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In response to some questions about passer rating, here’s a thread about the history of valuing assists, how passer rating was born and what it captures. (Links at the end) #thinkingbasketball 1/14
I’ve always been disappointed in assists by themselves - they need context when used to measure impact or skill. Assist:turnover ratio was often cited in the past, but it’s not always helpful. 2/14
A previous (unpublished) version of the passer rating regression actually pegged ast:tov as a slight *negative* — too much conservatism might indicate an unwillingness to try risky passes that are high ROI. It’s the dink and dunk of quarterbacking for basketball. 3/14
