Quote:
Originally Posted by Syd Thrift
The midrange shot is very specifically dying out. Like, very few people shoot that shot with a guy in their face or wide open anymore, whether it’s minute one or minute 48. People have even complained about this aspect of the game going away, as in “everyone shoots from 5 feet or 25 feet now”. So your scenario just plain doesn’t happen except with very specific players in very specific situations (ironically the Bulls have one of those guys in DeMar DeRozan, one of the last midrange shooters in the league - like I said, he’s basically old Kobe Bryant).
|
Again, I think you're missing my point. I'm not advocating specifically for a mid-range shot at the end of the game. Rather, I'm advocating working for a higher percentage shot - like teams typically do throughout the rest of the game - rather than settling for a long, contested, low-percentage launch. IOW, time-permitting, teams should run through their own version of your Bulls progression example.