Abbreviations

You’ll see the following ratings abbreviations when you look at your lineups, edit rosters, review player or team ratings, and sign, release, or trade players.

FLS:

Fouls

BLK:

Blocking

HGT:

Height

REB:

Rebounding

WGT:

Weight

SPD:

Speed

OVR:

Overall

JMP:

Jumping

SHT:

Shooting

STR:

Strength

DEF:

Defense

STA:

Stamina

3PT:

3-point shooting

QUK:

Quickness

FT:

Free-throw shooting

DNK:

Dunking

BLL:

Ballhandling

CLU:

Clutch

PAS:

Passing

PST:

Post play

STL:

Stealing

STY:

Style

These ratings will appear when you’re reviewing player or team statistics.

W:

Wins

ORB:

Total offensive

L:

Losses

RPG:

rebounds

MPG:

Minutes per game

Rebounds per game

PPG:

Points per game

AST:

Total assists

PTS:

Total points

APG:

Assists per game

FGM:

Field goals made

STL:

Total steals

FGA:

Field goals attempted

SPG:

Steals per game

FG%:

Field-goal percentage

BLK:

Total blocks

3PM:

3-pointers made

BPG:

Blocks per game

3PA:

3-pointers attempted

TO:

Total turnovers

3P%:

3-point percentage

FLS:

Total fouls

FTM:

Free throws made

FPG:

Fouls per game

FTA:

Free throws attempted

GP:

Games played

FT%:

Free-throw percentage

GS:

Games started

REB:

Total rebounds

DQ:

Total disqualifications

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Positions

Center (C):Plays closest to the basket and tries to block the ball. Usually the tallest person on the team. Also called the “pivot.”

Point Guard (PG): Of the two guards, he is the better ballhandler. Also called a “playmaker” because he runs the offense.

Power Forward (PF): Of the two forwards, he is the better

rebounder.

Shooting Guard (SG): Of the two guards, he has better long-range shooting skills.

Small Forward (SF): Of the two forwards, he is the better shooter and ballhandler.

Like Taking Candy

To try to steal the ball from your opponent, position your player in the path of a pass, and then press B when the ball gets close to your man.

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