Our revamped Perimeter Shooting talent grade leverages our Shot Making and Shot Creation values as inputs, as well as accounting for volume to regress down smaller samples. This seeks to capture how well of a 3-point shooter a player is in a neutral environment.
Our Shot Making ratings look at 3-point shooting above expectations based on shot quality (as described above). This answers, “Given the player’s degree of difficulty, how well are they shooting?” These values are represented using z-scores. If you see a player with a high 3PT% but an average Shot Making rating, you’re likely looking at a player in a favorable situation in terms of quality of shots that’s reaping the benefits of their environment. Likewise, we may see a player with a similar 3PT% but lower Shot Quality, that ends up having a higher Shot Making rating.
Our Shot Creation rating looks at a player’s tendencies to create their own 3-point attempts. Percentage of 3-pointers unassisted, along with unassisted 3-pointers per 100 possessions on the court, are leveraged for these calculations. Smaller samples for both inputs are stabilized using a padding method. These values are represented using z-scores. Note: 3PT Shot Creation does not look at proficiency. This is purely capturing whether or not the player is creating their own shot on 3s.
**Playmaking Talent:**
Our Playmaking Talent grade (version 2.0) analyzes a player’s playmaking for teammates through their ratings in Passing Creation Volume, Passing Creation Quality, Passing Versatility, Passing Efficiency, and Scoring Gravity (which has a small weight). As designed, the metric is about half measuring capability and volume of playmaking and half measuring effectiveness playmaking for others.
This metric is designed to be as context-neutral as possible, enabling values more accurately capturing true playmaking talent and resulting in stability from year to year, even with players changing teams.
**Pick & Roll Ball Handler Points Per Possession:** Pretty self-explanatory, measures a player’s points per possession when they were the P&R ball handler.
**Spot Up Points Per Possession:** Again self-explanatory, measures a player’s points per possession on spot ups.
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Yeah he was hooping during the regular season, just lost his legs in the playoffs
Klay is going to have a career year, I’m banking on that and I swear I will eat actual cat shit if he doesn’t
Klay was REALLY good the 2nd half of the season.
How Bball-Index [defines](https://www.bball-index.com/glossary/) each of the stats/metrics listed in their graphic:
**Perimeter Shooting:**
Our revamped Perimeter Shooting talent grade leverages our Shot Making and Shot Creation values as inputs, as well as accounting for volume to regress down smaller samples. This seeks to capture how well of a 3-point shooter a player is in a neutral environment.
Our Shot Making ratings look at 3-point shooting above expectations based on shot quality (as described above). This answers, “Given the player’s degree of difficulty, how well are they shooting?” These values are represented using z-scores. If you see a player with a high 3PT% but an average Shot Making rating, you’re likely looking at a player in a favorable situation in terms of quality of shots that’s reaping the benefits of their environment. Likewise, we may see a player with a similar 3PT% but lower Shot Quality, that ends up having a higher Shot Making rating.
Our Shot Creation rating looks at a player’s tendencies to create their own 3-point attempts. Percentage of 3-pointers unassisted, along with unassisted 3-pointers per 100 possessions on the court, are leveraged for these calculations. Smaller samples for both inputs are stabilized using a padding method. These values are represented using z-scores. Note: 3PT Shot Creation does not look at proficiency. This is purely capturing whether or not the player is creating their own shot on 3s.
**Playmaking Talent:**
Our Playmaking Talent grade (version 2.0) analyzes a player’s playmaking for teammates through their ratings in Passing Creation Volume, Passing Creation Quality, Passing Versatility, Passing Efficiency, and Scoring Gravity (which has a small weight). As designed, the metric is about half measuring capability and volume of playmaking and half measuring effectiveness playmaking for others.
This metric is designed to be as context-neutral as possible, enabling values more accurately capturing true playmaking talent and resulting in stability from year to year, even with players changing teams.
**Pick & Roll Ball Handler Points Per Possession:** Pretty self-explanatory, measures a player’s points per possession when they were the P&R ball handler.
**Spot Up Points Per Possession:** Again self-explanatory, measures a player’s points per possession on spot ups.
**Perimeter On-Ball Defense:** see their video explanation [here](https://twitter.com/the_bball_index/status/1491056726874886146?s=46&t=SBW3XJi-eEDBr6FtvDfngg).
Love Klay. Somehow this seems wrong. Hmm.
Klay is underrated by his own fanbase it’s so pathetic
Is the OP Klays agent?
Have a feeling he’s going to pop off start of the season