Am I getting it wrong or do they say, that NBA players can't even make 2 of 4 open mid-range shots? BS if so..
Our offense kinda struggled against OKC too. Taking contested threes is just not a winning formula, especially during the playoffs where every single game matters. Law of averages don't always work in your favor in small sample sizes.
Which is why you increase volume. Taking a contested three will always be better than to take a long 2 when you are bad at it and that's what the stat is showing. Taking the midrange is what teams WANT us to do, because the metrics back up the fact that teams lose out even more that way.
He isn't saying that. He is saying that contested threes are more valuable points wise than an open midrange for two.
1.10 on Open 3s seems like a low number. The league average 3 is 35%. That's 1.05 right there as an average on all threes. So....something is fishy. http://www.espn.com/nba/statistics/...ort/scoringEfficiency/league/east/order/false What am I missing?
There are numbers in the tweet as well & it's 0.85 points per open mid-range shot, which means they don't even hit half of the open shots. That's not true. For every Rubio-like player who hits, at worst, 35% of them, there is Gasol-like player, who hits about 70-80% of open mid-range 2's..guess who has more attempts &
don't think its that high but when you get a gasol like player then you obviously allow some mid range shots. let us know when hou gets that
Well, if the question is are there more players that are terrible at midrange than players that are good at it, then I would definitely lean towards more sucking at it. There is also the question of sample size as well. In hindsight though, I do recall seeing people bricking more than they hit from midrange, players like CP3 excluded.
The players taking Contested 3s: Some of the best shooters in the league The players takings Open 2s: Some of the worst shooters in the league
Some people legitimately can't count fractions. If he took 7 shots, clearly he would have to cut the ball in half.
Not buying it, open 2 over contested 3 any day of the week except if your name is Curry, Klay, Korver etc.
I'd think that there is no difference between that on a 3 pointer and a shot just inside the 3. But I would also think there is a difference between an elbow jumper and a Ryan Anderson type 30' shot.
Yeah that's point. I think that only looking at PPS is foolish because the style of offense you play directly impacts your defense. Now I obviously don't think Morey and Co ignore the impact on D of a 3pt trigger happy offense. I would just like to see if there are some numbers out there though about this topic.
That's a good question. The impression I get of analytics and shot tracking in the NBA has always been that it's in its infancy stages outside of a select few teams.
