NBA Grind Down & First Look Tutorial/Legend

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2018-11-21 17:23:54

Term	Description
Implied Total	The implied points of a team based on the Vegas spread and total.
Points / Game	Average points scored per game.
Points +/-	The difference between a team’s total and their points per game (higher the better).
Pace	The number of possessions a team uses per game.
Proj. Pace	League Average Pace + (Team 1 Pace – League Average Pace) + (Team 2 Pace – League Average Pace).
Pace +/-	The difference between a team’s pace and the projected pace of that game.
DEFF	Defensive efficiency minus the opponent’s offensive efficiency (by position).
True Usage	The percentage of possessions a player uses while on the floor, adjusted for turnovers.
DvsA	Defense vs. Archetype – This is a new method of DvP that categories players by skill sets and looks at how opponents fare against those types of players. Check out this tutorial on DvA.
DRPM	Defensive Real Plus-Minus (basically a defensive grade for each player). In the matchup charts, the DRPM is for the defender of the player listed.

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