Blazers shooting most 3s in NBA!!

[Serbian]

https://www.espn.com/nba/stats/team

We are tied 1st with raptors for 42.8 3 attempts . We are shooting 39% compared to raptors 36%. The next team is Jazz with 40 attempts. Warriors are 38.6.

are you guys worried we are going to become houston?i hope not cause we do got bigs but Im wondering 2018 rockets team how many 3s they shot per game and their shooting %...? Cant find answer. . im little ALARMED that we depend so much from 3, but 50% come from Dame and CJ. What are your thoughts? 39% is pretty good considering we shoot 10+ 3s more than many other teams.

 

[Hoopguru]

https://www.espn.com/nba/stats/team

We are tied 1st with raptors for 42.8 3 attempts . We are shooting 39% compared to raptors 36%. The next team is Jazz with 40 attempts. Warriors are 38.6.

are you guys worried we are going to become houston?i hope not cause we do got bigs but Im wondering 2018 rockets team how many 3s they shot per game and their shooting %...? Cant find answer. . im little ALARMED that we depend so much from 3, but 50% come from Dame and CJ. What are your thoughts? 39% is pretty good considering we shoot 10+ 3s more than many other teams.

For me, I would like to see more ball movement. Three point shots are getting like ISO ball, slow down dribble cross over with a step or hop back three.

 

[Serbian]

Yea but we shoot most 3s out of any team i just find that well little concerned, but I would say compared to 2 years ago we are a better overall shooting team last season we averaged 34 att 3s per game at 37% we ranked 3rd last year

 

[tlongII]

Today's NBA is all about the 3 ball. I like that we lead the league in 3's.

 

[julius]

I' more concerned about how their 3 point defense is. If they keep letting teams shoot wide open 3's, that won't be good.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

https://www.espn.com/nba/stats/team

We are tied 1st with raptors for 42.8 3 attempts . We are shooting 39% compared to raptors 36%. The next team is Jazz with 40 attempts. Warriors are 38.6.

are you guys worried we are going to become houston?i hope not cause we do got bigs but Im wondering 2018 rockets team how many 3s they shot per game and their shooting %...? Cant find answer. . im little ALARMED that we depend so much from 3, but 50% come from Dame and CJ. What are your thoughts? 39% is pretty good considering we shoot 10+ 3s more than many other teams.

It's a math day!
Last year we shot 51.4% on 2s and 37.7 on 3s.
or 102.8 points per 100 shots on 2s
and 113 points per 100 shots on 3s

Had we magically been able to shoot only 3s, we would have an extra 10.2 points per 100 shots.

In the past, there was much less of a chance getting fouled taking a 3, but I don't think that's true in the modern NBA.
It's not advanced analytics, it's basic arithmetic. 3s > 2s IF you can get it in the course of running your offense. The Blazers have been able to do that this year, and it's paid off.

note: long 2s are obviously dumb - it's the worst of both worlds.

 

[blazerboy30]

Shooting 39% from 3 is equivalent to shooting 58.5% on 2-pters.

If you're concerned about shooting so many 3's, do you think we can shoot higher than 58.5% from 2?

If our 3pt percentage starts dropping due to defenses adjusting, then concerns might be valid.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I love it when we whip it around the perimeter to an open 3 pt shooter. However, that does not happen enough.
I do like it when Dame or CJ drive and kick to an open 3 point shooter
I don't mind when Dame or CJ dribble while sizing up the defender before letting it fly
I hate it when our offense is struggling and different players take their turn at the 3 ball when well covered
I definitely do not like forcing off-balanced 3s while hoping to draw a foul. (But not actually getting fouled)
I prefer Dame only take the logo shots when he is on fire

 

[illmatic99]

That is an insane percentage too, but obviously heavily influenced by CJ's 44% on nearly 12 attempts a game. There's gonna be some correction here once CJ cools down, but hopefully Roco starts regressing back to > 35% to not let us drop too much as a whole.

 

[riverman]

The swish3 is important ...we need even more swish3s! Swish3, if you're out there...now is the time!

 

[Wizard Mentor]

The swish3 is important ...we need even more swish3s! Swish3, if you're out there...now is the time!

No Meyers, no swish3. Maybe he's haunting some Heat thread somewhere.

 

[GoBlazersGo]

The swish3 is important ...we need even more swish3s! Swish3, if you're out there...now is the time!

Pretty sure @swish3 is Elle Leonard...

 

[handiman]

Shooting 39% from 3 is equivalent to shooting 58.5% on 2-pters.

If you're concerned about shooting so many 3's, do you think we can shoot higher than 58.5% from 2?

I don't know whether the analysis exists, but I'm curious if that still holds true when games are looked at individually. The problem with 3pt shooting is the wild swings as players and/or teams go hot and cold. My gut feeling is, that doesn't happen nearly as much with interior play, aka 2pt'ers.

So, while 3's may be worth more overall with the proper shooting percentages, do they actually result in more wins? Are those 3pt % averages artificially high from the scorching hot games, hiding the fact that many games are lost due to cold outside shooting, or does it all average out the same regardless?

 

[julius]

Pretty sure @swish3 is Elle Leonard...

unlikely, but I hope that it's not. It'd be kind of sad. Actually, it'd be really sad.

 

[Road Ratt]

Today's NBA has made the 3 point shot, a bore to watch. Too often it is the only choice rather than the team look for a better option. I don't care what percentage they shoot the ball. It is never high enough from 3 point land for me. Watching so many brick 3's throughout a game, just takes the wind out of my enjoying the 3 point shot in today's game.

 

[riverman]

Today's NBA has made the 3 point shot, a bore to watch. Too often it is the only choice rather than the team look for a better option. I don't care what percentage they shoot the ball. It is never high enough from 3 point land for me. Watching so many brick 3's throughout a game, just takes the wind out of my enjoying the 3 point shot in today's game.

I felt that way about slam dunk free throw era ball decades ago...watching Shaq shoot free throws all night is the worst version of the game

 

[tlongII]

@swish3 is still here I think. I saw him/her posting during the bubble games.

 

[Road Ratt]

I felt that way about slam dunk free throw era ball decades ago...watching Shaq shoot free throws all night is the worst version of the game

I feel the same way about watching James Harden nowadays.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

@swish3 is still here I think. I saw him/her posting during the bubble games.

In His Memory,

What Stotts doing? Gary Trent is best 3 point shooter at 46.8%, but playing only 24.1 mpg. He also has best attitude to help us win. Give him more PT, and we will win more.

 

[e_blazer]

For the reasons Wizard Mentor mentioned, it would be insane not to make three point shots the main staple of your offense if you have good three point shooters. The Blazers, obviously, have good three point shooters. The old adage of “live by the 3, die by the 3” can be a problem for teams that rely on guys who are just long range gunners. In the Blazers’ case, both Dame and CJ excel at creating other shots if the 3 pointers aren’t dropping. Given all of that, I’m happy about our offense.

 

[wizenheimer]

it was briefly mentioned, but you can't gauge two's vs three's without accounting for FT's. Blazers converted 18 FT's a game last season and most of those came from fouls committed inside the three point line

keep in mind that one thing that makes Dame so effective is his ability to draw fouls off the dribble. That also gets the other team in the bonus sooner

also, as mentioned, bot all two's are the same. Portland is shooting 63% at the rime so that's 126 points per 100 shots

 

[swish3]

The Pacers and Kings games are a good example of the contrast in what swish3 efficiency and game play focus does to determine win versus loss. The Pacer loss Jan 14 resulted from shooting only 13 of 43 swish3s (only 30%). losing rebounds 50 to 43, and losing turnovers 18 to 12.
The Kings win Jan 13 resulted from shooting 23 of 48 (48%!), losing rebounds 38 to 42, and winning turnovers 8 to 13.

Swish3s remain a powerful offensive weapon, and we need for at least Dame, CJ, Gary, and 2 others to be ready to contribute. In this season, the Blazers are averaging 16.4 swish3s per game, and need to aim for at least 17 swish3s made per game to keep up the 58.3% winning record that would mean 42 wins for the season and likely making the playoffs.

 

[mook]

Trent is actually tied right now with CJ in three point efficiency: .434

GT is also launching 5 three attempts per game (8 per 36 minutes).

Melo is hitting a career high (by a longshot) of .435. He's the guy I worry about regressing the most.

Interestingly, this looks to be the first year that Melo doesn't average 12+ FGA's. (He's averaging 9 right now.) Even on a per 36 minute basis, he's shooting the least number of shots in his career. Nearly half are 3 pointers. He's kind of become who we thought Anthony Tolliver was.