STAT POST — FEEDBACK WANTED
I've been workshopping a new metric for this season called Net Points, designed to approximate the NBA's version without their fancy player-tracking data.
The basic idea: every possession assigns weighted credit or blame to all five players on the floor.
Example, an assisted basket: most credit goes to the scorer, then the assister if there is one, with smaller amounts going to teammates for things the box score misses — spacing, movement, screens, etc.
Defense is trickier. Steals, blocks and forced turnovers create clear credit, but on a simple missed shot, the whole lineup shares credit for the stop with a small bonus to the rebounder.
There's much more under the hood, but that's the high-level idea.
Here's how Net Points compared to the actual box score against Memphis.
I want feedback: Who looks too high or too low? Any questions about a player's rating? I'm still fine-tuning the weights to better reflect actual impact on the game.