Economy is a
basketball mathematical statistical formula
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that was created in order to determine the ball possession efficiency of ball handlers, mainly primary ball handlers and
point guard
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s. It is considered a basic statistic of the
top-tier level Greek League.
Calculation
The statistic's formula is:
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( Assists + Steals) - Turnovers
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See also
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Efficiency
Efficiency is the often measurable ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time in doing something or in producing a desired result. In a more general sense, it is the ability to do things well, successfully, and without ...
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Offensive Rating Offensive proficiency rating or offensive productive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure either a team's offensive performance or an individual player's efficiency at producing points for the offense. It was created by author an ...
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Defensive Rating
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Tendex
The Tendex system is a basketball mathematical statistical formula that was created by sports writer Dave Heeren, in order to determine the playing efficiency of basketball players. It is generally accepted as the original weighted advanced stat ...
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PIR
Pir or PIR may refer to:
Places
* Pir, Kerman, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
* Pir, Satu Mare, commune in Satu Mare County, Romania
Religion
* Pir (Alevism), one of the 12 ranks of Imam in Alevism
* Pir (Sufism), a Sufi teacher or spiritu ...
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Basketball Statistics Statistics in basketball are kept to evaluate a player's or a team's performance.
Examples
Examples of basketball statistics include:
* GM, GP; GS: games played; games started
* PTS: points
* FGM, FGA, FG%: field goals made, attempted and percen ...
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Fantasy Basketball
Fantasy basketball is a game in which the participants serve as owners and general managers of virtual professional basketball teams. The competitors select their rosters by participating in a draft in which all relevant National Basketball A ...
External links
Basketball terminology
Basketball statistics
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