Developing Offense in Basketball After A Return Pass Outside As Crucial Factor Of Winning

George Mavridis1, Athanasios Laios1, Kyriakos Taxildaris1 & George Tsiskaris2

1Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini,

2Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Thessaloniki

The purpose of the present study was to register the effectiveness of the control offense of basketball teams, after a pass has returned from the central to the guard and forward positions. The registration con- cerned both winners and losers. The sample consisted of 80 European and 80 NBA video-recorded games, during the period 2000-2001. The effectiveness of the control offense, after the return of a pass from the cen- tral to the guard and forward positions was compared to the effectiveness of the outside game. For the ana- lysis of the games, the computer program used was the BasketAs. For the statistical analysis of data, the pro- gram used was the non-parametric x2 (chi square) distribution. The results, revealed that the effectiveness of the control offense is statistically more important, when it occurs after the return of a pass from the central to the guard and forward positions for both winners and losers. Fewer mistakes were observed during the of- fense, when outpasses were attempted. In the whole sample, efforts for two-point shots characterized the winners.

Keywords: basketball, control offense, Basketball Analyzing System.