msgkings322
I'm just here to troll everyone
Keep 3s but get rid of the easy corner onesI agree. It distorts the game.
Keep 3s but get rid of the easy corner onesI agree. It distorts the game.
True but it doesn't account for the lost opportunity cost of taking a 2 pt FG attempt that has a higher chance of success.People still have trouble accepting that 40% from 3 is the same as 60% from 2.
True but it doesn't account for the lost opportunity cost of taking a 2 pt FG attempt that has a higher chance of success.
Your likelihood of success in general is higher from 2 than from 3.What do you mean here? An open layup is a better shot than an open 3 certainly.
Your likelihood of success in general is higher from 2 than from 3.
@flyerhawk Wasn't on SportsHoopla much since Saturday as I was out in Florida for a few days so what did @WiggyRuss say about Jimmy carrying the Sixers to victory in a critical game 2?
Did you really say this?
It depends on the shot. An 18 footer is only marginally more likely than a 3 for instance. A contested 12 footer is harder than an open 3.
Agree, but I do think most get this concept.This is a concept many don't get.
Closer is not better.
A well contested shot at the rim for an average player is significantly worse than an open 3 for an average shooter.
Open is better.
You would need to quantify how many open/contested 3's the player gets, how many open/contested 2's and then compare shots made/shots missed for each before cross-referencing it with 40% from three is 60% from 2. Which I'm sure is exactly what those analytics guys that teams hire do.It depends on the shot. An 18 footer is only marginally more likely than a 3 for instance. A contested 12 footer is harder than an open 3.
And I am not talking about people on here necessarily. People in general. Some who even know a lot about basketball.
You would need to quantify how many open/contested 3's the player gets, how many open/contested 2's and then compare shots made/shots missed for each before cross-referencing it with 40% from three is 60% from 2. Which I'm sure is exactly what those analytics guys that teams hire do.
If they lose tonight then I think it's possible that the Raptors take the series in 5 or 6.