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Measuring Efficiency in the National Basketball Association

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Measuring Efficiency in the National Basketball Association
Authors
John Hollinger–style efficiency metrics (journal discussions and critiques)
Year
Early 2000s analytics wave
Main topic
Creation and evaluation of efficiency ratings
Sport / context
NBA player and team performance
Key idea in one line
Single-number metrics try to compress a whole box score into one ‘how good is this guy’ stat.
Level to read
Intermediate – you’ll want a calculator handy.
My take
This is the gateway drug to PER, EFF, and all the warp-speed arguments that follow. Great for realizing every metric bakes in somebody’s philosophy.

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