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    Diferences between ofensive and defensive ratings of rookies and sophomores in the NBA basketball league
    (Murcia: Servicio de publicaciones de la Universidad de Murcia, 2017) Prieto Bermejo, Jaime
    Te purpose of this study was to analyse and compare the ofensive and defensive performance of rookies (frst-year players) and sophomores (second-year players) in the NBA basketball league, in order to ascertain whether a second year of experience in the league results in higher performances. We hypothesised to fnd overall higher ofensive and defensive performances in second-year players when compared to frst-year. Ofensive and defensive rating statistics for rookies and sophomores for seasons 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 were downloaded and fltered from the stats section of the NBA ofcial web portal for a total of 144 players under analysis. A multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) was computed. ‘Ofensive Rating’ and ‘Defensive Rating’ were used as dependent variables; ‘Level of Experience’ (rookie vs. sophomore) was used as independent variable. Te average number of minutes played by each player during the league was considered as a covariate. Contrary to what was hypothesised, although both ofensive and defensive ratings showed slightly higher values for second-year players when compared to frst-year players, the diferences were not statistically signifcant. Tese results suggest that one more year of experience in the league is not sufcient to signifcantly increase the performance of the players on their way from rookies to sophomores. Hence, the results might suggest that the road to excellence has begun to be travelled, with two seasons in the league still being insufcient to show signifcant diferences in the overall performance of these yet novice players.