Until recently , the aba required law schools to report only general data about how their graduates fared , such as how many were employed full-time or part-time in any kind of job , whether or not it required a law degree .
As a stand-in for nba super-stardom , he tracked all-star appearances per player since the 1976 merger with the old american basketball association ( or aba ) and cross referenced them with the team and city they played in .