research provides novel insights into specific perimeter and post players' configurations that contribute to game performance. This information allows a better understanding of basketball collective behaviours, contributing to the design of precise practice tasks and so improving the training process.…”

“…Offensive and defensive performance was explored through dichotomous categorical variables (Courel-Ibáñez, et al, 2016). Offensive performance assessment comprised (i) effectiveness (successful ball possessions: when the offensive team scored a 2-or a 3-point field-goal, secured a rebound, or received a foul, including foul throw; unsuccessful ball possession: when the offensive team missed a 2-or 3-point field-goal, received a block shot, committed a foul, made a turnover, or made any other rule violation, and (ii) shooting options (shot: a receiver's shot right upon receiving the ball; no shot: when the receiver made a pass, dribbled the ball or stayed positional).…”

“…Based on previous proposals (Gomez, et al, 2016;Sampaio & Janeira, 2003), the ball possessions were included in the analysis if the current score difference was below 10 points (i.e., close score difference). The choice of this specific sample was deliberate to explore inside game dynamics and supported by previous studies (Courel-Ibáñez, et al, 2016;Courel-Ibáñez, Suárez-Cadenas, et al, 2017); first, the NBA is the most important basketball club competition and recruits the best inside players of the world; most of them receive the highest salaries in their teams (Berri, Brook, Frick, Fenn, & Vicente-Mayoral, 2014); second, the playoffs confront the top 16 teams of the season for becoming the champion, thus a similar competitive level between teams is expected (Moreno, Gómez, Lago, & Sampaio, 2013), and third, possessions in close score differences make the game becoming unpredictable and force teams to show their highest performance to beat the opponent (Gomez, et al, 2016).…”

“…In basketball, the majority of possessions are solved in the inside, chiefly in the NBA due to the athletic complexion of centers, making them specialists in shooting near the basket and dunking with a higher rate of effectiveness (Erčulj & Štrumbelj, 2015). Previous research exploring NBA playoffs series reported greater effectiveness in ball possessions when using inside pass (Courel-Ibáñez, McRobert, Ortega Toro, & Cárdenas Vélez, 2016). Particularly, offensive success rate increased from 51.8% to 70.2% if the reception was dynamic (the receiver gets the ball after a fake or displacement), and rose up to 86.7% if receiving on the weak side (away from the ball) and against no defensive help (briefly leaving the direct pair to defend the unmarked receiver's action).…”

Las rachas de lanzamiento en baloncesto profesional : un análisis dinámico

“…Según los resultados, los jugadores con rol de pívot realizan un gran número de lanzamientos con una oposición defensiva intensa, lo que podría implicar una reducción en el rendimiento de las rachas de lanzamiento por parte de estos jugadores. En esta línea, Courel et al (2016) ya destacaron que la efectividad de las jugadas con pase interior a los pívots está asociada a una recepción del balón en movimiento, realizando movimientos desde el lado débil y en ausencia de ayudas defensivas, donde la presión defensiva es menor.…”