palestra38
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Reg: 11-21-04
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06-05-19 03:32 PM - Post#284982
In response to internetter
"Although some players will struggle with the longer distance, it will likely decrease the reliance on the three throughout the country. Perhaps more importantly, it should open up the court and create more space the paint for drives and low-post play."
Having the even longer distance in the NBA has not had this effect. All it will do is encourage more players to work on their longer shot. Unfortunately, the effect of the 3 point shot, especially in the age of analytics, is cause the mid-range game to disappear because of its inefficiency. And if teams think the extra foot or so will open up the game, I think it will do the opposite. Players will cheat to the double inside believing the 3 is a harder shot. We'll see more open 3s until it is proven that players hit it at a percentage that they can't double anymore.
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