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A.P. Hoops Archive: 2011-12

All season long, NBADLeague.com will be looking at its top prospects and teams through the lens of advanced stats to get a better idea of who's destined for a call-up.

Week 11: Four Factors in the Second Season (Mar. 30)
Which of the eight teams in Playoff position rebounds the best? Or gets to the line the most? With a week left in the regular season, we break down how the eight teams got here -- and what about their playing style gives them a chance in the postseason.
Week 11: Dialing the Right Numbers (Mar. 23)
After a few teams fell short of addressing all their needs at the Trade Deadline, a few NBA D-League players look like ideal candidates to play a role in the home stretch.
Week 10: The Hidden Side of Jeremy Lin (Feb. 15)
Jeremy Lin just finished off a historic, unprecedented run in his first five starts with the Knicks. Could we have seen this coming? Probably not.
Week Nine: What Are Dimes Really Worth? (Feb. 8)
Assists per game give us a pretty good idea of a player's ability to distribute the ball. But only if everybody were playing the same minutes per game at the same exact pace, of course.
Week Eight: The Story Behind the Story (Feb. 1)
Blake Ahearn's advanced stats bear out a player that looks a whole lot like the one we see on the court.
Week Seven: A Pace Odyssey (Jan. 25)
Flat scoring stats don't take into account the number of possessions a team has in a game -- what if everyone moved at the same pace of play?
Week Six: The Calculus Behind a Call-Up (Jan. 20)
Walker Russell, Jr. -- called up to the Pistons on Jan. 20 -- is a longtime star in the NBA D-League. What about his play made him a must-get this year?
Week Five: Putting it All on the Line (Jan. 4)
Today, we focus on determining the best way to track how well a team takes advantage of its possessions by heading to the free throw line -- and converting once it's there..
Week Four: On the Rebound (Dec. 22)
Which teams are best at attacking the boards -- regardless of how many shots go up?
Week Three: A Closer Look at Ball Control (Dec. 15)
How do the NBA D-League teams stack up in terms of taking care of the basketball so far this season? Check out Sam Farber's Turnover Ratio rankings to find out.
Week Two: The Three (point) Habits of Highly Effective Shooters (Dec. 7)
There's a reason why 3-pointers are worth more than shots from inside: because they're harder to make. So why does field goal percentage count twos and threes as the same thing? There's a better way, Sam Farber writes.
Week One: Welcome to the World of Advanced Stats (Nov. 29)
In the age of Moneyball, conventional stats just don't cut it anymore -- especially in the case of evaluating prospects.