Yes, the shooting percentage on midrange shots isn’t high enough to justify the

Dec 2, 2024
6:46:58am

garyfan Truly Addicted User

attempts when you get 50% more points if you just step back a few feet. So, he’s right that analytics is removing those types of shots from the game, along with the creativity that comes from creating those shots.

Report problem with this ad

garyfan

Bio page: garyfan
Joined: Sep 19, 2013
Last login: Dec 2, 2024
Total posts: 40,023 (4,128 FO)

Report problem with this ad

Messages

Author

Time

BJ Armstrong with a huge truth bomb

crimedog Insensitive ....

5:57am

The NBA is pretty much unwatchable.

VACOUGFAN

6:16am

Yup. It's an atrocious product at this point.

P-Widdy

7:39am

It’s been unwatchable for years. Dunks and 3pt shooting contest.

ArcticKat

6:35am

I think he misunderstands analytics

JoeExotic

6:43am

I think losing the midrange loses a ton of creativity. That was basically MJ...

runnincoug

6:45am

MJs best creativity was at the rim

JoeExotic

6:48am

What about Karl Malone, Tim Duncan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Kareem,

Jdoc

6:52am

Adapt or die

JoeExotic

7:30am

But the game wouldn’t be as interesting. That’s the gripe with today’s game.

Jdoc

7:41am

I disagree. It would be just as if not more interesting

JoeExotic

7:50am

That’s fair. It seems more people are becoming less interested in the

Jdoc

8:00am

This. Some might find it more exciting. Based on numbers, fewer find it exciting

P-Widdy

8:01am

And the NBA better adapt to the response of current style of play or it will

Jdoc

8:11am

Armstrong’s point is that MJ would have been coached out of midrange and would

Oscar Bluth

7:46am

MJ would be coached to take less midrange shots but not coached to remove

JoeExotic

7:52am

Yes, the shooting percentage on midrange shots isn’t high enough to justify the

garyfan

6:46am

Analytics may favor the style of play now. That doesn’t mean the NBA is more

Jdoc

6:48am

I think a lot of the number crunchers don’t actually understand statistics

Coop

7:30am

doing what the analytics say doesn't make the game better. There is a lot more to it than just the shooting

crimedog

7:36am

Overall talent level in the NBA has never been higher

JoeExotic

7:55am

I am not arguing that. Talent is there. It's the way the game is played. That is the point BJ is making

crimedog

8:03am

In essence, Derek Fisher was ahead of his time.

Ghost of Peanut

8:04am

I think the biggest issue is the game has become too easy.

Ghost of Peanut

6:59am

Part of the reason it's so easy is none of the original rules are enforced

Posting on CougarBoard