Rethinking the strongest link: VAL, ratings, and team success in Hungarian basketball.

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Frontiers in Sports and Active Living Pub Date : 2025-09-17 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fspor.2025.1658676

Benedek Ágost Nagy, Botond Ágoston Nagy, Ágoston Nagy, József Gáll, Tamás Sterbenz

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Abstract

Introduction: This study evaluates the impact of individual player performance-particularly the VAL rating-on team success in professional basketball. It examines whether basketball operates as a "strong-link" sport, where outcomes depend primarily on top-performing players.

Methods: A quantitative analysis was conducted on the 2022/2023 Hungarian NB I/A men's league, using 21 offensive and defensive statistical indicators. Data were collected from official league sources and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics version 28.0.

Results: Our findings reveal no significant correlation between individual VAL rankings and team standings. However, offensive and defensive ratings, as well as NET ratings (points scored over opponents per 100 possessions), were strongly associated with team performance, especially among foreign and young players. The VAL metric was more influenced by offensive than defensive performance. Limited playing time and experience may have affected the performance metrics of young players.

Discussion: These results suggest that while basketball reflects strong-link sport characteristics, traditional metrics like VAL may not fully capture a player's contribution to team success. A more comprehensive approach-incorporating both offensive and defensive indicators-could offer a clearer evaluation of player impact. Future research should also explore psychological, tactical, and social factors to better understand individual roles in team performance.

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重新思考最强的联系：VAL，收视率，和匈牙利篮球的球队成功。

前言：本研究评估了职业篮球运动员个人表现，特别是VAL评分对球队成功的影响。它考察了篮球是否是一项“强联系”运动，其结果主要取决于表现最好的球员。方法：采用21项攻防统计指标，对2022/2023赛季匈牙利NB I/A男足联赛进行定量分析。数据从官方联赛来源收集，并使用IBM SPSS Statistics version 28.0进行分析。结果：我们的研究结果显示，个人VAL排名与团队排名之间没有显著的相关性。然而，进攻和防守评分，以及NET评分（每100回合相对于对手的得分）与球队表现密切相关，尤其是在外国球员和年轻球员中。VAL指标更受进攻而非防守表现的影响。有限的上场时间和经验可能会影响年轻球员的表现指标。讨论：这些结果表明，虽然篮球反映了强联系运动的特点，但像VAL这样的传统指标可能无法完全反映球员对球队成功的贡献。一个更全面的方法——结合进攻和防守指标——可以更清晰地评估球员的影响。未来的研究还应该探索心理、战术和社会因素，以更好地理解个人在团队绩效中的作用。

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