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Usage & role
Usage rate
Share of team plays a player finishes while on the floor.
What it teaches
- How often the offense runs through someone.
- Whether efficiency came with real creation burden.
What it doesn't
- How good those decisions were.
- Off-ball gravity that never shows up as a FGA/TOV/FT.
- Defense.
Upsides
- Contextualizes scoring and playmaking volume.
- Helps spot empty efficiency or overloaded stars.
Downsides
- Definitions vary slightly by source.
- Punishes players who pass into someone else’s finish (by design).
How to apply it
- Always read TS% (or scoring) next to usage.
- High usage + mediocre efficiency can still be required; check alternatives on the roster.