the invisible stat-ptop
When reading boxscores the only thing missing from the ledger to really get a feel for the game is what I guess could be descibed as "personal time of posession". Who's handling the ball? Who has the franchise (coach and GM) chosen to carry them, to make the on court decisions?
Field goal attempts and free throw attempts will tell you the scorer but usually the assists reveal the engine and direction the team has chosen but then you have to take into consideration the minutes played, the assists and turnovers.
Scouts must probably already take this statistic down as an invaluable tool to give them a plan of attack, a target to concentrate their defenses on: the primary ballhandler.
Including -PTOP- 0:00 in boxscores would make it that much more interesting and descriptive.
Field goal attempts and free throw attempts will tell you the scorer but usually the assists reveal the engine and direction the team has chosen but then you have to take into consideration the minutes played, the assists and turnovers.
Scouts must probably already take this statistic down as an invaluable tool to give them a plan of attack, a target to concentrate their defenses on: the primary ballhandler.
Including -PTOP- 0:00 in boxscores would make it that much more interesting and descriptive.
