Examining the Differences Between Playoff Teams and Non-Playoff Teams in Men’s Euroleague; Play-Type Statistics Perspective

Yasin Akinci

SAGE Open, 2023, vol. 13, issue 4, 21582440231220155

Abstract: The offensive tactics of basketball teams consist of a series of actions performed with the collaboration of two or more players on the court. The study aimed to determine the differences in the possessions and the points of the play-type statistics of the eight playoff teams and the other ten non-playoff teams of the 2020 to 2021 men’s Euroleague season. The study sample consists of a total of 13,056 play types obtained through systematic observation methodology, which examined 272 matches involving 17 teams. Descriptive statistics and the Mann–Whitney U test was employed to obtain the findings. It was found that the catch’n & shoot, pick and roll ball handler are the most frequently used possessions and points that produced play-type statistics for all teams. Results showed that isolation ( U  = 3,7740.5; z  = −3.93; p  

Keywords: team sports; game analysis; tactics; scouting; modalities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440231220155

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