If you watch Chris Mullin highlights, he consistently steps in from the 3pt line

Aug 8, 2019
10:16:00am

CaliWG All-American

That would be a cardinal sin in today's NBA. But back then the thought process was simply that a 19 footer was closer than a 22 footer so its a higher percentage shot.

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What was the NBA thinking back in the 80s and 90s regarding the 3 pt shot?

Pony Zale

8/8/19 9:20am

One reason those %'s are higher is for the most part they were only shooting

RdF3

8/8/19 9:27am

Not if they had actually taken more 3s and practiced them

Pony Zale

8/8/19 9:46am

That’s a good point.

RdF3

8/8/19 10:38am

If you watch Chris Mullin highlights, he consistently steps in from the 3pt line

CaliWG

8/8/19 10:16am

Maybe players back then weren’t as good as players today

USMCdad

8/8/19 9:54am

It has taken a generator to develop the skillsets for those shots. Could

mudpupper

8/8/19 10:16am

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tassell

8/8/19 10:32am

Great points. The best example of a one-game sample

macdizzle

8/8/19 11:03am

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