Stupid Stat Question

[PhantomRam]

I was just watching the replay of the VCU/Towson game tonight and forgive the dumb question, but when Joey laid it off the backboard for Larry to dunk, does that count as a missed shot for Joey with rebound going to Larry or does it count as an assist to Joey? Just curious.

 

[Emit Remmus]

i think it depends on the statistician...

While it seems like it should be an assist...i assume that the rules would say its a missed shot

 

[Pavarotti]

I would say it's an assist, other wise any alley-oop that went towards the basket would also be called a missed shot. I would call it an assist, because that was the obvious intent.

 

[morrisar]

I was just watching the replay of the VCU/Towson game tonight and forgive the dumb question, but when Joey laid it off the backboard for Larry to dunk, does that count as a missed shot for Joey with rebound going to Larry or does it count as an assist to Joey? Just curious.

07:20 TURNOVR by Smith, Jimmy
STEAL by Rodriguez, Joey 07:19
GOOD! DUNK by Sanders, Larry [FB/PNT] 07:15 40-21 H 19
ASSIST by Rodriguez, Joey 07:15

 

[theyaintwantit]

i believe as long as it doesnt touch the rim it will be an assist

 

[mrA10]

I would call it an assist, because that was the obvious intent.

Yep

 

[morrisar]

Sorry, I must not have spelled it out clearly... it was counted as an assist

It was a good question though, definitely not stupid

 

[VCUENT]

Assist, missed shot - regardless, it was an awesome play on both accounts. The last two weeks have been an amazing stretch for Joey, whether dropping 20 himself, or making the dish when needed.

I sleep well at night knowing that with Joey, and his increasingly capable understudy DT, we are set at the point next year and beyond!!!

 

[rollins77]

I was just watching the replay of the VCU/Towson game tonight and forgive the dumb question, but when Joey laid it off the backboard for Larry to dunk, does that count as a missed shot for Joey with rebound going to Larry or does it count as an assist to Joey? Just curious.

It's a judgment call, but almost nobody would call it a shot.

As per the NCAA stat manual:

SECTION 1—FIELD GOALS
Article 1. A field-goal attempt (FGA) is charged to a player
any time the player shoots, throws or taps a live ball at his or her
own basket, when, in the opinion of the statistician, the player
is attempting to score a goal

http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/Stats_Manuals/Basketball/2010EZ.pdf

 

[major ram]

if you are at home it is an assist,if you are on the road the official scorekeeper may see it the other way....lol

 

[DowntownFreddyBrown]

I wonder what the guy keeping stats for John Stockton would have called it????

 

[major ram]

I wonder what the guy keeping stats for John Stockton would have called it????

a double assist....one for actually being an assist and one for being at home

 

[Rambunctious]

Looks like to me it comes down to intent...Joey's intent was clearly to bounce it off the backboard to Joey - - everything about screams "this is a pass!"... from the look back twice to Larry to Joey's odd leap and elongated stretch to bounce it deliberately off the backboard. That's my take on it.