Basketball stat question

Do turnovers include:

change of possession by foul?

change of possession whereby a defender grabs the ball, dribbles once in place or gets the ball batted out of his hands at the point of his steal, then loses it back to the opponent?

 

yes, turnovers are any possession that does not end in a shot being taken or a trip to the line.

 

The shortest thread ever. I'm calling it now

 

I don't count it if a player grabs the ball from the opposition but gives it back before he has control of the ball. That's just a loose ball.

Once control is maintained, then it becomes a turnover.

Definitely on the first scenario.

 

In college, I used to help keep stats for the SID sometimes. That's pretty much what we did.

Most of the times, we said the person stealing the ball had to cross the halfcourt line to maintain possession. There are exceptions of course, but that's a good rule to follow.

 

If the shot clock resets, possession has been determined without the use of the midcourt rule, no?

 

What about a blocked shot? I always count it as a block, no shot taken, but no turnover either. Is that wrong?

 

Correct, in that it's no turnover. But it is a shot taken.

Look at it this way, if it hadn't been blocked, it would either have gone in the basket or missed. And since it's a shot, there would also have to be a rebound to balance out the boxscore.

 

Absolutely. And if the defender forces a jump ball with a block, and the defense has the possession arrow, it becomes a blocked shot, shot attempt, and defensive rebound.

 

How could a blocked SHOT not be a shot? It is by definition.

 

That's an easy one.

 

Because it didn't hit the rim. Same as an airball.