New Stats to be Added to NBA.com

[Hoop Head]

The NBA is adding a few new advanced stats to NBA.com that are interesting. I wasn't quite sure where to post this info so I started a new thread because they could be valuable stats to help determine a players impact defensively and on the boards. The new additions will include box out data, defensive box scores, and matchup defensive box scores. There is a link at the bottom that leads you to more info on each stat as well as how to look them up, and some review of those stats specifically to help people understand them.


Here is info on the "Hustle Stats: Box Outs". It will help determine what sort of rebounder someone is and you should be able to review this stat some to see how some players chase triple doubles and get help from their teams boxing out for them.

Box out data show exactly what the name suggests: the number of times a player uses his body to get in a better position to grab a rebound. This number shows how many times a player boxed out and grabbed a rebound, boxed out and allowed a teammate to grab a rebound, boxed out and the rebound bounced any other way, and even the times when a player boxes out and the shot goes in.

Here is some info on the "Box Score: Defense"...

Provides a much deeper look into a player’s contributions than a simple plus-minus. The NBA now tracks how many points a player allowed his individual opponent to score, how many turnovers he forced, how many shots he contested and how many of them went in. This data helps teams evaluate a player’s defensive impact in a much fairer manner.

And here is info on the "Box Score: Matchup"...

These break down individual matchups and allow teams to see how well did a specific player defend another specific player. This basically presents all the data the advanced defensive box score shows but for every individual matchup. This will be very useful come Playoffs time, as teams will be able to switch matchups depending on how good one of their players was at defending a specific opponent.

I think all of these are good. I'm most interested in the "Box Out" stats and the matchup stats. Those should help determine more about players and the actual impact they're having rather than just guessing based on other stats, it breaks down all of the matchups during the game for a player and each possession. They've been tracked this season already and there is info at the link below in how to view them. They also list some leaders for each of those new categories....


Here is the link....
http://stats.nba.com/articles/dig-deeper-into-the-game-with-new-defensive-and-hustle-data/

 

[Hoop Head]

Here is some info on the box out stats. Here are the rebound leaders through February 14th and box out leaders through that same time. Steven Adams is leading in box-outs which isn't surprising since he helps get Westbrook rebounds but this shows exactly how much he's helping him.



Top 10 Rebound Leaders (through games played on Feb. 14)

• Andre Drummond: 15.7*
• DeAndre Jordan: 15.0*
• DeMarcus Cousins: 12.9
• Dwight Howard: 12.6*
• Karl-Anthony Towns: 12.1
• Joel Embiid: 11.1
• Clint Capela: 11.1
• Anthony Davis: 10.7
• Enes Kanter: 10.7*
• Nikola Jokic: 10.5

Top 10 Box Out Leaders (through games played on Feb. 14)

• Steven Adams: 11.3
• Enes Kanter: 9.5*
• DeAndre Jordan: 8.8*
• Robin Lopez: 8.6
• Marcin Gortat: 8.5
• Andre Drummond: 8.2*
• Ed Davis: 8.0
• Rudy Gobert: 7.8
• LaMarcus Aldridge: 7.7
• Dwight Howard: 7.4*

Note: Players listed with an asterisk (*) rank in top 10 in both rebounds and box outs per game.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

Here is some info on the box out stats. Here are the rebound leaders through February 14th and box out leaders through that same time. Steven Adams is leading in box-outs which isn't surprising since he helps get Westbrook rebounds but this shows exactly how much he's helping him.



Top 10 Rebound Leaders (through games played on Feb. 14)

• Andre Drummond: 15.7*
• DeAndre Jordan: 15.0*
• DeMarcus Cousins: 12.9
• Dwight Howard: 12.6*
• Karl-Anthony Towns: 12.1
• Joel Embiid: 11.1
• Clint Capela: 11.1
• Anthony Davis: 10.7
• Enes Kanter: 10.7*
• Nikola Jokic: 10.5

Top 10 Box Out Leaders (through games played on Feb. 14)

• Steven Adams: 11.3
• Enes Kanter: 9.5*
• DeAndre Jordan: 8.8*
• Robin Lopez: 8.6
• Marcin Gortat: 8.5
• Andre Drummond: 8.2*
• Ed Davis: 8.0
• Rudy Gobert: 7.8
• LaMarcus Aldridge: 7.7
• Dwight Howard: 7.4*

Note: Players listed with an asterisk (*) rank in top 10 in both rebounds and box outs per game.

Steven Adams would have great rebound numbers if he wasn't simply boxing out for guys like Westbrook to come grab the board.

 

[Hoop Head]

Steven Adams would have great rebound numbers if he wasn't simply boxing out for guys like Westbrook to come grab the board.

I agree but Westbrook grabbing boards helps OKC push the offense quicker in transition. He scores quickly running it back on offense at least twice a game. It's questionable how much time it would take otherwise but it surely saves a second when he's around the basket anyways and they don't need to find him and pass it to him.

 

[SirStefan32]

This is interesting! I like that you can break it down by month. Len blocks out, Bender contests shots. Warren and Booker recover loose balls. Chandler sets good screens. Bunch of them haven't drawn a single charge. This is really interesting to look at.

 

[Errntknght]

Thanks for posting this stuff, PH.

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

I agree but Westbrook grabbing boards helps OKC push the offense quicker in transition. He scores quickly running it back on offense at least twice a game. It's questionable how much time it would take otherwise but it surely saves a second when he's around the basket anyways and they don't need to find him and pass it to him.

Not saying it's bad, but it definitely shows that Adams could absolutely be averaging at least a few more boards per game if he wanted to. Explains why such a beast like him has a relatively low rebound average.

 

[Errntknght]

I just discovered a rather shocking stat. Alex Len leads the team in Player Impact (PIE). Booker and Chandler come next. I knew he was playing better this year, mainly by not attempting shots outside his very limited range and not commiting so many silly fouls. But he's also getting to foul line quite a bit more frequently, cut down on turnovers and increased his assists a bit. I can't find the same defense at the rim stats that I've been using so I don't know how he's doing on that - he was tied with Williams on that stat (best on team) last year and they were both well above average around the league.
I don't think the Suns are going to try to keep him but I'll bet he gets a modest offer from someone this year.