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Can someone please develop a mathematical formula...

Eric15

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Can someone please develop a mathmetical formula that demonstrates when the number of dribbles and amount of time Joseph holds the ball increases, the chances of him making a positive play decreases exponentially.
 
P(positive play) = .75*e^(-.5*((T-1)^2)), T is number of seconds Kris Joseph dribbles the ball. Pretty simple if u ask me, bet it calibrates to the data just fine.

So for example:

0 seconds: Prob = 45%, pretty good
1 seconds: Presumably gave himself some space, chance goes up: 75%
2 seconds: The exponential decline begins: back to 45%
3 seconds: 10%
5 seconds: < .1%
 
P = 1 / (D+T) squared

Where:

P = Probablity of a positive play
D = Number of Dribbels
T = Time in Seconds
 
Thank you for setting me up to unleash the inner nerd.

JohnCuse I would argue that a slower dribble is more worrisome, for a given amount of time spent dribbling.
 
Thank you for setting me up to unleash the inner nerd.

JohnCuse I would argue that a slower dribble is more worrisome, for a given amount of time spent dribbling.

You are correct in an attempt to make a simple formula I might have made it too simple.
 

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