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01-28-2012, 03:33 PM
Film Study: Spurs From The Corner
January 28, 2012
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY BUREAU
The San Antonio Spurs are a smart basketball team. For evidence, just look at their shot selection.
There are two different 3-point distances in the NBA. The arc is 23 feet and nine inches from the center of the rim, while the straight lines in the corners are just 22 feet.
The shorter distance makes a difference. Over the last five seasons, the league has shot 39.2 percent on corner 3-pointers and 35.2 percent on 3-pointers taken above the break (where the arc turns into a straight line). That difference in percentage produces an extra point scored every 8.2 attempts.
Smart teams know that a corner 3-point attempt is worth almost the same as an attempt from the restricted area (less than five feet from the basket)…
Shot areas, 2007-08 through 2011-12
Area FG% Pts/Attempt
Restricted Area 60.0% 1.20
Paint (Non-RA) 40.6% 0.81
Mid-range 40.0% 0.80
Corner 3 39.2% 1.18
Above the break 3 35.2% 1.05
Backcourt 3.0% 0.09
Full article at
http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/01/28/film-study-spurs-from-the-corner/
January 28, 2012
HANG TIME NEW JERSEY BUREAU
The San Antonio Spurs are a smart basketball team. For evidence, just look at their shot selection.
There are two different 3-point distances in the NBA. The arc is 23 feet and nine inches from the center of the rim, while the straight lines in the corners are just 22 feet.
The shorter distance makes a difference. Over the last five seasons, the league has shot 39.2 percent on corner 3-pointers and 35.2 percent on 3-pointers taken above the break (where the arc turns into a straight line). That difference in percentage produces an extra point scored every 8.2 attempts.
Smart teams know that a corner 3-point attempt is worth almost the same as an attempt from the restricted area (less than five feet from the basket)…
Shot areas, 2007-08 through 2011-12
Area FG% Pts/Attempt
Restricted Area 60.0% 1.20
Paint (Non-RA) 40.6% 0.81
Mid-range 40.0% 0.80
Corner 3 39.2% 1.18
Above the break 3 35.2% 1.05
Backcourt 3.0% 0.09
Full article at
http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/01/28/film-study-spurs-from-the-corner/