I recall last summer a conversation on this topic. There were a number of posters here who felt the half court heaves were meaningless and players were right not to let it fly. In this OKC article they take a quote from Casey:
And every now and then a buzzer beater matters:
Usually we bring you the video of these half-court buzzer beaters just because they are fun shots to watch, they rarely have a big impact on the game itself.
But this one from the Clippers’ Jamal Crawford at the end of the third quarter did.
Crawford’s shot took a 2 point lead and jacked it up to 5. Fast forward to the end of the game and the Clippers won by just two (and got lucky at that as both Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Love missed point blank shots off offensive rebounds to tie the game and send it to OT). The difference ended up being this shot.
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...matters-video/
Anyone ever notice DD often waits until after the buzzer?
Anyone ever notice Lowry does not?
So to consistently fire it up is to willingly take an automatic dip in your field goal percentage. And in a league that is so statistically driven, it also means a dip in your perceived value, however slight.
Reggie Jackson provides a great example. The Thunder’s third-year guard loves those shots, even searches them out. He has taken nine of them this season, more than half of the Thunder’s total (16) and more than Durant in his entire seven-year career (five).
But he’s missed all nine. And because of that, Jackson’s current 3-point percentage is at 32 instead of 34. Sounds minuscule, but for a guy who is nearing contract negotiation time and holds a ‘Can he consistently shoot 3s?’ label, it could play an important role.
“There's a lot of things being measured now, and guys know it,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said, while also noting it’s a ploy that’s always been around in the NBA. “They know that their contracts probably can be based on that. So I'm sure there are some thoughts on that.”
But in the same light, some decision-makers could view the willingness to heave as a positive. Casey went as far as to call them “true winners that don't care and they'll still hoist it up there.”
Because however low the conversion percentage is for individuals, it’s still better than the alternative for their teams. This season alone, 51 points have resulted from halfcourt prayers.
“A shot not taken is a field goal missed,” Caron Butler said.
http://newsok.com/okc-thunder-buzzer...rticle/3946344
Reggie Jackson provides a great example. The Thunder’s third-year guard loves those shots, even searches them out. He has taken nine of them this season, more than half of the Thunder’s total (16) and more than Durant in his entire seven-year career (five).
But he’s missed all nine. And because of that, Jackson’s current 3-point percentage is at 32 instead of 34. Sounds minuscule, but for a guy who is nearing contract negotiation time and holds a ‘Can he consistently shoot 3s?’ label, it could play an important role.
“There's a lot of things being measured now, and guys know it,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said, while also noting it’s a ploy that’s always been around in the NBA. “They know that their contracts probably can be based on that. So I'm sure there are some thoughts on that.”
But in the same light, some decision-makers could view the willingness to heave as a positive. Casey went as far as to call them “true winners that don't care and they'll still hoist it up there.”
Because however low the conversion percentage is for individuals, it’s still better than the alternative for their teams. This season alone, 51 points have resulted from halfcourt prayers.
“A shot not taken is a field goal missed,” Caron Butler said.
http://newsok.com/okc-thunder-buzzer...rticle/3946344
And every now and then a buzzer beater matters:
Usually we bring you the video of these half-court buzzer beaters just because they are fun shots to watch, they rarely have a big impact on the game itself.
But this one from the Clippers’ Jamal Crawford at the end of the third quarter did.
Crawford’s shot took a 2 point lead and jacked it up to 5. Fast forward to the end of the game and the Clippers won by just two (and got lucky at that as both Nikola Pekovic and Kevin Love missed point blank shots off offensive rebounds to tie the game and send it to OT). The difference ended up being this shot.
http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...matters-video/
Anyone ever notice DD often waits until after the buzzer?
Anyone ever notice Lowry does not?
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