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From: Timbo4
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253183.8 in reply to 253183.7
Date: 1/1/2014 12:07:37 PM
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I would call 2.1 blocks/game very high, but I wouldn't call it exceptionally high. In the NBA (I know, BB isn't the NBA, but for modeling/comparison purposes), the league leader last year (Serge Ibaka) had 3.03 blocks per game. This year's season leader so far is Anthony Davis at 3.18 blocks per game. The all-time leader for a season ever in the NBA was 5.56 (Mark Eaton 84-85) and the lowest season leader ever was 2.58 (Bogut 10-11).

So, great shot blockers don't average a TON of blocked shots. 3.0/game is high. My league leaders (DIII USA) were 3.3 and 3.2 blocks/game last season.

So in terms of blocks/game, the stats in BB seem somewhat true to reality. But, we can't see the live game action, so we don't know if shotblockers are altering or preventing a lot of shots. That's the frustrating and uncertain part. If we had a stat for 'opponent FG%' and 'opposing team FG%', that'd help a lot. I know M2M vs zone defeneses would skew that statistic, but it'd be more helpful than nothing. Or the NBA has a "Defensive Rating" stat which measures the points allowed per 100 possessions while a player is on the court. Defensive Rating is better than the +/- stat for individual games because it isolates defense instead of combining it with offense.


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253183.10 in reply to 253183.9
Date: 1/2/2014 5:17:18 AM
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But level of play counts too...in lower leagues less people play LI, and you are playing a lot of 3-2 which helps the blocking because inside players are matched up against guards a lot of times. And jumpshots/drives are much easier to block than inside shots.

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253183.11 in reply to 253183.10
Date: 1/5/2014 9:01:54 AM
Headless Thompson Gunners
Naismith
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Hey!!!
4 blocked shots in last night's game

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253183.12 in reply to 253183.9
Date: 1/6/2014 3:04:30 PM
SOA Butchers
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where can i get all those stats about defense actions etc.. ?

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253183.13 in reply to 253183.12
Date: 1/6/2014 3:34:09 PM
No Good News
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I guess he used this tool.. (178926.1)