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*** B-BALL *** Statistical Model for Pro Basketball 1992-93 FULL SEASON VERSION INSTRUCTION MANUAL Copyright (C) 1989-1993 by BOBBALL, Inc. Programming and Data Files copyright (C) 1989-1993 by BOBBALL, Inc. All Rights Reserved Instruction Manual Sections: 1 - Introducing the B-BALL Statistical Model for Pro Basketball 2 - Starting the B-BALL Full Season Version 3 - Background Information on the B-BALL Software 4 - Possession Factor 5 - The Player Ratings Screens 6 - Computer Played Substitution Patterns 7 - Changing a Player's Characteristics 8 - Choosing a Schedule to Play (including creating a schedule for a draft league season replay) 9 - Playing Games 10 - Game Box Scores 11 - The Final Season Statistics Display and Printout 12 - Starting the B-BALL Predict Games Version 13 - Starting the B-BALL 82 or 820 Game Schedule Version 14 - Consulting 15 - The B-BALL License Agreement 16 - The Shareware Concept 17 - The Shareware Disclaimer - Agreement B-BALL FULL SEASON VERSION FILE EXPLANATIONS The following files are included with the "B-BALL Statistical Model for Pro Basketball" program, (i.e. the B-BALL Full Season Version): LEAGUE.TXT contains listings of seasons to choose from REGISTER.DOC for shareware users to register the program ORDERFRM.DOC for users to order the program and teams FSV.DOC a short text file explaining the full season version READFSV.BAT a batch file to execute README.FSV SHAREWAR.DOC a text file explaining the shareware concept INSTRUC2.DOC the B-BALL Full Season Version instructions FILES.DOC lists all of the program files BBALL.MCC registration information PRO*.LGE team name listings PRO*.CDE team three letter code listings PRO*.DIV team division listings SPEED.EXE the B-BALL Full Season Version executable file DELDTA.EXE a small utility for deleting team statistics files INSTALL.EXE the install program PREDICT.EXE the B-BALL Predict Games Version executable file CONFIG.DAT configures files that start the program *.92 the team files *.92S the team statistics files PROSTATS.TXT final stat file generated by playing an entire season BBALL command to start the B-BALL Single Game Version ONEGAME another command to start the B-BALL Single Game Version SEASON command to start the B-BALL Full Season Version PREDICT command to start the B-BALL Predict Games Version 1-INTRODUCING THE B-BALL STATISTICAL MODEL FOR PRO BASKETBALL B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer is an extremely statistically accurate computer program that simulates the playing of professional basketball games. It is based on the 1992-93 pro basketball regular season statistics and also on statistics from earlier seasons. The B-BALL Statistical Model for Pro Basketball (i.e. the B-BALL Full Season and Predict Games Versions) can be used in a number of ways, including: a) replaying the entire pro season, 1107 total games for the 27 pro teams, and obtaining accurate statistical results in less than one hour (on an IBM 386 or 486 clone PC). b) replaying a season or any number of games (up to 82) for any single team against any schedule of opponents to predict the outcome of that team's season. c) determining whether a future trade or free agent signing would be advantageous to a team in terms of producing more wins for that team (any player in the league can be "traded" to your team and a simulated season played to see if your team wins more games). d) determining how a team would perform without a certain player on the team having played in any of the games, or with a certain player (such as a bench player) playing more or less minutes than he played in real life - i.e. determining how valuable certain players are to the team in terms of producing more wins for the team. e) determining a team's optimum substitution pattern, i.e. the substitution pattern that results in the most wins for the team. This determines which player combinations play the best together statistically. f) determining which player attributes, i.e. more scoring, better rebounding, more passing, committing less fouls or turnovers, etc. are needed by a team for it to win more games. g) predicting the outcome of a single upcoming game between any two pro teams that is about to be played in real life during the 1993-94 season by playing any number of computer simulated games between those same two teams (using updated and current 1993-94 team and player files) and determining an average score, point differential, and total points scored between the two teams (easiest if you use the B-BALL Predict Games Version). h) determining which players and teams produce the most "performance points" by using any or all of the following statistics (your choice of which to use): 2PFGM, 3PFGM, FTM, REB, AST, ST, TO, BS, FGmissed, and FTmissed by playing a complete 82 game season for all of the teams in the league. During the 1993-94 pro season the B-BALL team and player files will be updated each week and will be sent to all who license a copy of the B-BALL software. The program can then be used during the actual 1993-94 pro season for analysis of upcoming pro games using both the current 1993-94 pro team and player files and also the 1992-93 files. A copy of the B-BALL Single Game Version is also included with each licensed copy of the B-BALL Statistical Model for Pro Basketball (the Full Season Version and Predict Games Version). 2-STARTING THE B-BALL FULL SEASON VERSION PROGRAM To start the B-BALL Statistical Model for Pro Basketball program, access the directory that contains your B-BALL files, type the word "BBALL" at the DOS prompt, and press the <enter> or <return> key. This will bring you to the program introduction screen. Here use the up and down arrow keys to move the red scroll bar to the program you wish to use, and then press <ENTER>. To start the B-BALL Full Season Version program, move the red scroll bar to "Full Season Version" and press <ENTER>. To get past the first two introductory screens, press any keys, until you reach the screen labeled "B-BALL Pro Basketball FULL SEASON VERSION". At this screen you have the option of typing "C" for choosing a league (i.e. a season) to play teams from, of typing "I" to display or print these program instructions, or of typing "Q" to quit the program. Type "C" to choose a league or use the arrow keys to move the colored bar to that selection and press the <ENTER> key. A window appears with a list of seasons (leagues) to choose from. As an example, if you have the 1991-92 pro teams, move the colored bar to PRO9192 using the arrow keys and then press the <ENTER> key. Once you have chosen a season, a menu appears with the following choices: C. Choose League I. Instructions S. Start Season M. Modify a Team Sub Pattern T. Team Statistics Q. Quit Here you have six options to choose from, "C" to choose another league (to change to a different league or season), "S" to start the program, "T" to display a team's player ratings screen, "I" to display or print out the program instructions, "M" to change any team's default substitution pattern, or "Q" to quit the program and return to DOS (the Disk Operating System). Simply type the first letter of your choice or move the colored bar to your choice using the arrow keys and press the <ENTER> key. To begin the playing of games, type "S" (for Start season). The program will initialize (create) statistics files for all of the pro teams. This initialization sets all of the player and team statistical categories for each team equal to zero in the team statistics files so that statistics can be accumulated once the playing of scheduled games begins. The total number of team statistics files you see initialized on the screen is the same as the number of teams in the league. After initializing the team statistics files, the first question to appear is "Print out game scores (Y/N)?". If you would like a listing of the final scores of each game (and each opponent) printed out as the season is being played type or choose "Y" for yes. The scores will print out immediately after each game is played. If not, or if you do not have a printer, type or choose "N" for no. Regardless of your choice there will also appear at the end of the season replay a listing of all of the game scores from where you can display individual game box scores. The next question to appear is "Use FOUR or SIX minute substitution pattern (F/S)?". Typing or choosing "F" for four results in players playing each game in multiple increments of four minutes (1/3 of a quarter), i.e. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, or 48 minutes per game. Typing or choosing "S" for six results in players playing each game in multiple increments of six minutes (1/2 of a quarter), i.e. 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, or 48 minutes per game. Type or choose "F" for four or "S" for six here. The next question asks "Play a full season for just ONE pro team or replay ENTIRE league season?". Type "R" or choose "Replay Entire League Season" to replay the entire 1107 game league season or type "O" (the letter "O", not the number zero "0") or choose "One Team" for a season replay for one team of 1 to 82 games. Type "W" or choose "W-L Record for Only One Team" to play as few as 1 but as many as 2574 games for one team where only the team W-L record is saved but no team or player statistics other that the average game score and point differential are saved. In this last mode you can play a maximum of 99 games against each of the 26 teams available to be played (99 x 26 = 2574 games). The full season replay for the entire league (a total of 1107 games for the 27 pro teams) will take about an hour to complete on most IBM 286 compatible computers (30-35 minutes on a 386 and 20-25 minutes on a 486 compatible PC). The season replay for one team will take between 5 and 10 minutes to play (even faster on some computers). After choosing to play the entire season you are then asked if you want the games to be played with a home court advantage or all as neutral court games. Type "H" for home court advantage games or "N" for neutral court games, or use the arrow keys to scroll to your choice and press the <ENTER> key. If you type or choose the letter "O" for a one team season (or "W" for a one team season with only the W-L record and no stats saved) you are then asked which team you would like to have play the games. Simply scroll through the teams listing window using the arrow keys and press the <ENTER> key when the colored bar is on the team of your choice. The next question, "Home, Visitor, Both, or Neutral (H/V/B/N)?", asks whether you want all of the games to be played by the team you chose to be home games, visiting (away) games, both home and away games (where all odd numbered played games are home games and even numbered played games are away games), or neutral (no home court advantage for either team for all of the played games). Type or choose either "H", "V", "B", or "N" here. You are then asked if you would like to add any players to the roster of the team you are playing (to simulate a player trade or free agent signing). Type or choose "N" for no if you want to play the team as it is. Type "Y" for yes if you want to add (draft) a player to the team. If you type "Y" for yes, at the "Change season (Y/N)?" prompt type or choose "N" for no if the player you want to add is from the current season. Type or choose "Y" for yes if you want to add a player from a different season. If you type or choose "Y" for yes to add a player to the team it then asks from which team do you want to "draft" a player from. Again, scroll through the teams listing window and press the <ENTER> key when the colored bar is on the team you wish to draft a player from. Wait until that team roster appears in the upper left hand corner of the screen, then choose a player to draft by placing the colored bar on the player of your choice and pressing <ENTER>. You must then "replace" one of the players on the team you are playing the season for by scrolling through the team roster at the bottom right hand corner of the screen using the arrow keys and pressing <ENTER> when the colored bar is on the player you wish to replace. Continue this process of drafting players until you are satisfied with the team roster and type or choose "N" for no at the "Draft another player (Y/N)?" prompt. For those individuals interested in performance points that would like to use a different league statistical formula, you can change this formula before beginning any season replay by answering "YES" when asked if you would like to change the Performance Points Calculation. You then have the choice of using any or all of ten statistical categories, including 2PFGM, 3PFGM, FTM, REBS, AST, STL, BLKS, TO, FG missed, and FT missed. Just move the scroll bar to the statistical category you want to remove or add to the league formula and press the <ENTER> key to change it's status from being included in the formula ("yes") to NOT being included in the formula ("no"). If you press <ENTER> a second time on the same category it changes back from "no" to "yes". Of these ten statistical categories, remember the first seven are added (they are "positive" statistics) and the last three, turnovers, field goals missed, and free throws missed, are subtracted (they are "negative" statistics). Be sure to press the <ENTER> key on "SAVE CHANGES" if you change the status of any of the statistics in the formula or else the program will use the default formula that uses all ten of the statistics. The next screen that appears allows you to choose a schedule of teams to play games against. Once you are satisfied with the schedule you have chosen, the games will begin to be played. 3-BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE B-BALL SOFTWARE B-BALL is quite different than other computer programs available today for the analysis of pro basketball. Unlike other programs, in B-BALL games are actually being played by the computer as every shot, pass, foul, turnover, free throw, rebound, steal, blocked shot, and more is recreated as players perform just as they do in real life. When playing a complete season or even a single game you can alter a team's substitution pattern in any way that you desire (such as by not playing a certain player if he is injured and cannot play in an upcoming pro game) and you can also add players from other teams to simulate player trades or free agent signings or change any of a player's characteristics (such as FG%, FT%, rebounding ability, etc.) at the start of the program before any games are actually played. Each player's computer file is based solely on that player's regular season statistics and his team's statistics. Each player is rated for how often he shot, passed, got fouled, turned the ball over, committed fouls, stole the ball, blocked shots, and more. More importantly, each is also rated for how often he actually handled the ball on offense (his possession factor). Thus players will handle the ball as often as they actually did and will shoot, pass, get fouled, and turn the ball over on offense and commit fouls, steal the ball, rebound, and block shots just as they do in real life. If you replay a team with its identical roster with each player playing approximately the same amount of minutes as he did during the actual season the replayed season statistics will very closely match those of real life. As stated before, there are a multitude of ways that the B-BALL program can be used. It can be used to predict the average outcome of a single game yet to be played between two pro teams. Simply play a number of games (10, 100, even 1000) between those two teams, varying the substitution pattern as you see fit, and noting the overall average points scored, average per game point spread, and total points scored per game by the two teams. Games are played very quickly by the program. Players who in real life may be injured at the time of the game can even be omitted from that team's substitution pattern to predict a more realistic single game outcome. The B-BALL Full Season Version is an excellent model for analyzing possible player trades or free agent signings. Simply replace a player (or more than one player) on one team with a player from a second team (to simulate a player trade or free agent aquisition), play a season of 82 games in a few minutes, and compare the final statistics with statistics from a season played with the original first team. If you play a team with a player or players traded to it you will see how the new player or players affect the performance of the rest of the team, including the team's won-lost record and overall team statistics and also the statistics of each of the team's other individual players. In this full season version the computer plays the pro teams according to set substitution patterns that you can change prior to the playing of any games. In these substitution patterns players will automatically substitute at four or six minute intervals (each 1/3 or 1/2 quarter) and you can easily alter the patterns to play any players in any four or six minute span you desire. These substitutions always occur during a game after a team has scored or lost possession of the ball to the other team (the only exception being if a player fouls out out a game at which point he is immediately replaced in the lineup). You can play from 1 to 82 games during any one season. The major advantages of this full season version are it's statistical accuracy and it's speed in playing games and replaying one season after another. In analyzing any single game outcome, player trade, or substitution pattern, a full season of 82 games can be replayed in 5 to 10 minutes or less, depending on the speed of your computer. Thus in the span of a short period of time you can replay a number of seasons and determine statistically the average outcome of a single game, if it would be advantageous for a team to trade for a certain player, what attributes a new player would require to make a team better, or what substitution pattern with your current players would produce the most wins. For this B-BALL Full Season Version you can easily verify the accuracy of the program by replaying an entire past pro season and comparing the program's final statistics with the actual final statistics for that season. Or you can replay a season (or more than one season) for one team and compare the final statistics with that team's actual pro final statistics for that season. You can even recreate actual player trades that were made in seasons past to verify the accuracy of the program. Simply take any player or players that were traded to a team between, say, the 1990-91 and 1991-92 seasons, run the program using the 1990-91 players with the traded players on the team that they were traded to, and compare the final statistics of the replayed season with the actual statistics of the 1991-92 team the players were traded to. 4-POSSESSION FACTOR B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer rates each player for how often he handled the ball. This "possession factor" (PF) is a number that measures a player's ability to handle, or control, the ball during the course a game. The more a player shot, passed, got fouled, or turned the ball over during the time he played in real life, the greater his PF is. This number also reflects a player's ability to get open to receive a pass since receiving a pass leads to another shot, pass, foul, or turnover. The greater a player's PF is, the greater are his chances for creating an opportunity for himself or a teammate to score. Players with high possession factors are either point guards (who handle the ball on most team possessions) or players who are consistently involved in a team's offense through passing and/or shooting. Players with low possession factors are usually inside scorers with limited outside shooting and passing ability, defensive specialists that are hardly involved in a team's offense, or good rebounders with limited offensive skills. They usually have limited dribbling ability and usually score only after receiving passes at or near the basket or after getting an offensive rebound. Each time a player is about to pass the ball the computer adds up the possession factors of his four teammates with the odds of any one of the four players receiving the pass being determined by dividing that player's possession factor by the sum of the four possession factors of the players available to receive the pass. Thus the players who receive the most passes are those with the higher possession factors. Thus not only will players shoot, pass, get fouled, and turn the ball over when they do handle the ball on offense as often as they do in real life but they will also handle the ball as often as they do in real life. 5-THE PLAYER RATINGS SCREENS The player ratings screens show all relevant player statistics that describe a player's abilities except their possession factors (how often the player handled the ball) which are listed in the final program display or printout. The categories listed in the player ratings screens include a player's positions played, height, minutes per game played and points per game played, field goal and free throw percentages, and the following player attributes: %Shoot, %Fouled, %TO (turnovers) - how often a player, on the average, shoots, gets fouled, and turns the ball over in relation to how often he handles the ball. Example: If a player handled the ball 2000 times during a season and took 1000 shots, got fouled 200 times, and committed 240 turnovers, his %Shoot, %Fouled, and %TO would be 50, 10, and 12 percent. The number of passes he threw would be 2000 - 1000 - 200 - 240 = 560 passes or his %Pass would be 100 - 50 - 10 - 12 = 28 percent. Rebounding Ratings - these ratings are a player's offensive and defensive rebounds per 48 minutes multiplied by factors to equate the two. Since 1/3 of all rebounds are offensive and 2/3 are defensive, the average player grabs 1 offensive rebound for every 2 defensive rebounds he gets. If a player averaged 12 rebounds total per 48 minutes and 1/3 of his rebounds were offensive (4) and 2/3 were defensive (8), his offensive rebounding rating would be 12.0 and his defensive rebounding rating would be 12.0. The ratings are calculated by (offreb/min) x 48 x 3 and (defreb/min) x 48 x 1.5 The average player has ratings of about 8.7 for offensive rebounding and 8.7 for defensive rebounding. This is simply another way of measuring a player's rebounding ability as the final display and printout also lists every player's rebounds (offensive, defensive, and total) per game. Another way to look at these ratings is the off rat x 1/3 plus the def rat x 2/3 equals the player's rebounds per 48 minutes played: (off reb rat) x 1/3 + (def reb rat) x 2/3 = reb per 48 min Keep in mind that the final statistics display and printout also includes the conventional statistics of rebounds per game and rebounds per 48 minutes. Def FG% (defensive field goal percentage) - this is how much the defender will, on the average, increase or decrease the FG% of the offensive player he is directly guarding. The best a defender can be is -5.0% and the worst +5.0%. In other words if a player on offense who normally shoots 50% from the field is guarded by a defender rated at -5.0%, he would shoot 45% from the field and if guarded by a defender rated at +5.0% would shoot 55% from the field. %Foul, %ST (steals) - how often the defender, on the average, commits fouls and steals the ball per minute he plays. Example: If a player played 3000 minutes during a season and committed 300 fouls and stole the ball 150 times, his %Foul and %ST would be 10 and 5 percent. %BS (blocked shots) - the percentage of shots that the defender will, on the average, block out of the total number of shots taken by the opposing team while that player is on the court. Example: If a player played during a season and his team's opponents attempted 5000 shots during the time he actually played, and he individually blocked 250 shots, his %BS would be 5.0 percent. 6-COMPUTER PLAYED SUBSTITUTION PATTERNS The next question is "Change substitution pattern (Y/N)?". By typing or choosing "Y" for yes you can then change the team's substitution pattern by playing that team's players in any 4 or 6 minute increments that you desire. The same substitution pattern will be used for each game played during the season. It is altered only when a player fouls out of a game, at which point the player who fouled out is replaced by the next player on that team's roster who can play the fouled out player's position. In these patterns the 4 and 6 minute intervals (1/3 and 1/2 quarters) are lettered A-H and A-L: Six Minute Substitution Pattern Four Minute Substitution Pattern qtr 1/2 qtr game minutes played qtr 1/3 qtr game minutes played 1 A 0 - 6 1 A 0 - 4 1 B 6 - 12 1 B 4 - 8 2 C 12 - 18 1 C 8 - 12 2 D 18 - 24 2 D 12 - 16 3 E 24 - 30 2 E 16 - 20 3 F 30 - 36 2 F 20 - 24 4 G 36 - 42 3 G 24 - 28 4 H 42 - 48 3 H 28 - 32 3 I 32 - 36 4 J 36 - 40 4 K 40 - 44 4 L 44 - 48 To change the substitution pattern, first choose a 1/2 or 1/3 quarter by typing its letter and pressing the <enter> or <return> key. Choose the player you want to add by typing his number (1-12) and press enter. Then add him to the position you want him to play by typing either C, SF, WF, SG, or PG and pressing the <enter> key, where: C - center SF - strong or power forward WF - weak or small forward SG - shooting guard PG - point guard Continue this process until you are satisfied with the substitution pattern. Type "X" to leave the screen and continue the game. 7-CHANGING A PLAYER'S CHARACTERISTICS The next question is "Change player characteristics (Y/N)?". If you type or choose "Y" for yes you can then change any of a number of any player's characteristics such as his possession factor, 2PFG%, 3PFG%, FT%, rebounding ratings, defensive FG%, or how often he commits fouls, steals the ball, or blocks shots. This feature can be used to see how differently a team would perform if a certain player was a better (or worse) shooter, rebounder, shot blocker, etc. Or you can greatly exaggerate a characteristic (attribute) for a certain player to see what abilities are needed by a team for it to consistently win more games. Would a team win more games with a great rebounder, shot blocker, high percentage shooter, or with someone who commits far less fouls, steals the ball more often, or is a better defensive player? You can determine statistically which player attributes are needed for a team to win more games. To change any player's characteristics (attributes), first choose a player by scrolling through the team roster using the arrow keys and pressing <ENTER> when the colored bar is on the player of your choice. Then choose which attribute you would like to change by moving the colored bar to it and pressing <ENTER>. Then type in the value you would like to change the attribute to and press <ENTER>. You can then change other player attributes (characteristics) or continue with the program. There are limits placed on a number of the characteristics that you can change, such as the maximum a player's FG% can be is 68.5% and the highest an offensive or defensive rebounding rating can be is 25.0 (25 x 1/3 = 8.3 offensive rebounds per 48 minutes or 25 x 2/3 = 16.7 defensive rebounds per 48 minutes). Also the %PF (personal fouls committed) and %ST (steals) cannot add up to more than about 20% total and both %PF and %ST will be automatically adjusted lower if you attempt to do so. In other words if you try to set both %PF and %ST to 15% both will be adjusted to about 10% each (or less). This is because it is unrealistic for a player who plays 3000 minutes in a season to commit 450 fouls (15% of 3000) and steal the ball 450 times (it has not even come close to being done), however 300 fouls and 300 steals in 3000 minutes has been achieved. 8-CHOOSING A SCHEDULE TO PLAY After you have chosen a team, a substitution pattern, and changed any player characteristics for a full season to be played you then choose a schedule of opponents to play. You can play at least 1 but no more than 82 games in any single season when playing one season for one team. When playing only to obtain a one team W-L record, you can play as many as 99 games against each opponent (as many as 99 games x 26 teams for a total of 2574 games). If you are using the 1991-92 or 1992-93 pro team and player files and would like to play a team's actual 1991-92 or 1992-93 schedule, press the F1 key for a listing of the schedules. Each team's schedule is listed by a three letter code. For example, if you have chosen to play the 1992-93 Atlanta Hawks, press the F1 key and then press the <ENTER> key when the red scroll bar is on ATL9293.82 (this file is the Atlanta Hawk's actual 1992-93 schedule). Simply scroll through the schedule listing for the schedule you wish to play and when the red scroll bar is on that schedule press <ENTER>. Be careful because if you choose to play a schedule other than a team's actual schedule, that team will play "itself", i.e. if you have chosen to play the 1992-93 Atlanta Hawks, and choose the BOS9293.82 schedule (the Boston Celtics schedule), the Atlanta Hawks will "play" the Atlanta Hawks because Boston plays Atlanta in their schedule. Or you can simply type in the number of games against each opponent you wish to play. Press the <ENTER> key to switch from one column to the other, and use the up and down arrow keys to move up and down in the columns. (The predefined team schedules are currently only available for the 1991-92 and 1992-93 pro teams). Be sure NOT to play any games against the team you are actually playing the games for (i.e. if you are playing the games for the Boston Celtics, do not play any games against those same Boston Celtics - leave the square blank or type in the number zero 0). To change the number of games against any opponent after you have already typed in a number, return to the square next to the team you want to change and simply delete the number of games to be played using the left and right arrow keys and the delete and backspace keys, then retype a number. Also be sure NOT to type in any games where "NO TEAM" is listed. If you do not want to play any games against certain teams, simply leave those squares blank, or type in the number zero. To play a complete 82 game season for one team against the rest of the league choose a schedule similar to that team's actual pro schedule or play an "average" number of games against each team in the league (zero games against the team actually playing the season so it doesn't play itself, 4 games against 4 teams, and 3 games against each of the remaining 22 pro teams). Be careful because if you play a team against itself (instead of zero games), statistics will be added twice for each game played. If after choosing a schedule of games to be played you would like to change the schedule simply answer "N" for no at the "Are You Satisfied (Y/N)?" prompt at the bottom of the screen. You can then change the schedule as you wish. Again, once you are satisfied with the schedule type "Y" for yes at the prompt at the bottom of the screen. At that point the games scheduled will begin to be played. While you can predict the outcome of an upcoming pro game using the B-BALL Full Season Version, it is easier to use the B-BALL Predict Games Version. However, the Predict Games Version does not compile statistics - it will only display the average game score, point differential, and total points scored between the two teams after all of the games between the two teams have completed. The advantage of using the Predict Games Version is that you can play up to as many as 1000 computer simulated games between two teams (rather than just 82) and also the games are played faster than in the Full Season Version because the numerous statistics that are displayed in the Full Season Version are not being saved. NOTE - CREATING A COMPLETE SEASON REPLAY SCHEDULE FOR A DRAFT LEAGUE: You can replay an 82 game season for one team in a draft league that you created using the B-BALL Single Game version similar to the way you do for a pro team in a PRO league, i.e. simply type in the number of games you wish to play against each opponent. If you would like to replay the entire league season for a draft league that you created using the B-BALL Single Game Version, similar to playing the entire 1107 game season schedule for the 27 teams in a PRO league, you must first create an entire season game "schedule". This program includes files called TEAMS01.SCH, TEAMS02.SCH, TEAMS03.SCH, etc. up through TEAMS27.SCH and TEAMS28.SCH. Each of these files is a complete entire league season replay schedule for a draft league that contain those number of teams (i.e. TEAMS10.SCH for a 10 team league, TEAMS05.SCH for a 5 team league, etc). Simply change the name of your draft league using the manage leagues menu to a draft league name that contains 7 characters. That is if you have a draft league called something like NNBA.LGE, that has the 4 characters NNBA, change it to something like DRAFTLG.LGE, which has 7 characters, using the manage league menu. If the league has, say, 18 teams, then go into DOS and copy the TEAMS18.SCH schedule to a file called DRAFTLG.SCH. The DOS command would be: C:\>copy teams18.sch draftlg.sch For the season replay of a draft league to use the season replay schedule, the season schedule file MUST contain the same 7 characters as the league name (not more or less than 7 characters). So if you have a draft league that you named CHAMPDV.LGE with 20 teams in it, you should copy the TEAMS20.SCH schedule to a file named CHAMPDV.SCH: C:\>copy teams20.sch champdv.sch These schedule files are nothing more than simple ASCII files that you can easily modify or create using any word processor or text editor. You can customize your own schedule file for a complete draft league season replay if you so desire. The B-BALL Full Season Version software recognizes each line of every schedule file to represent one game to be played and each line contains only 2 numbers separated by a space on each line. The first number represents the home team in the game and the second number represents the away team. In the B-BALL Single Game Version at the game menu screen, the Atlanta Hawks are listed first and the Washington Bullets are listed 27th. Thus in the PRO9293.SCH complete league season replay schedule file Atlanta is represented by the number 1 and Washington the number 27. The Boston Celtics are the second team listed and are thus represented by the number 2, and the Utah Jazz are the 26th team listed and are thus represented by the number 26, and so on. Thus a line in the PRO9293.SCH file that reads " 2 26 " is a game where Boston is the home team versus Utah. Thus if you have a draft league of, say, 10 teams and wish to customize your own league schedule for a complete league season replay, simply use a word processor or text editor to create the file. Remember each line of the schedule file represents one game to be played with the first number representing the home team and the second number the away team. The first team of your draft league listed on the game screen in the B-BALL Single Version is team number 1, the second is team number 2, and so on. If the draft league has more than 15 teams, the last team listed in the first column on the game screen is team 15 and the first team listed in the column on the right side is team 16. The most teams you can have in a draft league is 28. If you create a draft league of 10 teams, but copy the 9 teams draft league schedule, TEAMS09.SCH, as your league replay schedule instead of the 10 teams draft league schedule, TEAMS10.SCH, the schedule will only play games for the first 9 teams in the league. Then the program will abort after the season has been played as the program trys to save statistics for that 10th team (that never played any games). If you create a draft league of 10 teams, but copy the 11 teams draft league schedule, TEAMS11.SCH, as your league replay schedule instead of TEAMS10.SCH, the program will abort soon after the season starts as it will look for an 11th team to play games with but won't find one. The program will come up with an error message looking for a generic team called "TEAM.DF" and the program will have to be aborted. So be sure that if you want to play the entire season for a draft league that you copy the proper "TEAMSXX.SCH" schedule file where "XX" is the actual number of teams in the draft league. Also, if you create a league of drafted teams and later change the number of teams in the league by adding another team or deleting a team, you will also have to copy a new season schedule because the total number of teams has been changed. 9-PLAYING GAMES Each game scheduled takes only a few seconds to be played, anywhere from 4 to 10 or 12 seconds, depending on the speed of your computer (even faster if you are playing the B-BALL Predict Games Version). A full season of 82 games for one team can be played in 5 to 10 minutes. Unlike the B-BALL Single Game Version where you can view the text narrative of a game as the game progresses, the B-BALL Full Season Version is designed for speed and consequently all you will see for each game played is the final score displayed across your monitor screen (you do have the option of printing out these game scores if you wish). When the season replay has completed you then have the option of displaying for viewing or printing out the complete total final statistics of the games just played and also the individual game box scores. 10-GAME BOX SCORES Once the games being played by the computer have finished, aside from the final statistics you can also view or print out individual game box scores. At the screen listing of the game scores type "D", then use the arrow keys to move the scroll bar to the game of your choice, then press the <ENTER> key to display game box score. To print any single game box score type "P", scroll to the game of your choice, and press the <ENTER> key (please be sure your printer is powered on and ready to print). If you wish you can also print out all of the game box scores for the entire season played by typing "G". 11-THE FINAL SEASON STATISTICS DISPLAY AND PRINTOUT For each season replay for one team (a season of 1-82 games played) there are six pages of statistics that can be displayed or printed. For each complete season replay for all of the teams in a league, the final statistics display (and printout) contains these same six pages of statistics for each team in the league. Also for a complete season replay for all of the teams in a league there are several pages at the end of the file that contain numerous team offensive and defensive team statistics, including per game totals, total team offensive possessions, team scoring per game and per home and away games, total team offensive and defensive performance points per game, final league standings, one page for final league totals, and two pages for the top league leaders in eight statistical categories (pts/g, FG%, FT%, 3PFG%, rebounding, assists, steals, and blocked shots). To display all of these without first having to scroll or page down through all of the individual team's players statistics, hit the "end" key, which will take you to the bottom of this large statistics file where you can then page up through these last few pages of statistics. When viewing this statistics file, press the F1 key to display all of the different commands that you can use for accessing the various parts of the file. The following definitions are for the different statistical categories found on the six pages of the final statistics display (and printout) for each individual team: --------- PAGE ONE: --------- The first page of the team's final season statistics screen display (and printout) contains three sections and consists of the individual players, team total, and per game raw statistics. Also, at the top of the display, the team's home and away won-lost records are listed along with the average home game and away game scores, their point differentials, and the total points scored by both teams. --------- PAGE TWO: --------- SINGLE GAME HIGH-LOW - these are the most of a single category that a player achieved in any single game, i.e. most points, rebounds, free throws made, etc. For points and minutes played the lowest amount in any single game are also displayed. POSSESSIONS - a possession is anytime a player handles the ball (other than a defensive rebound). A player's total number of possessions is the sum of his shots attempted, passes thrown, turnovers, and number of times fouled. This sum is also equal to the sum of the number of team possessions he starts, passes caught, offensive rebounds, and the number of shots he made while fouled in the act of shooting. Divide a player's possessions by his minutes to get his possession factor. GAME PF and GAME PPF - these are a player's possession factor (PF) and passing possession factor (PPF). They are equal to the number of different things the player did in relation to the number of minutes he played. They are equal to: GAME PF = (shots + passes + turnovers + number of times fouled)/possessions GAME PPF = (shots + passes + turnovers + times fouled - off reb)/possessions Thus if a player had a possession factor of 1.00, that means he averaged one shot, pass, turnover, or got fouled once per minute that he played. TOTAL POSSESSIONS - the total number of times the player handled the ball out of the total number of times the ball was handled by he and his teammates while he played. The percentages listed shows who handles the ball the most and least for the team in relation to the other players. STARTS - the number of times the player was the first player to handle the ball on offense out of the total number of possessions begun by the offense while he played (think of this as the first player to handle the ball once the team began to run an offensive play or started a fastbreak). OUT OF BOUNDS PLAYS - the number of times that player was fouled before his team was in the penalty (bonus) situation and an out of bounds played followed. PASSES CAUGHT - the number of passes a player had thrown to him (he caught) out of the total number of passes thrown by he and his team while he played. OFF REB - the number of offensive rebounds the player got out of the total he and his team got while he played. AOSF FGM - AOSF FGA - the number of shots the player made while fouled in the act of shooting. The AOSF FGA is the total number of times he was fouled in the act of shooting. ----------- PAGE THREE: ----------- NUMBER OF TIMES FOULED - the total number of times each player was fouled - NSF is non-shooting fouls and AOSF is act-of-shooting fouls and backcourt fouls. PLAYER REBOUNDING - these are the number of offensive, defensive, and total rebounds the players grabbed per game and also per 48 minutes played. REBOUNDING RATINGS - these ratings are a player's offensive and defensive rebounds per 48 minutes multiplied by factors to equate the two. Since 1/3 of all rebounds are offensive and 2/3 are defensive, the average player grabs 1 offensive rebound for every 2 defensive rebounds he gets. Thus to equate offensive rebounds with defensive rebounds the offensive rebounds are multiplied by 3 and the defensive rebounds are multiplied by 1.5 (i.e. 3/2). If a player averaged 12 rebounds total per 48 minutes and 1/3 of his rebounds were offensive (4) and 2/3 were defensive (8), his offensive rebounding rating would be 12.0 and his defensive rebounding rating would be 12.0. The ratings are calculated by: off reb rating = (offreb/min) x 48 x 3 def reb rating = (defreb/min) x 48 x 1.5 The average player has ratings of approximately 8.7 for offensive rebounding and 8.7 for defensive rebounding. When looking at these ratings, simply divide the offensive rating by 3 and the defensive rating by 1.5 to get the player's offensive and defensive rebounds per 48 minutes. These ratings are helpful in showing whether an individual player is a better offensive or defensive rebounder. SAOR - 'S'cored 'A'fter an 'O'ffensive 'R'ebound - the number of times the player got an offensive rebound and immediately put the ball back up and in. PERFORMANCE POINTS: PERFORMANCE RATING - a single generic number used to "measure" a player's overall individual performance. It has also been called a "TENDEX" rating or a "Production" rating by other authors. It is calculated by: PERFORMANCE POINTS = pts + reb + ast + st + bs - to - FGmissed - FTmissed PERFORMANCE POINTS PER MINUTE = (pts + reb + ast + st + bs - to - FGmissed - FTmissed)/minutes PERFORMANCE POINTS PER MINUTE / GAME PACE = a player's performance rating divided by his team's "game pace", i.e. teams that run alot have high game paces and teams that play a slowed down half court offense have low game paces. This calculation normalizes the performance points per minute rating of every player so that you can compare accurately players ratings from different teams. PERFORMANCE POINTS PER GAME = a player's performance points per game played This performance rating is useful when comparing how players perform from one season to the next but with varying teammates, i.e. did a player's "performance" improve or get worse with the addition of a new teammate and why. Note that this rating is NOT all inclusive in that it does not measure a player's defensive ability other than blocked shots and steals. PERFORMANCE POINT PLAYER RATINGS The following formula: performance pts = pts + reb + ast + st + bs - to - FGmissed - FTmissed is the most accurate use of a player's and team's overall statistics in determining what a team's W-L record would actually be other than team point differential. The best way to predict a team's W-L record is by knowing that team's average points scored and points allowed per game for an entire season. The difference between the two is the most accurate statistic that can be used to predict a team's W-L record. In other words, if you graphed all of the pro teams average points scored per game minus points allowed per game versus their total wins for the past 20 years, you would see close to a straight line. This means if you knew a team's average points difference per game you could closely predict how many games the team won. However if you add up all of the offensive and defensive "performance points" for all of the pro teams for the past 20 years using the above formula, the difference between a team's offensive and defensive "performance points" per game, when graphed versus the teams total wins, is also very close to a straight line and thus can be used to predict how many games a team won (or would win). The statistics used in the above formula thus best reflects how many games a team won, or by using these same statistics would best predict how many games a team would win. This formula incorporates every measurable statistic except personal fouls and disqualifications (players fouling out of games) and most closely reflects how good a fantasy/rotisserie team would be if the players on those teams actually played together on the same team in real life professional basketball. PLAYER ATTRIBUTES - these are percentages for how often a player did each of the following: %SHOOT, %FOULED, %TO (turnovers), %PASS - how often a player shot, got fouled, turned the ball over, and passed the ball in relation to how often he handled the ball. %PF, %ST - how often each player committed a foul or stole the ball in relation to the time he played. %BS - the percentage of shots the player blocked out if the total number of shots attempted by the opposition during the time he played. DEF FGM, DEF FGA, DEF FG% (defensive field goal percentage) - this is how many shots were made and attempted by opponents directly guarded by the player. ---------- PAGE FOUR: ---------- TEAM SUBSTITUTION PATTERN - 4 or 6 minute: This is the substitution pattern used by the team for each game during the season played. Players automatically substitute at either 4 or 6 minute increments (your choice at the beginning of the season) based on the pattern you set up prior to the starting of the season. Note that all player substitutions occur at a change of possession between the teams unless a player fouls out, at which point that player is replaced at that immediate dead ball situation. ---------- PAGE FIVE: ---------- SEASON STATISTICS BY QUARTER - this is a breakdown of the team's average per game offensive and defensive statistics by quarter for all of the games played. There are seven total columns of statistics. The first column lists the statistical categories, the next four are the statistics by quarter, and the last two columns lists the overtime statistics and the average per game totals. --------- PAGE SIX: --------- SEASON STATISTICS BY 4 OR 6 MINUTE INTERVAL - 4 or 6 minute - this is a breakdown of the team's average offensive and defensive per game statistics for all of the games played by 4 or 6 minute intervals (dependent on which substitution pattern was chosen for that season played). The statistics are listed in columns just as in the "season statistics by quarter" section, however for each quarter using a six minute substitution pattern there are two columns (as there are two 6 minute intervals per quarter) and for each quarter using a four minute substitution pattern there are three columns (three 4 minute intervals per quarter). To view the overtime period and totals columns for the four minute substitution pattern per quarter statistics use an arrow key to move to the right as those columns are initially off to the right of the the screen when you first view this section. NOTE: The season statistics by quarter and by 4 or 6 minute interval are useful when you are trying to determine the optimum substitution pattern for your team, i.e. which player combinations best complement each other either offensively and/or defensively. All of the final statistics in this large display are stored in a text file called PROSTATS.TXT. Once the program is re-run, this file name is changed to PROSTATS.BAK so that the new statistics file being generated as the program is being run can be named PROSTATS.TXT. You can then rename this backup file if you wish to save it for viewing later using any word processor or text editor. When the program is run again the old PROSTATS.TXT file generated is renamed PROSTATS.BAK and the previous PROSTATS.BAK backup file is deleted. 12-STARTING THE B-BALL PREDICT GAMES VERSION PROGRAM The B-BALL Predict Games Version can be used for the purpose of predicting the outcome of upcoming professional basketball games by using statistically updated and current team and player files. Since the program simply plays games between any two teams, you can play as many games between any two teams that are about to play a game in real life as you feel are necessary to produce an average game outcome. You can play as few as 1 or as many as 1000 computer played games between any two teams for the purpose of determining for each upcoming game an average game score, point differential, and total points scored. To begin the B-BALL Predict Games Version, simply type "PREDICT" at the DOS prompt and press the <enter> or <return> key. Similar to when starting the B-BALL Full Season Version, to get past the first two introductory screens, press any keys until you reach the screen labeled "B-BALL Pro Basketball PREDICT GAMES VERSION". At this menu you have the same options as discussed previously: C. Choose League I. Instructions S. Start Games M. Modify a Team Sub Pattern T. Team Statistics Q. Quit However, before choosing teams to play in games, you should set up team substitution patterns for each team that reflects the players currently playing for those specific teams and in the approximate number of minutes that they average per game. Default team substitution patterns are set up so that players will play about the same amount of minutes per game that they are currently averaging during the current season. However you should change these as you see fit, such as if certain players are injured and not available to play that day. In other words, if a team's star player cannot play that day, take him out of that team's substitution pattern and replace him with the bench player most likely to play in his place, so that the replayed game's outcome reflects that player not actually playing. The accuracy of this program in predicting the outcomes of upcoming pro games is extremely dependent on the players who play in those games, thus do not use a team's star player in that team's substitution pattern if he is not available to play in that immediate upcoming game being predicted. To modify a team's substitution pattern, type "M", then place the scroll bar on the team of your choice using the up and down arrow keys, and press the <enter> key to select the team. See Section 6 of these instructions for how to modify the computer played team's substitution pattern. Once you are satisfied with the team substitution patterns you have changed, type "S" to initialize (create) the team statistics files. After the statistics files are created, a prompt for which team substitution patterns to use (four or six minute) appears. Be sure to choose the pattern type that matches the patterns you modified. A prompt then appears for choosing to play games using a home court advantage or a neutral court. Choose if you want the games to be played using a home court advantage or a neutral court by typing "H" or "N" or by pressing the <ENTER> key on your choice. For the purpose of predicting the outcomes of upcoming pro games, it is best to use the home court advantage. After choosing a home or neutral court, you then have the option of setting up two pro teams (home and away teams) per game to be predicted for as little as 1 or as many as 13 separate upcoming pro games (the most games that can be played in any single day since there are 27 pro teams). To choose teams to play in a game, first place the red cursor bar in the home or visiting team column by using the <ENTER> or <TAB> keys, then press the F1 key to display a list of the teams. Using the up and down arrow keys, place the red scroll bar on the team of your choice and press the <ENTER> key. That team is then placed and you can then continue to choose teams by again pressing the F1 key to display the list of teams. Be sure not to leave any spaces blank in the home and visiting team columns BEFORE any scheduled games, i.e. do not fill in the columns of games 2-6 but leave the columns of game 1 blank. You must choose teams in the order of game 1 first, game 2 second, game 3 third, etc. or else the games will not be played. If you want to predict the outcomes of only 10 games, use the home and visiting columns of games 1-10, and not of games 11, 12, or 13. After choosing both a home team and away team for each scheduled upcoming pro game that you want to predict the results of you then type in the number of computer simulated games that you want to be played between the two teams, with the minimum number of games to be played being 1 and the maximum being 1000. To move the screen cursor from column to column either press the <ENTER> or <TAB> key, and to move up or down in the columns use the up and down arrow keys. When you are satisfied with the schedule you have set up, press the F10 key, and then "Y" for yes at the "Are you satisfied (Y/N)?" prompt. At that point the games will begin to be played. If you are not satisfied with the schedule, press "N" for no and redo your schedule. To change a team in any game, simply press the F1 key to display the team list, choose a team, and that team name will copy over the team name that was originally there. As the games are being played the following information is displayed on the screen: 1) the home and away teams playing the game 2) the total number of simulated games played between the two teams 3) the home team W-L record 4) the score of the most recently played game 5) the average game score 6) the average game point differential 7) the average total points scored per game The games are played very quickly, just a few seconds per game on most computers, less than one second per game on an IBM 486 clone personal computer. When all of the games have been completed, the screen displays a complete listing of all of the average game scores, point differentials, and total points scored for each upcoming pro game whose outcome is being predicted. Remember, even though the computer simulated games are played very fast, actual games are indeed being played (use the B-BALL Single Game Version to see just how the games are actually played). The program is not simply making statistical calculations based on player statistics - games are actually being played with every shot, pass, rebound, free throw attempt, foul, steal, assist, turnover, blocked shot, etc. being accounted for as the games are played. As stated before, it is most important for the user of this program who is predicting the outcomes of upcoming pro games to take into account which players are indeed going to play for the pro team that day and change the team's substitution pattern accordingly. If, for example, a team's star player is injured and is not going to play in that day's game, be sure to take him out of the team's substitution pattern and replace him with the bench player most likely to replace him in the team's actual starting lineup. This program is extremely accurate statistically when simulating real life pro basketball, and if in real life a certain player is not playing that day the program will not be as accurate if you do indeed use that player in his team's substitution pattern. 13-THE 82 OR 820 GAME SCHEDULE VERSION This version is identical to the B-BALL Full Season Version except that there are fewer statistics saved. This version will only display in the final statistics report per game statistics, single game high-low, and the substitution pattern used. What this version displays in the final statistics file that is not found in the B-BALL Full Season Version final statistics file are the W-L record against each opponent played, the average score of the games played against each opponent, and the average point differential. While the B-BALL Full Season Version was designed to play up to 100 games in a single season and save all of the player and team statistics (and can also play up to 2500 games but with saving only the W-L record), this version allows you to play more games and still save some statistics. The most games that can be played against any single opponent in the B-BALL Full Season Version is 99, while in this version 999 can be played against any single opponent. This version is ideal if you want to "try out" a trade or free agent signing but instead of playing just one season of 82 games using the B-BALL Full Season Version you can play 820 games (10 seasons) or even as many as 8200 games (100 seasons) and still be able to display per game stats, single game high-low, and the substitution pattern used. Using this version you can play as few 1 game or as many as 999 games x 26 teams = 25974 games. 14-CONSULTING If you choose not to purchase the B-BALL Full Season Version software or do not have the personnel available nor the time to use it but would like any analyses performed on the outcome of upcoming pro games, specific player trade possibilities or free agent aquisitions, team substitution patterns, or analyses on what player attributes would best improve a team's won-lost record, we will be happy to provide the analyses for a consulting fee agreed upon by both parties. This program with weekly updated 1993-94 pro team and player files will be available for purchase during the actual playing of the 1993-94 pro season to model the upcoming pro season and for the purpose of predicting upcoming pro games. Also available are the pro teams files from the 1977-78 through 1992-93 pro seasons, and also the ABA from 1975-76. If you have any questions or inquires about the B-BALL software please call Bob Chaikin at 216-291-9243. If your call is unanswered please leave a message on the phone machine and a phone number where you can be reached during the evening and your call will be returned within 24 hours. Or write to: B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer BOBBALL, Inc. 1523 Felton Road South Euclid, Ohio 44121 U.S.A. 15-THE B-BALL LICENSE AGREEMENT The B-BALL data and programming files (i.e. the software) are owned and copyrighted exclusively by Bob Chaikin and BOBBALL, Inc. You as the single end user are bound by this legal license agreement to use the program and data files as a single end user. You can make copies of the program for your own personal use only. As the program and data files are copyrighted you as the single end user may not make copies of the program and/or data files for distribution, sale, rent, or lease to other individuals or organizations. You may use the data and programming files on only a single computer at any one time and not on a network system or more than one computer at the same time. You may copy the software from one computer to another so long as it does not reside on more than one computer at any one time. 16-THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT For those of you who have obtained the B-BALL Full Season Version through shareware, the price of the B-BALL software is $29.95 with each additional season selling for $9.95. To register the software please remit this amount to BOBBALL, Inc. at the address located below on the order form using either a check or money order. By registering the software you will then receive full phone support and be able to purchase additional teams from earlier seasons, and also can receive free B-BALL software revisions for up to one calender year (365 days) after the date of registration. Users interested in receiving updated pro team and player files during the 1993-94 season for use with the B-BALL Predict Games Version should contact Bob at 216-291-9243 for more information. There is no difference between the shareware version of B-BALL and that purchased directly from BOBBALL, Inc. The shareware is a complete working version of the B-BALL software with the 1987-88 pro teams included. Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality (in both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!). The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. 17-THE SHAREWARE DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of "B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer" must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use of B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer." B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using B-BALL and continue to use B-BALL after a reasonable trial period, you must make a registration payment of $29.95 for the B-BALL software to BOBBALL, Inc. The registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. Commercial users of B-BALL must register and pay for their copies of B-BALL within 30 days of first use or their license is withdrawn. Site-License arrangements may be made by contacting BOBBALL, Inc. at the aforementioned phone number and address. Anyone distributing B-BALL for any kind of remuneration must first contact BOBBALL, Inc. at the address below for authorization. This authorization will be automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such distributors may begin offering B-BALL immediately (however BOBBALL, Inc. must still be advised so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest version of B-BALL). You are encouraged to pass a copy of the shareware B-BALL along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users receive a copy of the latest version of the B-BALL software. The B-BALL program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, Michigan 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. ORDER FORM B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer (for IBM PCs and Compatibles) Please check the lines for those items you wish to order. Be sure to indicate which size diskettes you prefer. Enclose a check or money order payable to "BOBBALL, Inc." with this order form and send it to: B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer 1523 Felton Road South Euclid, Ohio, 44121, U.S.A. NOW ONLY ___ B-BALL Pro Basketball for the Computer with the 1992-93 $29.95 pro teams (the B-BALL Single Game Version, Full Season Version, and Predict Games Version) Check each additional season you would like ($9.95 each): ___ 1992-93 pro teams ___ 1986-87 pro teams ___ 1980-81 pro teams ___ 1991-92 pro teams ___ 1985-86 pro teams ___ 1979-80 pro teams ___ 1990-91 pro teams ___ 1984-85 pro teams ___ 1978-79 pro teams ___ 1989-90 pro teams ___ 1983-84 pro teams ___ 1977-78 pro teams ___ 1988-89 pro teams ___ 1982-83 pro teams ___ 1975-76 ABA teams ($4.95 - only 7 teams) ___ 1987-88 pro teams ___ 1981-82 pro teams ----- total cost $ *** A hard disk or high density floppy disk drive is required for saving *** *** statistics and creating draft leagues using both the B-BALL Single *** *** Game Version and B-BALL Full Season Version (Predict Games Version) *** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Size of diskettes desired (check one): high density ___ 1.44M 3.5" ___ 1.2M 5.25" low density ___ 720K 3.5" ___ 360K 5.25" (360K low density disks contain compressed files only) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Your name and address: Name _________________________________________________ Address ______________________________________________ City _________________________________________________ State ________________________ Zip Code ______________ Phone Number _________________________________________ All prices include postage and sales tax. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------