Players are so much better at shooting the 3 now it has changed the game

May 30, 2020
12:14:14pm

mudpupper All-American

Back then a team might have a 3 pt "specialist" or maybe even two. By today's standards 4/5 guys on the floor can shoot the 3 just as well (and actually much better) than the early 90s 3 pt specialist.

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mudpupper

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Rewatching 91 Bulls / Lakers Final. Such a different game and so much better IMO

gp232

5/30/20 12:05pm

Booker would like a word

puntersarepeople

5/30/20 12:07pm

As long as 3 remains 50% more than 2, that type of basketball will not return

Hypnotoad

5/30/20 12:08pm

They could extend the three point line

puntersarepeople

5/30/20 12:09pm

Not much room to extend in the corners and this would make it worse. You would

gp232

5/30/20 12:31pm

Some folks think removing the corner option is sort of the point.

Iman23

5/30/20 12:38pm

More spacing makes the game better

puntersarepeople

5/30/20 1:04pm

Why?

Harbinger

5/30/20 1:14pm

Because made shots are more entertaining than missed shots

Hypnotoad

5/30/20 1:17pm

Ahhh so that's why soccer sucks!

Harbinger

5/30/20 1:27pm

That’s where you are wrong. Bulls shot 51% in 1991. Warriors led last year at

gp232

5/30/20 8:52pm

Players are so much better at shooting the 3 now it has changed the game

mudpupper

5/30/20 12:14pm

Because players realized nobody wants to play perimeter defense anymore.

ToasterChive

5/30/20 12:36pm

I'm sure it's that and has nothing to do with the hand-check rule.

Hypnotoad

5/30/20 12:38pm

The only reason why they are better is because that is all they practice. No way

gp232

5/30/20 12:43pm

High percentage shots and players shoot the three just as good as the mid-range

-C9-

5/30/20 12:16pm

Your characterizations in the first paragraph are laughable.

Charles Darwin

5/30/20 12:19pm

Numbers don't lie. Whether you like it or not offenses today

dezzy

5/30/20 12:27pm

And yet teams still punt the football. Why is that? Numbers say almost never

Iman23

5/30/20 12:39pm

Football coaches are less progressive than basketball coaches. It could be

Hypnotoad

5/30/20 12:54pm

But everyone is looking for an edge and they won’t take the one staring them in

Iman23

5/30/20 12:56pm

Sorry but Popes offensive is closer to the modern game of analytics.

Mr. Scoobs

5/30/20 12:50pm

Absolutely. I think they were the best shooting team because they played 5-out.

Hypnotoad

5/30/20 12:55pm

I’m just confused why some expect Haarms and Harward to both start and play huge

puntersarepeople

5/30/20 12:57pm

Because there is far more football competency than basketball competency around

Hypnotoad

5/30/20 1:14pm

It’s mostly the basketball only posters saying it

puntersarepeople

5/30/20 2:23pm

Which is....shooting more threes which is what I said. I’m all for that, but his

gp232

5/30/20 12:59pm

The Warriors have been a really good passing team

puntersarepeople

5/30/20 1:03pm

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