The pullup 3 talk earlier got me thinking.
All teams take them, but only a few are even half decent at hitting them. We take 5 per game, most teams take more. Only the Bucks and Heat take less than 3.
Lowry takes an uncontested pullup 3 with no teammate(s) under the basket. Seems like a terrible shot, but is it really? Holding on and running a traditional set will increase the chances of points for that possession. But what happens on the following opponent possession?
With our bigs still back, they have a better chance of defending the next opponent possession and preventing easy transition points. So maybe (just a guess) analytic departments have discovered it's not as bad a shot as it seems on the surface.
All teams take them, but only a few are even half decent at hitting them. We take 5 per game, most teams take more. Only the Bucks and Heat take less than 3.
Lowry takes an uncontested pullup 3 with no teammate(s) under the basket. Seems like a terrible shot, but is it really? Holding on and running a traditional set will increase the chances of points for that possession. But what happens on the following opponent possession?
With our bigs still back, they have a better chance of defending the next opponent possession and preventing easy transition points. So maybe (just a guess) analytic departments have discovered it's not as bad a shot as it seems on the surface.
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