STATS: Ball-Gate

There has been much debate about the new ball and the way it may be changing the game. Taking a quick look at three statistical categories, FG%, FT% and Turnovers per game shows that the new ball is taking different bounces early on. Free Throw percentage has reached an all time high when compared to recent years and the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s eras. Field Goal percentage is higher than it has been since the 90’s and turnovers per game are up over 2 per game than any other year in the 21st century.

Free Throw Shooting

Year	Makes	Attempts	FT%
2006-2007	4005	5261	0.761
2005-2006	48223	64700	0.745
2004-2005	48462	64095	0.756
2003-2004	43268	57564	0.752
2002-2003	44028	58103	0.758
2001-2002	42619	56650	0.752
2000-2001	44205	59137	0.748
1999-2000	45094	60111	0.75
1998-1999	27231	37399	0.728
2000-2006	274859	365690	0.752
90's	435095	584140	0.745
80's	428012	564725	0.758
70's	331662	439096	0.755

Field Goal Shooting

Year	Makes	Attempts	FG%
2006-2007	7144	15655	0.456
2005-2006	88166	194315	0.454
2004-2005	88435	197626	0.447
2003-2004	83254	189802	0.439
2002-2003	84937	192109	0.442
2001-2002	86011	193263	0.445
2000-2001	84865	191664	0.443
1999-2000	87591	195220	0.449
1998-1999	49549	113379	0.437
2000-2006	522812	1174434	0.445
90's	183465	386010	0.475
80's	829717	1712369	0.485
70's	682077	1468136	0.465

Turnovers Per Game

Year	Turnovers Per Game
2006-2007	32.2
2005-2006	28.8
2004-2005	29
2003-2004	30
2002-2003	29.8
2001-2002	28.9
2000-2001	30.1
90's	31.1
80's	34.7

Ball-Gate

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