Daniel,
 
I am caught up in a similar little debate with some BB junkies about points off of turnovers that your reply did not exactly answer.

Some turnovers are continuing action plays (bad passes) and some are interrupted by a stoppage in play (travels, charging fouls, etc) .  Do we count points off of turnovers in each situation even when the defense has a full opportunity to establish itself?

If a shot is missed after the turnover followed by an offensive rebound and a subsequent score, is that still 'points off of the preceding turnover"? 

In other words, when does the opportunity to create points off of a turnover end?

I find it interesting that lots of stories quote points off of turnovers, but a precise definition is hard to find.

"Points Off Turnovers" is the new term uploaded to the
Global basketball Directory just today:
"More of the third of all regular season games played, are "decided by" points off turnovers. When we analyze a basketball game and it is said here that turnover scores were the "deciding factor" in a game, eBA System mean that the turnover points led to one team wining the game and the other losing, and without such turnovers, the won-lost result have been switched.
Points are attributable to turnovers in one of two ways - directly or indirectly. By "directly" leading to a score, eBA System mean that a fumble recovery or interception was returned for a fast break attack, and a score in the First 4/6 seconds of the shooting clock ( see the Shot Clock ). Consequently, by "indirectly" leading to points, we mean that a fumble recovery or interception return immediately led to a set offense play which culminated in a field goal in the second sequence of the shooting clock, after 6/8 seconds play till 24; the turnover did not produce any points in and of itself, but the opponent team did score on the ensuing offensive play. "

To continue with the topic and the seconds sequences of the Turnover Points go to the Global basketball Directory.

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