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<blockquote data-quote="danielb927" data-source="post: 1565681" data-attributes="member: 3372"><p>Someone else asked a similar question on Twitter. The blocks are in the correct places, but I think I've been inconsistent in defining a "scoring opportunity", and that's probably the cause of the confusion. One definition would be "any time you gain possession of the ball, either from the other team or after you take a shot". That definition would include turnovers, which is how things are organized on the plot. Another, the kind you're talking about, is just "field goal attempts + shooting fouls".</p><p></p><p>I should probably come up with different terms for these two things (I think the second is better termed a "scoring opportunity" or perhaps a "weighted shot"). They're also both different from <em>possessions, </em>which are basically just "times we got the ball back from the other team".</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the key thing is that the end of the purple/red bars will always align. So, using your definition for scoring opportunities (field goal attempts + shooting fouls), think of the chart this way:</p><p></p><p>- Add +1 TO -> add one red block -> have to <em>remove </em>a 3P, 2P, or FTs to make room for the TO -> -1 "scoring opportunity"</p><p>- Add +1 OR -> add one purple block -> have to <em>add</em> a 3P, 2P, or FTs to fill that extra space -> +1 "scoring opportunity"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danielb927, post: 1565681, member: 3372"] Someone else asked a similar question on Twitter. The blocks are in the correct places, but I think I've been inconsistent in defining a "scoring opportunity", and that's probably the cause of the confusion. One definition would be "any time you gain possession of the ball, either from the other team or after you take a shot". That definition would include turnovers, which is how things are organized on the plot. Another, the kind you're talking about, is just "field goal attempts + shooting fouls". I should probably come up with different terms for these two things (I think the second is better termed a "scoring opportunity" or perhaps a "weighted shot"). They're also both different from [I]possessions, [/I]which are basically just "times we got the ball back from the other team". Anyway, the key thing is that the end of the purple/red bars will always align. So, using your definition for scoring opportunities (field goal attempts + shooting fouls), think of the chart this way: - Add +1 TO -> add one red block -> have to [I]remove [/I]a 3P, 2P, or FTs to make room for the TO -> -1 "scoring opportunity" - Add +1 OR -> add one purple block -> have to [I]add[/I] a 3P, 2P, or FTs to fill that extra space -> +1 "scoring opportunity" [/QUOTE]
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