76ers: 3pt contest this year..

[apalisoc_9]

Probably the most entertaining mini tournament in the NBA and it's actually compe ive. I'm really hoping they increase the contestant Needs to be a longer shootout. Who would you invite?

Red -Curry-Thompson-Harden-Irving are all going to join for sure.

Leaves 7 mpre spot.

Eric Gordon-Kyle Lowry-Kevin Durant-Love-Danny Green-Mcculom-Beal...

[lefty]

Mark Price would destroy those clowns tbh

[ambchang]

One question though, if 3 pt shooting is so much better in today's NBA, why aren't the players shooting that much better in the 3 pt shootout?

I mean, you are taking the variable of defense out as these are just players wide open shooting against time, and yet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Point_Contest

Klay Thompson 27 / 34[c] 2016
Stephen Curry 27 / 34[c] 2015
Craig Hodges 25 / 30 1986
Jason Kapono 25 / 30 2008
Craig Hodges 24 / 30 1991
Mark Price 24 / 30 1994
Hubert Davis 24 / 30 1998
Jason Kapono 24 / 30 2007
Marco Belinelli 24[b] / 34[c] 2014
Klay Thompson 24 / 34[c] 2015
Stephen Curry 23 / 34[c] 2016

And the points are just higher because there are 4 extra money balls. Percentage-wise, the highest percentages were:

1986, 2008, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2015, 2016.

All the ones in the 10s made it purely because of the extra money balls.

Shouldn't they be shooting 80%+ like scrubs in the 90s (Hodges) and 00s (Kapono)?

[lebomb]

Mark Price would destroy those clowns tbh

Craig Hodges would destroy Mark.

[Fabbs]

And the points are just higher because there are 4 extra money balls. Percentage-wise, the highest percentages were:

1986, 2008, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2015, 2016.

All the ones in the 10s made it purely because of the extra money balls.

Shouldn't they be shooting 80%+ like scrubs in the 90s (Hodges) and 00s (Kapono)?

Rack it.

[lefty]

One question though, if 3 pt shooting is so much better in today's NBA, why aren't the players shooting that much better in the 3 pt shootout?

I mean, you are taking the variable of defense out as these are just players wide open shooting against time, and yet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Point_Contest

Klay Thompson 27 / 34[c] 2016
Stephen Curry 27 / 34[c] 2015
Craig Hodges 25 / 30 1986
Jason Kapono 25 / 30 2008
Craig Hodges 24 / 30 1991
Mark Price 24 / 30 1994
Hubert Davis 24 / 30 1998
Jason Kapono 24 / 30 2007
Marco Belinelli 24[b] / 34[c] 2014
Klay Thompson 24 / 34[c] 2015
Stephen Curry 23 / 34[c] 2016

And the points are just higher because there are 4 extra money balls. Percentage-wise, the highest percentages were:

1986, 2008, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2015, 2016.

All the ones in the 10s made it purely because of the extra money balls.

Shouldn't they be shooting 80%+ like scrubs in the 90s (Hodges) and 00s (Kapono)?

[Killakobe81]

One question though, if 3 pt shooting is so much better in today's NBA, why aren't the players shooting that much better in the 3 pt shootout?

I mean, you are taking the variable of defense out as these are just players wide open shooting against time, and yet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Point_Contest

Klay Thompson 27 / 34[c] 2016
Stephen Curry 27 / 34[c] 2015
Craig Hodges 25 / 30 1986
Jason Kapono 25 / 30 2008
Craig Hodges 24 / 30 1991
Mark Price 24 / 30 1994
Hubert Davis 24 / 30 1998
Jason Kapono 24 / 30 2007
Marco Belinelli 24[b] / 34[c] 2014
Klay Thompson 24 / 34[c] 2015
Stephen Curry 23 / 34[c] 2016

And the points are just higher because there are 4 extra money balls. Percentage-wise, the highest percentages were:

1986, 2008, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2015, 2016.

All the ones in the 10s made it purely because of the extra money balls.

Shouldn't they be shooting 80%+ like scrubs in the 90s (Hodges) and 00s (Kapono)?

Amb with hard to dispute goods nothing but crickets in here

[baseline bum]

Who would you invite?

Probably Larry Bird

[DarrinS]

Are Steph and Klay even above 40% this season?

[140]

I really don't have a dog in this fight but it looks like today's NBA crew just took another loss ITT tbh

[unleashbaynes]

Yes, let's judge based on the 3pt contest and not the numbers from the actual games. Makes sense.

[ambchang]

Yes, let's judge based on the 3pt contest and not the numbers from the actual games. Makes sense.

Because actual game play have variables like defense. For all we know, lax perimeter defense due to rule changes led to this e in three point shooting, not to mention the total lack of interior defense forces perimeter defense to sag, leading to more open perimeter shots

[Clipper Nation]

One question though, if 3 pt shooting is so much better in today's NBA, why aren't the players shooting that much better in the 3 pt shootout?

If three-point shooting was better in yesterday's NBA, why did they have to shorten the three-point line in the actual games?

[unleashbaynes]

Because actual game play have variables like defense. For all we know, lax perimeter defense due to rule changes led to this e in three point shooting, not to mention the total lack of interior defense forces perimeter defense to sag, leading to more open perimeter shots

Dude. They don't play defense at all in the 3pt contest. The players are on a break. And being the only one on the floor shooting is different anyway. To even compare the two is pretty laughable.

[lefty]

If three-point shooting was better in yesterday's NBA, why did they have to shorten the three-point line in the actual games?

To inflate the stats of 1 man


DK

[DAF86]

One question though, if 3 pt shooting is so much better in today's NBA, why aren't the players shooting that much better in the 3 pt shootout?

I mean, you are taking the variable of defense out as these are just players wide open shooting against time, and yet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Point_Contest

Klay Thompson 27 / 34[c] 2016
Stephen Curry 27 / 34[c] 2015
Craig Hodges 25 / 30 1986
Jason Kapono 25 / 30 2008
Craig Hodges 24 / 30 1991
Mark Price 24 / 30 1994
Hubert Davis 24 / 30 1998
Jason Kapono 24 / 30 2007
Marco Belinelli 24[b] / 34[c] 2014
Klay Thompson 24 / 34[c] 2015
Stephen Curry 23 / 34[c] 2016

And the points are just higher because there are 4 extra money balls. Percentage-wise, the highest percentages were:

1986, 2008, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2015, 2016.

All the ones in the 10s made it purely because of the extra money balls.

Shouldn't they be shooting 80%+ like scrubs in the 90s (Hodges) and 00s (Kapono)?

Easy, in the 3pt contest the sample size is very small. Nobody said the best yesterday's NBA three point shooters aren't as good as the best three point shooters of today, just that the guys capable of hitting threes in today's NBA is a lot more significant.

Besides, lol NBA 3pt contest, what counts are the actual games, tbh.

[lefty]

Well in actual games , shooters weren't as wide open open as they are today

Price and Miller hit some tough 3 pointers back in the day, imagine in todays NBA if they were wide open

(But yeah Curry can hit difficult shots as well)

[DAF86]

Well in actual games , shooters weren't as wide open open as they are today

Price and Miller hit some tough 3 pointers back in the day, imagine in todays NBA if they were wide open

(But yeah Curry can hit difficult shots as well)

The ? Everybody packed the paint and conceded the 3 back then.

[TimDunkem]

The ? Everybody packed the paint and conceded the 3 back then.

He needs to stick to trolling.

[lefty]

The ? Everybody packed the paint and conceded the 3 back then.

Uh no there was that thing called illegal defense

[DMC]

One question though, if 3 pt shooting is so much better in today's NBA, why aren't the players shooting that much better in the 3 pt shootout?

I mean, you are taking the variable of defense out as these are just players wide open shooting against time, and yet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Point_Contest

Klay Thompson 27 / 34[c] 2016
Stephen Curry 27 / 34[c] 2015
Craig Hodges 25 / 30 1986
Jason Kapono 25 / 30 2008
Craig Hodges 24 / 30 1991
Mark Price 24 / 30 1994
Hubert Davis 24 / 30 1998
Jason Kapono 24 / 30 2007
Marco Belinelli 24[b] / 34[c] 2014
Klay Thompson 24 / 34[c] 2015
Stephen Curry 23 / 34[c] 2016

And the points are just higher because there are 4 extra money balls. Percentage-wise, the highest percentages were:

1986, 2008, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2015, 2016.

All the ones in the 10s made it purely because of the extra money balls.

Shouldn't they be shooting 80%+ like scrubs in the 90s (Hodges) and 00s (Kapono)?

Only if you don't understand how basketball works. , we could shoot a decent percentage from 12 feet but not in an NBA game.

You don't get a rack of balls during the game (though you might get your balls racked) so you have to be on right away. Once you're dialed in, even many non NBA players could hit the 3 at a high clip, they just can't dribble, pass or defend.

[spurraider21]

needing to add a full rack of moneyballs in the 3pt contest

[140]

needing to add a full rack of moneyballs in the 3pt contest

[Kawhitstorm]

Mark Price would destroy those clowns tbh

[Arcadian]

One question though, if 3 pt shooting is so much better in today's NBA, why aren't the players shooting that much better in the 3 pt shootout?

I mean, you are taking the variable of defense out as these are just players wide open shooting against time, and yet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-Point_Contest

Klay Thompson 27 / 34[c] 2016
Stephen Curry 27 / 34[c] 2015
Craig Hodges 25 / 30 1986
Jason Kapono 25 / 30 2008
Craig Hodges 24 / 30 1991
Mark Price 24 / 30 1994
Hubert Davis 24 / 30 1998
Jason Kapono 24 / 30 2007
Marco Belinelli 24[b] / 34[c] 2014
Klay Thompson 24 / 34[c] 2015
Stephen Curry 23 / 34[c] 2016

And the points are just higher because there are 4 extra money balls. Percentage-wise, the highest percentages were:

1986, 2008, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2007, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2015, 2016.

All the ones in the 10s made it purely because of the extra money balls.

Shouldn't they be shooting 80%+ like scrubs in the 90s (Hodges) and 00s (Kapono)?

Not that I'm defending the position that shooters are better today, but...can you really make an argument based on an all-star festivity?