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Characteristics and differences of basic types of offenses in european and american top-level basketball

The goal of this study was to determine the basic characteristic of offensive phase in European and American top-level basketball with an emphasis on the type and duration of offense and number of passes. On a total sample of 5, 718 entities, the results indicate that European basketball facilitates a greater number of set offenses and a larger number of passes. On the contrary, a larger frequency of transition offenses and generally higher utilization of individual offenses (offense benefit value) is recorded in American basketball. Duration of offense variable has not been determined as significant regarding the differentiation of two styles, which indicates that the tempo of transformation between offense and defense is basically equal. Authors suggest the possibilities of using variables for further research of offense characteristics as well as for the comparison of European and American styles of basketball.

basketball ; offense ; game analysis

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