Is the mid-range game history?

[lebomb]

All I see now is layups and floaters to the basket or a kick out 3. Noone shoots the 8-14 ft jump shot AT ALL anymore. Is this part of the game history? or will it eventually return to the game?

I used to hit the mid range shot all day, seems like its a lost shot in Todays NBA, Todays college to. :claw

[FkLA]

Kawhi
Aldridge
Gay
Derozan
CP0
Westbrook

[lebomb]

Kawhi
Aldridge
Gay
Derozan


I agree with these........everyone else floats the ball like DeJonte Murray or either shoots/dishes for a 3. I attend AAU games all the time and if its not a floater, its a damned 3 (shooting 20% from there doesnt matter). These kids cannot hit a mid range jumper to save their ass. Is this part of the game history? :smchode:

[Killakobe81]

Kawhi
Aldridge
Gay
Derozan
CP0
Westbrook

melo kyrie livingston

[lebomb]

Kyrie drives to the bucket or shoots 3's. He does not shoot mid-range.

[Killakobe81]

Kyrie drives to the bucket or shoots 3's. He does not shoot mid-range.

yes he does not as much as the others for sure and i debated his inclusion ...but seen him more this year he has full arsenal but not as frequent as those listed
and i know he is tosb but wade still a mid range beast when hot.
And Tatum shown some nice mid range but i think analytics push will move him further out

[lebomb]

yes he does not as much as the others for sure and i debated his inclusion ...but seen him more this year he has full arsenal but not as frequent as those listed
and i know he is tosb but wade still a mid range beast when hot.
And Tatum shown some nice mid range but i think analytics push will move him further out

Got it. I think Lonzo should start "smaller". Try to hit some closer jumpers before living at the 3pt line. He may move up to 33% shooting. :lmao

[whitemamba]

It’s about done yes.

[Kim Jong-il]

These things are cyclical. Defenses will find better ways to shut down modern offenses, then somebody out there will figure out they can use all that uncontested floor space to score from mid-range, or some team will dominate in the post again, teams will copycat, and then there will be threads lamenting how fewer 3’s are being shot.

[Arcadian]

These things are cyclical. Defenses will find better ways to shut down modern offenses, then somebody out there will figure out they can use all that uncontested floor space to score from mid-range, or some team will dominate in the post again, teams will copycat, and then there will be threads lamenting how fewer 3’s are being shot.

Yeah...it'll get to a point where nobody bothers defending the midrange anymore, and somebody will realize, "hey, maybe we should take these wide open shots from in between." :lol

[Down Under]

It's pretty well history atm, as people keep saying, it's not 50% harder to shoot a 3, but you get 50% more

[dfens]

All I see now is layups and floaters to the basket or a kick out 3. Noone shoots the 8-14 ft jump shot AT ALL anymore. Is this part of the game history? or will it eventually return to the game?

I used to hit the mid range shot all day, seems like its a lost shot in Todays NBA, Todays college to. :claw


when the league will realize the game is even too boring for casuals (aka when the casuals educate themselves minimally) we'll see a cleanup of defensive laws and the midrange will make a big comeback. The NBA has managed to partially destroy the game to please the casual fan, greedy assholes :depressed

[dfens]

also lol at nobody mentioning shaun livingston, that nigga is the best midrange shooter in the league.

[lefty]

Ricky Pierce used to have dat mid-range game.
So did Vinnie Johnson

[DMC]

The midrange game is dead and the 3pt game is here to stay. Here's one reason why:

Klay

02/13/2017 Heel
12/11/2015 Sore Ankle
11/14/2015 Sore Back
03/17/2015 Sprained Right Ankle
11/09/2014 Sprained Right Hand



Steph

04/07/2017 Left Knee Contusion
01/27/2017 Sore Left Quad
04/24/2016 Sprained Knee Ligament
04/16/2016 Sore Ankle
12/30/2015 Bruised Leg
02/22/2015 Sore Right Ankle
11/19/2013 Concussion




Tony

09/25/2017 Ruptured Left Quad
05/04/2017 Ruptured Tendon
03/09/2017 Back Stiffness
02/26/2017 Sore Knee
01/19/2017 Left Foot Pain
12/06/2016 Sore Thigh
11/21/2016 Sore Knee
11/03/2016 Sore Knee
03/08/2016 Left Toe Contusion
01/04/2016 Sore Right Hip
12/26/2014 Sore Hamstring
12/14/2014 Sore Hamstring
05/14/2014 Left Hamstring
04/06/2014 Back Spasms
03/24/2014 Sore Left Achilles
02/18/2014 Back
02/06/2014 Lower Back
01/17/2014 Right Shin Contusion
12/17/2013 Right Shin Contusion
11/29/2013 Ankle Sprain




Manu

04/05/2017 Right Quad Contusion
02/15/2017 Left Ankle Impingement
01/22/2017 Sore Back
02/04/2016 Testicular Surgery
11/18/2015 Sore Hip
11/14/2015 Adductor Strain
03/15/2015 Right Ankle Sprain
03/10/2015 Illness
12/15/2014 Lower Back Contusion
04/08/2014 Left Calf Contusion
01/29/2014 Left Hamstring
01/08/2014 Sore Hamstring



Kawhi

09/30/2017 Sore Right Quadriceps
05/14/2017 Sore Ankle
05/09/2017 Sprained Left Ankle
03/10/2017 Concussion
02/06/2017 Quad Contusion
01/23/2017 Sore Hand
12/28/2016 Illness
03/23/2016 Right Quad Contusion
02/21/2016 Sore Left Calf
12/07/2015 Gastroenteritis
11/14/2015 Upper Respiratory Infection
12/19/2014 Torn Ligament, Right Hand
10/27/2014 Eye Infection
04/14/2014 Sore Hand
01/22/2014 Hand
12/21/2013 Dental Prodecure


Contact in the lane even on midrange jumpers takes too many players out for a 33% less reward vs risk result.

There are very few guys in the world who can play at Lebron's pace and still remain healthy. Everyone else has similar results to those three above, but the 3pt shooters who avoid contact most of the time seem to stay in the game a lot more.

Each of those 3 Spurs players have more injuries than Steph and Klay combined.

This is discounting that Pop may have bullshitted some of those for rest purposes.

[Spurtacular]

I notice this mentality has spread to the gym even. Much more threes. It's a boring way to play.

[Spurtacular]

Ricky Pierce used to have dat mid-range game.
So did Vinnie Johnson

Reggie Lewis.

[Killakobe81]

melo kyrie livingston

@defens ...yes I did ...see above.

[Arcadian]

I notice this mentality has spread to the gym even. Much more threes. It's a boring way to play.

Dude, tell me about it...randoms will just ignore me wide open in the post so they can jack a 3 like Curry or bulldoze to the paint like Lebron (and usually fail).

[JamStone]

Midrange won't go away completely but certainly has been devalued. But there is still value based on defenses giving teams those areas to get good looks. Because of the three point shot becoming so prevalent, we're seeing more and more 4 guard/wing line-ups where all four guys can switch everything and recover more quickly on close outs and rotations. Then the fifth guy is the help defending shotblocker. That leaves midrange areas open for quality looks. Close out runs at you hard, pump fake, take a step in and shoot the midrange. Rotation is sprinting at you running you off the three point line, drive right past him for the runner/floater before the shotblocker gets to you. The midrange game is more about runners and floaters now. It's a very difficult shot to defend so if you're good at it, it's a weapon.

There's still a place in the game for the midrange. And maybe more players who are simply not good three point shooters will go back to it more. Lord knows there are plenty of players who should.