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is substantially accurate, but if scores are dissimilar, the
"patio" is more accurate.” Obviously a team that has a two-point
advantage by average scores of 20 to 18 is superior to a team that
has a or advantage in seores 40 to 38 (to use extreme ex~
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Still a third method of rating teams by keeping a
detailed record of the performance of each player, from which a
composite of the team could be wade, was worked out by the depart<
= of physical education at the Unive rsity of Kansas last winter,
a eta upon results was presented at the recent meeting of
the-National Association of Basketball Coaches by Dre Forrest C. Al-
len, chairman of the physical education department, am basketball

coach at Kansas, and member of the research committee of the nat ion- ge

al association, For’example, each player was eredited with 10
points for each score, 5 points for a free throw, 4 points ‘- an
"assist"--a good pass’ to the player who Fortin th scored point
for a good pass or eatch; minus 2 for fumbling the ball; sdbuue”

for a pass out of baueds) mine 8 for a personal foul; the net tote:

giving an evaluation of the player, thus serving as a means of
somparigon with his fellow-players, end team totals serving as «
means of comparing teans.

Further comparision of teams is possible by: com=
putation of percentages of attempts at goal thot are good, both on >
throws from the playing floor, and from free throws. Yor exame
ple, Dr, Allen reported to the coaches a study of ecoring in three
final home conference games. Here are some of the compariscns: —
Kansas made 85.9 per cent of its attempts at goals; the visiting
teams, 21.2 per cent. ‘Kensas made 64,5. per cent of her at’ .
free throws; ° ante. 54.5. Seventy times, Kansas recovered the

    
 

ball on rebound from its own back board ; opponents recovered 51 tines:

Kansas recovered rebound from opponents’ beck board 78 times; op-
: nts recovered from Kansas* back board 54 times. Kansas made
1023 good passes of the ball; opponents, 607, Fumbles and held
bells were about even, but the percentage of scoring and recovery
of balls was reflected in the scoring: Kansas 159 points (and al
three games); opponents 102 points.

Yours very truly,
Assoc, *rof, Journaliam and director,
Ke Us News Bureatts

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